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Aquila Resources Reports Additional Drilling Results from Back Forty Joint Venture

AQUILA RESOURCES INC. (TSX:AQA)(FRANKFURT:JM4A) has announced a project update including additional drill results from the Back Forty Joint Venture.

From Aquila Resources Inc. 3 Mar 2011

Zenyatta Ventures Commences 20,000 Metre Drilling at Albany Project in Ontario

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ZEN) has announced that a 20,000 metre drill program has commenced at the Albany Project near Hearst, Ontario.

1 Mar 2011

Prophecy Resource Receives Bioleach Study Results from Lynn Lake Mine

Prophecy Resource Corp. (TSX VENTURE:PCY)(OTCQX:PRPCF)(FRANKFURT:1P2) has received preliminary results from its ongoing metallurgical study on the amenability of its Lynn Lake resource to the bioleach process.

From Prophecy Resource Corp. 19 Feb 2011

Canadian Arrow Mines Acquires Kenbridge Nickel Project from Blackstone Ventures

Blackstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BLV) has announced that it has agreed to terms on which Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. will acquire a 100% undivided interest in Blackstone's interest in the Kenbridge nickel project in Ontario.

From Blackstone Ventures Inc. 17 Feb 2011

Sumitomo Metal Mining to Expand Nickel Capacity 60%

Sumitomo Metal Mining Company announced that it would be making a $168 million investment to increase the capacity of a nickel refinery that handles raw metal produced at the subsidiary Taganito HPAL Nickel project in the Philippines. The construction works will be completed by the April - June quarter of 2013.

16 Feb 2011

Obama Proposes Hard Rock Mining Royalties

President Obama has submitted a new budget proposal to Congress that will charge royalties to mine some hard rock minerals. The budget proposes that new royalties on silver, gold and copper hard rock mining be levied. Then the states getting paid mineral revenues would need to pay back some of it to manage the costs of handling mineral releases.

16 Feb 2011

Mindoro Resources Reports Further Drilling Results from Bolobolo and Karihatag Nickel Targets

Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MIO) (ASX:MDO) (FRANKFURT:WKN 906167) has announced further strong drill results of potential economic interest from the Bolobolo and Karihatag nickel targets located in the Surigao nickel district of NE Mindanao, the Philippines.

From Mindoro Resources Ltd. 16 Feb 2011

Canadian Arrow Mines Discovers New Nickel Sulphide Lens at Kelex Project

Canadian Arrow Mines, Ltd. (TSXV: CRO) has reported the discovery of a new nickel sulphide lens at its Kelex nickel project located 17 km south of Iroquois Falls, Ontario.

From Tartisan Nickel Corp. 16 Feb 2011

MacDonald Mines to Start 6,000 Meter Drilling Program at Butler Lake and Semple-Hulbert Properties

MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BMK) has announced it will commence a 6,000 meter diamond drill program on its Butler Lake and Semple-Hulbert Properties in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario.

From MacDonald Mines Exploration Ltd. 15 Feb 2011

Brazil Plans Mining Reform to Boost Production

The Brazilian Mining Industry is going to see legal changes to the old 1968 mining code. The changes would be along the lines of the oil legislation which was passed over the last 15 years taking Brazil from being an importer of oil to a net exporter of petroleum products. The plan is being named the National Mining Plan 2030.

13 Feb 2011