Mr. George Salamis, President and CEO of Edgewater Exploration Ltd., (TSX VENTURE:EDW)(OTCQX:EDWZF) has announced that drilling activities have begun on the Company's Enchi Gold Project in Ghana.
Corex Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CGE) has announced that a step-out reverse circulation drill hole has discovered a significant new mineralized zone on Corex's 100% owned Santana property in Sonora State, Mexico.
Coral Gold Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CLH)(OTCBB:CLHRF)(BERLIN:GV8)(FRANKFURT:GV8) has announced encouraging results from a further three diamond core holes drilled at Coral's Robertson property in Crescent Valley, Nevada.
Auriga Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AIA) has commenced the first phase drilling program at the Maverick Gold Project, located 65 kilometres northeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
Antioquia Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:AGD) today announced the results of the preliminary metallurgical assessment completed on the gold bearing rocks on its flagship property as well as Acid Based Accounting tests, the Cisneros Project located in Antioquia, Colombia.
The air and sea borders of Guinea have been re-opened by Prime Minister Jean-Marie Dore ending the curfew that had been imposed. The West African nation saw street violence after elections which had led to the imposition of the curfew. The hours of the night time curfew have also been reduced from 6 pm to 6 am to 10 pm to 6 am.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2010
Illegal mining has come to light in Goa in the tiger corridor. The forestry department has initiated an investigation into the mining activity which was being conducted near the Netravali wildlife sanctuary in east Goa.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2010
A South African company has used low grade uranium to produce a medical isotope using new technology. This valuable isotope had until now only been produced from weapons grade uranium material.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2010
Eldorado Gold has restarted construction activities at the Eastern Dragon mine in China. The engineering is almost complete and procurement is 95 % done as per a company press release.
Gammon Gold (TSX:GAM) hopes to meet its production forecast for the current year at its Ocampo mine in northern Mexico. The company had forecast a production of 180,000 to 200,000 gold equivalent ounces for the mine in 2010.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
8 Dec 2010
Canadian company Sidon International Resources Corp has begun drilling for gold at its Tanzanian mine. The Morogoro East Gold property is located in east central Tanzania. With the commencment of drilling activity at the project the shares of the company have risen to a four year high.
The $1.4 billion Hunter Valley coal expansion planned by Xstrata has been approved by the company board of directors. The expansion of operations in that area will create about 800 new jobs subject to Xstrata getting all necessary approvals from the state and federal government.
By Joel Scanlon
8 Dec 2010
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (TSX: MPV, NYSE AMEX: MDM) today announced that the National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report on the Gahcho Kué Project has been filed and can be accessed on SEDAR.
Supatcha Resources Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SAEI) today announced it has received all necessary paperwork today in order to file the NI 43-101 technical report for the Barlevskoye and Vynohradiv gold projects.
Xtra-Gold Resources Corp. (TSX:XTG)(TSX:XTG.S)(OTCBB:XTGR), has announced gold assay results for six diamond drill holes, totaling 737 m, from the recently completed Zone 2 drill program at its wholly-owned Kibi Gold Project, located in the Kibi Greenstone Belt, in Ghana, West Africa.