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First Lithium Resources Begins Drilling at Mollie River Property

First Lithium Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MCI)(PINK SHEETS:FLNTF)(FRANKFURT:MHN) has announced that a drill rig has been mobilized to the newly optioned Mollie River property, and a minimum 6 hole, 1200m program is set to commence today.

25 Nov 2010

Grande Portage Resources Receives Further Drilling Results from Herbert Glacier Prospect, Alaska

Grande Portage Resources Ltd. (TSX-V GPG) has announced further results from its diamond core drilling at the Herbert Glacier prospect north of Juneau, Alaska.

From Grande Portage Resources Ltd 25 Nov 2010

Puma Exploration Announces First Hole Drill Results from Turgeon Copper Project

Puma Exploration (TSX VENTURE:PUM) has reported the results from the first hole drilled in 2010 at the Turgeon Copper Project, New Brunswick.

From Puma Exploration Inc. 25 Nov 2010

Avion Gold Reports 2010 Q3 Financial Results

Avion Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AVR)(OTCQX:AVGCF) today announces its financial results for the third quarter of 2010.

From Avion Gold Corporation 25 Nov 2010

Almaden Minerals Reports TU-10-6 Hole Results from Ixtaca Zone in Mexico

Almaden Minerals Ltd. (TSX:AMM)(NYSE Amex:AAU) has reported the results from hole TU-10-6, located about 110 meters away (northeast) of the recently reported holes TU-10-4 and TU-10-5 from the Company's 100% owned Ixtaca zone, located in Puebla State, Mexico.

From Almaden Minerals Ltd. 25 Nov 2010

Moly Mines Begins Drilling Operations at Spinifex Ridge

Moly Mines Limited (TSX:MOL)(ASX:MOL) has announced that it has commenced mining iron ore at Spinifex Ridge, 50km northeast of Marble Bar in the Pilbara of Western Australia.

From Moly Mines Limited 25 Nov 2010

Crown Resources Fined for Water Testing Compliance

The Washington Department of Ecology slapped a $22,000 fine on a mining company for submitting incorrect test results of water discharge from its gold mine.

By Joel Scanlon 24 Nov 2010

US Nickel Makes Offer for Argent Minerals

US Nickel Ltd has announced that it is to make an offer for Argent Minerals Ltd. According to the takeover terms US Nickel will offer four of its own shares for three shares in Argent Minerals that it doesn't currently own.

From Argent Minerals Limited 24 Nov 2010

Alcoa Sets New Alumina Pricing Structure

Alcoa Inc, the world’s largest producer of alumina, has set some of its long term supply contracts using a new pricing scheme which ties the price of alumina to the aluminium metal price.

From Alcoa Inc. 24 Nov 2010

Baffinland Makes New Iron Ore Discovery

Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s value has shot up again as the company claims fresh high grade deposits of iron ore in Nunavut. This new discovery is part of the company’s 2010 plan for regional exploration of its Mary River project. The find comes from No.9 deposit where surface sampling had an average of 70.3% iron in an east south easterly striking zone.

From Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation 24 Nov 2010

Mining Driving Queensland Economy

The mining industry is the largest generator of jobs in Queensland with more than 130,000 jobs being created directly and indirectly by the industry in the last year in Brisbane alone, according to a Queensland Resources Council report released this week. The Queensland mining industry has also generated around $3.8 billion in income tax in the last financial year as well.

By Dr. Cameron Chai 24 Nov 2010