Kilo Goldmines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:KGL)(FRANKFURT:02K) has announced partial results from diamond drill hole fifteen on the Company's Somituri Project in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Explor Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EXS) has announced the results of three drill holes being the first series of holes on the previously announced 10,000 meter (Phase III) diamond drilling program.
Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG; NYSE AMEX: EGI; Frankfurt:EKA) has received assay results from recent drilling programs on the Blackjack and Roulette properties in the Yerington district of Nevada.
Gold Canyon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:GCU)(PINK SHEETS:GDCRF) has announced that hole SP10-024 has intersected 225 meters at 1.48 grams per tonne gold including 47 meters at 3.47 grams per tonne gold at Springpole Gold Project.
Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp. (Pink Sheets: SDSR) is currently in the process of analyzing samples from approximately 82,000 feet of drilling completed in 1986-1987 at Round Top Mountain and surrounding areas in Hudspeth County, Texas by Cypress Minerals and Cabot Corporation.
Cue Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CUE) has commenced the continuation of drilling on the San Antonio uranium deposit located on the Company's 100% owned Yuty project in Paraguay.
Ascot Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:AOT) has announced the results for the third diamond drill hole (MM-10-03) on the Mt. Margaret property in the St. Helens Mining District of Skamania County in Washington State.
Farmers in southern Queensland, Australia are willing to be jailed as part of their protest campaign against planned coal and gas mining in the region.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Nov 2010
Reuters reports protests at a proposed copper mine in Peru. The Tia Maria mine, owned by the Southern Copper Corp., is located in the Peruvian province of Islay. The protests are headed by farmers from different community groups such as the Association for Sustainable Development in the Tambo Valley and the Front for the Defence of the Tambo Valley.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Nov 2010
Iron Ore Holdings had made a bid for Baffinland Iron Ore Mines offering 80 cents a share for Baffinland on September 22. The original deadline which was due to expire has been extended to December 2, 2010.
China seems to have reduced its iron ore imports from India over the last few months. The general trend has been emerging in the global markets but now facts have come to light with concrete data to support it.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2010
29 miners trapped in a Chinese mine were rescued on Monday. The China Central Television broadcast live images of people being rescued from the coal mine in the Sichuan province.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
23 Nov 2010
Anglo American has decided to sell the Callide thermal coal mine in central Queensland located south west of Gladstone. The decision comes as the mining company wants to maintain focus on its high margin export businesses. No value has been placed on the Callide mine by the company.
WPG Resources Ltd (ASX:WPG) announced that it had raised $85 million to develop the flagship project of the company, Peculiar Knob. The company formerly known as Western Plains Resources is also looking forward to raising an additional $75 million by placement of 110.3 million ordinary shares at 68 cents each.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Nov 2010
Robert Friedland, Chairman, and Peter Reeve, Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Australia Limited (TSX:IVA)(ASX:IVA), has announced that continued drilling has intersected exceptionally high-grade copper, gold and cobalt mineralisation at shallow depths in the large mineralised system on the company's Barnes Shaft prospect.