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Seafield's Geochemical Survey Finds Many Gold Porphyry Deposits at Quinchia Project

Seafield Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SFF) ("Seafield" or, the "Company") is pleased to report the results of a soil geochemical survey in the Dosquebradas area of the Company's 6,757 hectare Quinchia gold project in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia.

7 Oct 2010

Riverstone Discovers New Gold Zone at Goulagou I Deposit, West Africa

Riverstone Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:RVS)(FRANKFURT:3RV) is pleased to report further results from the reverse circulation drilling program at the Goulagou I gold deposit in Burkina Faso, West Africa

From Riverstone Resources Inc. 7 Oct 2010

Peregrine Discovers Diamondiferous Kimberlites at Qilaq

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report encouraging diamond results from the first two kimberlites (Q1 and Q2) discovered on the Company's 100 percent-owned, 854,000 hectare Qilaq project ("Qilaq" or "the Project").

7 Oct 2010

Pennsylvania's Future Urges Senate to Pass Drilling Tax

As the Pennsylvania Senate is poised to return to Harrisburg for its final three session days this year, Jan Jarrett, president and CEO of Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) warned these public servants that "there's no excuse not to pass a drilling tax."

7 Oct 2010

Pediment Gold Reveals Results of Drill Holes on Antonio Gold Project in Mexico

Pediment Gold Corp. (TSX:PEZ), (OTCBB:PEZGF), (FRANKFURT:P5E) ("Pediment" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the results of 53 drill holes at the San Antonio Gold Project in Baja Sur, Mexico.

7 Oct 2010

Pennsylvania Police Inspects Trucks Used for Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling Operations

The Pennsylvania State Police placed 208 trucks out of service during a three-day enforcement effort that focused on commercial vehicles hauling waste water from Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling operations in the state, Commissioner Frank E. Pawlowski announced today.

7 Oct 2010

NV Gold Enters Lease Agreement for Roberts Gold Property, Nevada

NV Gold Corporation ("NV Gold") (TSX VENTURE:NVX) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a mining lease agreement for the Roberts Gold property, which comprises an aggregate of 104 unpatented claims covering approximately 2,080 acres. The property is contiguous to and north of NV Gold's Afgan-Kobeh property located on the Cortez Trend, approximately 28 miles northwest of Eureka, Nevada.

7 Oct 2010

BonTerra Acquires Claims Near Beaufield's Tortigny Prospect

BonTerra Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BTR) (FRANKFURT:9BR) (the "Company") announces that it has acquired approximately 520 claims 20,800 contiguous acres thru staking in the vicinity of Beaufield Resources Inc.'s ("Beaufield") Tortigny Prospect, approximately 125 kilometres northwest of Chibougamou, Quebec.

From BonTerra Resources Inc. 7 Oct 2010

Eastmain Resources Discovers High-Grade Gold Veins at Eau Claire Deposit

Eastmain Resources Inc. (TSX:ER) announces that high-grade, gold-bearing, quartz-tourmaline veins containing up to 41.5 g/t Au have been discovered 2.5 kilometres east of the Eau Claire deposit at the SNL Target. 11 trenches have been excavated both north and east of Eau Claire, along the favourable deposit trend.

From Fury Gold Mines Limited 7 Oct 2010

Study by Mindoro Resources Reveals Potential Low Cost Nickel Project

Mindoro Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:MIO) (FRANKFURT:WKN 906167) today announced the release of the Agata Nickel Project Scoping Study. The results of the study indicate potential to establish a low operating cost nickel operation based on established acid leaching technology.

From Mindoro Resources Ltd. 7 Oct 2010

Electrum Resources to Begin Exploration at Sierra de las Minas

Electrum Resources plc (AIM:ECR)(Pink Sheets:MTGDY) is pleased to announce details of the Sierra de las Minas and Los Aquirres gold/base metal projects in La Rioja Province, Argentina, in which Electrum holds a 100% interest.

7 Oct 2010

Hounde Concessions in Burkina Faso Acquired by Avion Gold

Avion Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:AVR)(OTCQX:AVGCF) ("Avion") and Avocet Mining PLC (AIM:AVM) ("Avocet") are pleased to announce that they have closed Avion's previously announced acquisition of a 100% interest in the Hounde Group concessions ("Hounde") in Burkina Faso (see Avion news releases dated January 29, 2010 and July 5, 2010).

From Avion Gold Corporation 7 Oct 2010

Midway Gold Reports 98% Gold Recoveries for Spring Valley Gold Project

Midway Gold Corp. ("Midway") continues to find excellent gold recovery results for its Spring Valley gold project, Pershing County, Nevada. Test results report gold recoveries up to 98% with conventional oxide ore leaching treatment, and showed high gold recoveries across all the grade ranges tested.

From Midway Gold Corp. 7 Oct 2010

Great Basin Makes Progress in Project Delivery on the Burnstone Mine Project

Great Basin Gold Ltd. ("Great Basin" or the "Company") (TSX: GBG; NYSE Amex: GBG; JSE: GBG) announces that it is making good progress in the delivery of its capital projects at its Burnstone Mine in South Africa.

From Great Basin Gold Limited 7 Oct 2010

Estimation on Nixon Fork Gold Mine Indicates 128,500 Ounces of Contained Gold Resource

Fire River Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FAU)(OTCQX:FVGCF)(FRANKFURT:FWR) ("FAU" or the "Company") is pleased to report the results of a Mineral Resource Estimation recently completed on the Nixon Fork Gold Project, located in Alaska's Tintina gold belt. The resource estimate was completed by Giroux Consultants Ltd. of Vancouver, Canada.

7 Oct 2010