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National Academy of Sciences Report Identifies New Safety Devices for Miners

A new National Academy of Sciences report identifies tools that would help miners devise their own means of escape when trapped underground.

18 Mar 2013

Hebei Iron & Steel Group Contributes C$119.9 Million for Development of Kami Iron Ore Project

Alderon Iron Ore Corp. is pleased to announce that Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd. ("HBIS") has contributed the remaining C$119.9 million of its initial investment and Alderon has contributed the Kami iron ore project ("Kami Project") to a limited partnership (the "Kami Limited Partnership") which is owned 25% by HBIS and 75% by Alderon. HBIS is China's largest steel producer.

18 Mar 2013

Harris Exploration Completes Acquisition of Fyfield Minera

Harris Exploration, Inc. -- The Company is pleased to announce the formal acquisition of 100% of all the issued and outstanding shares of Fyfield Minera SA, a privately held mining and exploration Company registered in El Oro Province, Ecuador with offices in Machala, Ecuador.

16 Mar 2013

Comstock to Accelerate Lucerne and Dayton Gold Mine Plans

Comstock Mining Inc. (the "Company" or "we") announced today that it has completed its previously announced public offering of 5 million shares of common stock at a price of $2.00 per share.

16 Mar 2013

Arian Silver to Acquire Processing Plant near Zacatecas City

Arian Silver Corporation ("Arian" or the "Company"), a silver exploration, development and production company with a focus on projects in the Zacatecas silver belt of Mexico, today announces that it has signed a provisional agreement with Sandy Hill Ltd, a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands, to acquire a processing plant currently located close to Zacatecas City, with a capacity to treat up to 1,500 tonnes per day of silver-lead-zinc ore ("EL Bote Mill").

16 Mar 2013

Avanti Confident About Resolution of Kitsault Mine Environmental Assessment Dispute

Avanti Mining Inc. ("Avanti") is aware of the recent decision of the Nisga'a Lisims Government to initiate dispute resolution with the provincial government in respect of the environmental assessment for Avanti's Kitsault Mine.

From Resource Capital Funds 16 Mar 2013

Patriot Gold Provides Updates for Bruner and Moss Gold-Silver Projects

Patriot Gold Corp. or ("Patriot Gold" ), a developing gold and silver production and exploration company, today provided updates for its Bruner Gold and Moss Gold-Silver projects.

From Patriot Gold Corp. 16 Mar 2013

Final 2012 Exploration Results Released by Ryan Gold

Ryan Gold Corp., "Ryan Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce final 2012 exploration results from a number of project areas in the Yukon Territory and its plans for the 2013 exploration season.

16 Mar 2013

Silver Falcon Mining Recommences Delivery of Precious Metal Dore Bars to Refinery

Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. started once again to deliver precious metal dore bars to the refinery. On March 12, 2013 the Company added approximately 33 ounces of precious metal to its account at its refiner in Florida.

15 Mar 2013

Zenyatta Ventures to Begin Drill Program at Albany Graphite Deposit

Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. ("Zenyatta" or "Company") is pleased to announce that a drill program will commence immediately at its 100% owned Albany Graphite Deposit in northeastern Ontario.

15 Mar 2013

IMPACT Silver Begins Preliminary Operations at New Capire Production Centre

IMPACT Silver Corp. ("IMPACT" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the start of preliminary operations at its second production centre in Mexico, the new Capire Production Centre ("Capire").

From IMPACT Silver Corp 15 Mar 2013

Nuinsco Updates Progress at Chibougamau Gold Properties

Nuinsco Resources Limited ("Nuinsco" or "the Company") today announced that it is continuing with additional induced polarization and magnetic geophysical surveys over CBay Minerals Inc.'s ("CBay") Portage Island properties in the Chibougamau mining camp in northern Quebec.

From Nuinsco Resources Limited 15 Mar 2013

North American Nickel Receives Metallurgical Study Results from Maniitsoq Project

North American Nickel Inc. (CUSIP: 65704T 108) - North American Nickel ("NAN") is pleased to announce that it has received the first results of metallurgical studies performed by SGS Canada Inc. ("SGS"). SGS, using QEMSCAN analysis on samples of mineralized drill core from NAN's 100% owned Maniitsoq Ni-Cu-Co-PGE sulphide project in southwest Greenland, has clearly identified the nickel mineralization as being pentlandite.

15 Mar 2013

Bearing Resources Reports KM66 Silver-Gold-Lead-Zinc Project Update

Bearing Resources Ltd. ("Bearing", or the "Company") is pleased to announce that further to the news release dated November 28, 2012 that the Company has signed a Definitive Agreement with Patriot Minefinders Ltd ("Patriot") (OTCBB:PROF) whereby Patriot may earn up to a 75% interest in the 13,400 hectare Kilometer 66 ("KM66", also known as Mapimi) silver-gold-lead-zinc property located in Durango, Mexico. Additional the company provides an update on the VF property option with Aben Resources Ltd. in the Yukon.

15 Mar 2013

CGrowth Capital Signs Purchasing and Sale Agreement for Deer Trail Mine

CGrowth Capital, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has initiated a major milestone in the execution of its business plan by signing a Purchasing and Sale Agreement for the Deer Trail Mine in Eastern Washington. The 40 acre fee simple parcel contains three (3) historically active mines and is grandfathered as an active mining site.

14 Mar 2013