Liberty Silver Corp. (OTCBB:LBSV) today announced that an independently verified mineral resource estimate has been completed on the Trinity mine project in Nevada. The 43-101 compliant technical report was prepared by Mine Development Associates of Reno, Nevada.
     
 
    
    
        
        Manitou Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:MTU) today reported the intersection of 53.7 kg/t Au (53,700 g/t Au) over a core length of 0.55 metres in hole KW-11-26. This hole is part of an ongoing diamond drill program at the Kenwest Property, located in the Kenora Mining Division in Northwestern Ontario.
     
 
    
    
        
        Diamcor Mining Inc. (TSXV: DMI) has announced that further to its release on December 14, 2010, the parties to the transaction have received confirmation the registration of the cession documents for Krone and Endora have been completed with the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Titles Registration Office of the South African Department of Mineral Resources.
     
 
    
    
        
        Dalradian Resources Inc. (TSX:DNA) (TSX:DNA.WT) has increased the extent of known mineralization both at depth and along strike at its Curraghinalt Deposit in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
     
 
    
    
        
        Black Hawk Exploration, (OTCM: BHWX), a diversified Oil and Gas, Gold, Silver, Lithium, and Potash exploration company, has announced the first phase of start-up plans on our 2011 well program announced to commence Wednesday, February 16th have been completed and drilling on the Sellers #1(B) will start immediately.
     
 
    
    
        
        Bellhaven Copper & Gold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BHV) has announced that DDH-16, the most recent drill hole targeting the La Cantera prospect, delivered the most significant intercept to date at La Mina: 1.62 g/t Au and 0.44% Cu (2.4 g/t AuEq) over 98.2 m.
     
 
    
    
        
        Atna Resources Ltd. (TSX: ATN) (OTC Bulletin Board: ATNAF) has reported early drilling results from its campaign to expand reserves at the Briggs Mine in Inyo County, California.
     
 
    
    
        
        Eagle Hill Exploration Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EAG) has announced that it has received assay results from an additional two drill holes from the Company's ongoing 10,000 meter drill program.
     
 
    
    
        
        Brazilian Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:BGC) has announced they have started a diamond drill program at their wholly owned, highly prospective Rio Novo gold project located 91 kilometres south of Morais de Almeida along the Transgarimpeiro highway in Pará state, northern Brazil.
     
 
    
    
        
        Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BYV) (FRANKFURT:B4N) has announced additional significant gold intercepts on its 100% owned Burns Block property in the Rainy River District of north-western Ontario.
     
 
    
    
        
        Australian gold production may be beating records but it is still second to the Chinese. Despite a 17% increase in 2010 compared to the 2009 gold production in Australia, China was still reported as the number one producer of gold in the world.
     
 
    
        
            
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            28 Feb 2011
        
    
 
    
    
        
        The former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke said that it was time to accept that uranium exports to India were a good idea. The Labor politician had brokered a deal in 1984 that allowed uranium mining and exports from three mines on the condition that no more were opened.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Joel Scanlon
            
        
        
            28 Feb 2011
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Moly Mines has resumed iron ore shipments from Spinifex Ridge after the bad weather had forced all operations to stop. It said that a ship with 64,472 wet metric tonnes of iron ore with a 59% iron grading has set sail for China.
     
 
    
    
    
    
        
        The South African government has launched a state owned mining company. President Jacob Zuma launched the African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation or AEMFRC with the hope that it would bring all state mining interests into its remit.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Dr. Cameron Chai
            
        
        
            28 Feb 2011
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Ludin Mining's proposed merger with Inmet Mining Corp may now face a new obstacle - a hostile takeover bid from Equinox Minerals. The Vancouver based company Ludin Mining said on Sunday that Equinox Minerals intends to make an unsolicited takeover bid for the company before Monday markets resume.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Dr. Cameron Chai
            
        
        
            28 Feb 2011