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Newmont Mining Agrees to Buy Fronteer Gold and Long Canyon Project, Nevada

Columbus Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CGT) announces that its Summit gold project is adjacent to where Newmont Mining Corp. announced February 3rd that it has agreed to acquire Fronteer Gold Inc., and its Long Canyon Project for approximately $2.3 billion.

5 Feb 2011

Frontline Gold Receives TSX-V Approval for Stewart Gold Camp Property Expansion

Walter Henry, President and CEO of Frontline Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:FGC) announces that the property expansion of the Poly Au-Cu Project located in the Stewart Gold Camp has received TSX-V approval.

5 Feb 2011

Desafio Minero Completes Subscription for Additional Shares of Antioquia Gold

Desafio Minero S.A.C. announced that on February 3, 2011, it completed its subscription for 19,455,495 common shares of Antioquia Gold Inc. at a price per Common Share of $0.40.

From Antioquia Gold Inc. 5 Feb 2011

Explor Resources Completes 2010 Eastford Lake Exploration Program

Explor Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EXS) has announced the completion of the 2010 Eastford Lake Exploration Program.

From Galleon Gold Corp. 5 Feb 2011

Xmet Uses Private Placement Proceedings for Potential Acquisitions

Xmet Inc. (TSXV-XME) has announced a proposed non-brokered private placement offering of up to 6 million units at a price of $0.25 per Unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $1.5 million.

5 Feb 2011

Commerce Resources Submits NI 43-101 Technical Report for Blue River Project

Commerce Resources Corp. (TSXv: CCE; FSE: D7H; OTCQX: CMRZF) announces that, further to its news release of February 2, 2011, it has filed its National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report entitled "Blue River Ta-Nb Project, Blue River, British Columbia" dated January 31, 2011, on SEDAR.

From Commerce Resources Corp. 5 Feb 2011

Beaufield Resources Announces Assay Results from Troilus Property in Québec

Beaufield Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BFD) has reported results from the first four holes from a 10,000 metre drill program at Tortigny, located on it's 100% owned Troilus property, 100 kilometres north of Chibougamau, Québec.

5 Feb 2011

Adamus Resources Emerges as Ghana's Next Significant Gold Producer

Adamus Resources Limited poured its first gold bar at the Nzema Gold Project on 17 January 2011, confirming its emergence as Ghana's next significant gold producer.

4 Feb 2011

Newmont Mining Signs Agreement to Purchase All Common Shares of Fronteer Gold

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE:NEM) and Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX:FRG)(NYSE Amex:FRG) today announced that they have entered into an agreement pursuant to which Newmont will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Fronteer Gold by way of a Plan of Arrangement.

From Newmont Mining Corporation 4 Feb 2011

Scorpio Gold Begins 13,167 Meter Drill Program at Mineral Ridge Gold Project in Nevada

Golden Phoenix Minerals, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: GPXM) has announced its joint venture partner, Scorpio Gold has begun a 43,200 foot three-phase drill program on the Mineral Ridge gold project in Nevada, in which the Company maintains a thirty percent interest via its membership interest in Mineral Ridge Gold, LLC; the joint venture entity that owns and operates the Mineral Ridge property with Scorpio.

4 Feb 2011

Columbus Gold Plans to Begin Drilling Program at Summit Gold Project

Columbus Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:CGT) has announced that a drilling program is planned to commence in the first half of this year on its Summit gold project where immediately to the south, Fronteer Gold Inc., has updated the gold resource estimate at its Long Canyon project to 1.4 million oz. measured & indicated (18.4M tonnes at 2.36 g/t) and 800,000 oz. inferred (11.2M tonnes at 2.24 g/t).

4 Feb 2011

Inspiration Mining Reports Infill Drilling Results from Langmuir Open Pit Nickel Deposit

Inspiration Mining Corporation (TSX:ISM)(FRANKFURT:OI8) has announced results from its ongoing infill and detail drilling program at the Langmuir Open Pit Nickel Deposit.

4 Feb 2011

African Gold Group Announces Analytical Results from Kobada Gold Project

African Gold Group, Inc., (TSX VENTURE:AGG) has reported the analytical results for 30 near surface drill holes.

From Toubani Resources 4 Feb 2011

Invenio Resources Signs Letter Agreement to Acquire Ganes Creek Gold Project

Invenio Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IVO) has announced that it has entered into a Letter Agreement with C.W. Properties LLC to acquire an option to earn a 100% interest in the Ganes Creek gold project.

4 Feb 2011

Ivanhoe Mines Yields US$1.18 Billion in Gross Proceeds from Rights Offering

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN) announced today that final, closing results of its strategic rights offering have confirmed that the offering generated US$1.18 billion in gross proceeds to be used to advance development of the Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia.

From Ivanhoe Mines Ltd 4 Feb 2011