Murphy Oil Corporation announced an oil discovery at the Samurai prospect located in Green Canyon Block 432 in the Gulf of Mexico. The well was drilled in approximately 3,400 feet of water to a total depth of near 31,700 feet. The well encountered in excess of 120 feet of net pay in high quality Miocene Sands. Murphy holds a 33.33% working interest... 
Mechel OAO, one of the leading mining and metals companies, announces starting production for repair of type 2 BC-105 dump cars at its Korshunov Mining Plant OAO subsidiary and obtaining a permit for the repaired dump cars to be used at railways of Russia.
To establish the production reconstruction of repairs and mechanics shop was performed, high...
Aurora Energy Resources, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fronteer Development Group Inc., announce that pilot plant leaching and resin-in-pulp (“RIP”) extraction tests on the Michelin and Jacques Lake uranium deposits in Labrador (the “Michelin Project”) provide strong support for the project’s viability and production potential.
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The Directors of PROBE MINES LIMITED announce that mobilization of field crews will commence in the next few days to begin the Company’s summer drilling campaign on its McFauld’s Lake properties. The first phase of drilling will be focused on the joint venture project with Noront Resources (TSX-V: NOT) of which Probe is Operator. Recent...
Canadian Shield Resources Ltd. announce that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Kinross Gold Corporation. The LOI provides guidelines for the Exploration Alliance which will carry out generative exploration in a designated area of Peru. Kinross will fund US$500,000 in the generative program over a 12 month period and Canadian Shield will be the...
Metalline Mining Company announce very positive initial cyanide leach results from the silver mineralization at Sierra Mojada, Coahuila, Mexico.
Twenty three composite samples representing one hundred twenty four sample intervals from drill core into the deposit area were selected for triplicate head grade analyses prior to cyanide leach analyses at...
Silver Falcon Mining, Inc., an exploration and development Company specializing in high-grade Gold and Silver mining properties in North America acquires 20 acres of property at the base of War Eagle Mountain, Idaho. Management purchased this land parcel, located in the City of Murphy, Owyhee County, Idaho, on Ridge Road, the main road to Silver City,...
Hinterland Metals Inc. announce that it has signed an option agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the 12 claim Ballarat property located approximately 15km to the south of the Golden Saddle zone where Underworld Resources Inc. recently reported notable gold values in drill intersections. Under the terms of the option, Hinterland has agreed to pay...
Mustang Minerals Corp. announced that a drill program at the East Bull Lake Project located 80 km west of Sudbury is commencing. The East Bull Lake Project is a joint venture with Western Areas NL, designed to investigate nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) targets identified in the geophysical program. It is expected that three targets will be...
Mr. Harvey Keats, Chief Executive Officer of Knight Resources Ltd., reports that Anglo American Exploration (Canada) Ltd. has approved a $3.5 million dollar exploration program for nickel- copper- PGE mineralization on the West Raglan joint venture project in Northern Quebec to be conducted during the summer of 2009. The Company has decided not to fund...
Pacific Energy Development and Blast Energy Services Sign Merger Agreement
Pacific Energy Development Corp. (“PEDCO”), a privately-held oil and gas company engaged...
Silvore Fox Updates Progress on Winston Lake and Coxheath
Silvore Fox is pleased to announce that they have received the results of the Geotech Ltd VTEM...
Goldcorp Supports Acquisition Of Primero Mining Corp By Northgate Minerals Corporation
GOLDCORP INC. today agreed to support the proposed transaction by which Northgate Minerals...