Black Hawk Exploration Incorporates Wholly Owned Gold Exploration Subsidiary ‘Golden Black Hawk’

December 7, 2009 Filed Under: Lithium Mining, Precious Metal  
Black Hawk Exploration Incorporates Wholly Owned Gold Exploration Subsidiary 'Golden Black Hawk'

Black Hawk Exploration incorporates wholly owned Gold Exploration subsidiary “Golden Black Hawk”. Black Hawk Exploration is a diversified energy and metals exploration company focused on identifying, acquiring and exploring strategic high value properties and developing new prospective projects globally. Further to its previous announcement in late September 2009 Black Hawk Exploration... 

Silver Standard Resources Inc.: More High-Grade Silver Intersected at Maverick Springs

December 11, 2008 Filed Under: Precious Metal  

Silver Standard Resources Inc., as operator of the Maverick Springs joint venture, is pleased to report successful follow-up diamond drilling from the 2006 program in which MR-166 intersected 140 feet grading 7.65 ounces of silver per ton, including 40 feet grading 25.2 ounces of silver per ton, and hole 167 intersected 140 feet grading 11.1 ounces of silver per ton, including 15 feet grading 89.4... 

Hecla Acquires Assets of Independence Lead Mines

November 7, 2008 Filed Under: Precious Metal  

Hecla Mining Company announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Independence Lead Mines Company (ILM), located in northern Idaho’s Silver Valley. ILM shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favor of the transaction at an ILM meeting of shareholders on Monday, October 27, 2008, and the transaction was closed today. Included in the ILM assets are the West Independence property and ILM’s... 

Memorandum of Understanding Signed With Nahanni Butte Dene Band, Nahanni Butte NT

November 4, 2008 Filed Under: Zinc Mining  

Canadian Zinc Corporation announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with the Nahanni Butte Dene Band (“NBDB”), of Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, to establish a mutually beneficial, co-operative and productive relationship with regard to the exploration and development of the Prairie Creek Mine. Furthermore NBDB and CZN intend to work together,... 

U.S. Silver Reports Management Changes

October 15, 2008 Filed Under: Precious Metal  

U.S. Silver Corporation announce that Bobby Cooper will become the Company’s new Chairman of the Board effective immediately. Mr. John Ryan, the former Chairman, will remain an active member of the board. Mr. Ryan was hugely instrumental in the creation of US Silver in 2006. He has served the Company with distinction and dedication over the past two years providing the leadership needed to help... 

Happy Creek Provides an Update on the Company

October 14, 2008 Filed Under: Copper Mining, Molybdenum Mining, Precious Metal  

Happy Creek Minerals Ltd. wishes to provide a general update on the Company’s status. Happy Creek Minerals was designed from the beginning to minimize investment risk and maximize return potential. The Company currently has $1.90 million of cash in the bank, and is taking steps to minimize overhead expenditures while continuing to perform low-cost exploration on its projects. The Company’s... 

Sterling Mining Company Announces Intention to Delist From the Toronto Stock Exchange

October 11, 2008 Filed Under: Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  

Sterling Mining Company’s board of directors has submitted a written request to the Toronto Stock Exchange to voluntarily delist its common shares from TSX. After careful consideration of the Company’s business needs, Sterling’s board of directors has unanimously decided to voluntarily delist its shares from the TSX. Sterling Mining Company’s Common shares (Toronto:SMQ.TO) will... 

Tri-Star Holdings, Inc. Closes Acquisition of Arizona Gold Mines

October 10, 2008 Filed Under: Precious Metal  

TRI-STAR HOLDINGS, INC., a publicly traded company currently on the Over the Counter, announced today that it has signed definitive agreements acquiring two gold mines in the Salome valley, Arizona. Under the terms of the definitive agreement, the company has acquired 80.0% of the mineral rights of claims COS #1 & #2 in a $4,000,000 deal. The Salome Claims COS #1 & #2 are located adjacent... 

Chief Oil & Gas Welcomes Delivery of New Drilling Rig

September 24, 2008 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  

Chief Oil & Gas and Union Drilling, Inc. unveiled the new AC QuickSilver drilling system in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, the first-of-its-kind rig designed for horizontal natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. “This is an exciting time for Chief Oil & Gas and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,” said William Buckler, Senior Vice President of Operations for Chief Oil &... 

Alpha Gold mobilises diamond drill to test new ground in the Kwanika Valley at Lustdust

September 17, 2008 Filed Under: Precious Metal  

Alpha Gold Corp. announced that permitting is underway for a 3000-metre diamond drilling program to commence this week on territory never before drilled, in the Kwanika Valley on the Company’s 100%-owned Lustdust property in central B.C. The drilling program will target an area approximately 50 metres from Alpha’s eastern border with Serengeti Resources Inc.’s (TSX-V: SIR) Kwanika...