American Mining Corporation announce that it has signed a binding letter of intent to enter into a joint venture with International Tower Hill Mines Ltd., in respect of ITH’s high grade Terra Gold Project in Alaska. Pursuant to the letter of intent, Terra Gold Corp. (“Terra”), an Alaskan subsidiary of AMC and Raven Gold Alaska Inc. (“Raven”), a subsidiary of ITH, will form a joint venture...
Nuinsco Resources Limited announced it has optioned a claim package, collectively referred to as the Olympian Project, that hosts numerous previously identified gold occurrences. The project area lies 5 km northeast along strike from the Kenora region’s most significant past producer, the Wendigo Mine. “Adding the Olympian Project to our portfolio allows Nuinsco to draw upon its considerable...
Fluor Corporation announced that the company won an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract from Debswana Diamond Company Ltd, a joint venture of the Government of Botswana and De Beers, to execute the Jwaneng Cut 8 mining project in Botswana. After successfully completing the feasibility study for Debswana earlier in 2009, Fluor was awarded the procurement and construction...
Max Resource Corp. has learned that the Government of British Columbia intends to halt all ongoing mineral exploration work and prohibit any future mine development in the Flathead Valley in Southeastern B.C. In his Throne Speech of February 9, 2010, which outlines the B.C. Government’s legislative agenda for the upcoming session, BC Lieutenant-Governor Steven L. Point announced that the Province...
Nebu Resources Inc. provides the following update on exploration activities on its Denton Township projects adjacent to properties held by Lakeshore Gold Mines Inc., approximately 30 kilometers southwest of Timmins, Ontario. The Company holds two properties in the area, one of which has been the subject of recent diamond drilling while the other has been the subject of initial exploration and is now...
ALIX RESOURCES CORP. has entered into an agreement to acquire a block of claims totalling approximately 450 hectares in British Columbia which host a historic BC Minfile Rare Earth Oxide (REO) occurrence. BC Minfile reports that “a sample of chips taken at random across a 15 metre section returned… 2.04%REO” (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1965 p.266). The second claim block consists...
Pele Mountain Resources Inc. announced the start of diamond drilling at its East Highland Gold project in Northern Ontario. East Highland is 100-percent owned by Pele Gold Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Pele focused its efforts at East Highland in the late-1990s, concluding with the successful mining and processing of bulk samples at the Markes and ‘A’ zones in 1999....
Dolat Ventures Inc. announced that its subsidiary Dove Diamonds & Mining reports that Diamonds prices are up 61% from a Q1 bottom according to Harry Winston Diamonds CEO Robert Gannicott. Mr. Dovid Hauck, Chief Executive Officer of Dove Diamonds & Mining Inc. agrees with Mr. Gannicott who stated, “Rough diamond prices have improved by at least 61% from the lows experienced at the weakest...
Wallbridge Mining Company Limited announced today that the Company will expand its drilling program on the Rogers Creek property to 2,500 metres on the basis of copper and molybdenum mineralization observed in diamond drill hole WRC-001. The distribution of mineralization and alteration intersected in WRC-001 is consistent with many porphyry-style mineral deposits in South America and will be used...
Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc., a South American gold production and exploration company, announced today that the signature with Fortune Valley Resources Inc. (“Fortune Valley”) of the definitive agreement to combine their respective businesses has been rescheduled for November 6, 2009, extending the deadline from October 30. Due diligence is still being undertaken by both parties and...