Ritchie Bros. to sell late model rock trucks in Grand Opening unreserved auction in Grande Prairie

October 30, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Equipment  
Ritchie Bros. to sell late model rock trucks in Grand Opening unreserved auction in Grande Prairie

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer, is selling mining and heavy construction equipment and trucks-including a fleet of late model rock trucks-in an upcoming two-day, multi-million dollar, unreserved public auction at the Company’s brand new permanent auction site in Grande Prairie on Tuesday, November 24th to Wednesday, November 25th 2009 starting at 8:00... 

Aldrin Options Gold Exploration Property in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory

October 16, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Aldrin Options Gold Exploration Property in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory

Aldrin Resource Corp. announces that it has entered into a property option agreement with Ryanwood Exploration Inc. (“Ryanwood”) to acquire a 100% interest in the “Keystone Property” located in the Mayo Mining District, Yukon Territory. The Keystone Property is comprised of 224 quartz mining claims covering an area of 11,200 acres or 44.8 square kilometers. The Keystone Property... 

Forbes Energy Services Announces Closing of Private Placement of $20 Million of First Priority Notes

October 5, 2009 Filed Under: Mining Stocks, Oil and Gas  
Forbes Energy Services Announces Closing of Private Placement of $20 Million of First Priority Notes

Forbes Energy Services Ltd. announced that on October 2, 2009 the Company and its domestic subsidiaries completed the sale by the Company’s subsidiaries, Forbes Energy Services LLC and Forbes Energy Capital Inc., of $20 million aggregate principal amount of first lien floating rate notes to Goldman, Sachs & Co. in a private placement in reliance on an exemption from registration under the... 

North Bay Resources Inc. Acquires Fawn Gold-Silver Property

October 2, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
North Bay Resources Inc. Acquires Fawn Gold-Silver Property

North Bay Resources Inc., a junior mining company with over 140 mineral and placer claims encompassing approximately 50,000 acres throughout British Columbia, Canada announce that it has acquired a 100% interest in the Fawn gold-silver property in central British Columbia, Canada. The Fawn property is situated on the Nechako Plateau of central British Columbia, approximately 120 kilometres southwest... 

EurOmax commences diamond drilling at Ceovishte project, Serbia

September 11, 2009 Filed Under: Copper Mining, Lead Mining, Precious Metal, Zinc Mining  
EurOmax commences diamond drilling at Ceovishte project, Serbia

EurOmax Resources Limited announce that it has commenced a 13 square kilometre geophysical program and a 2,500 metre diamond drilling program at Ceovishte to test two large gold bearing breccia bodies. During 2008 EurOmax completed a detailed mapping and soil geochemistry program defining a 6 kilometer long zone of strongly altered andesite volcanics and intrusives with abundant ancient mine workings.... 

Mountain Lake Provides Exploration Update on Little River Gold Property, Southern Newfoundland

September 11, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Mountain Lake Provides Exploration Update on Little River Gold Property, Southern Newfoundland

Mountain Lake Resources Inc. report that field exploration work continues on the Little River Gold Property in southern Newfoundland and the Company is currently preparing access trails and trench sites for the next phase of sampling. Analytical results from the 2009 soil geochemical survey, carried out to the northeast of the 2008 survey grid, have returned the highest gold values to date. The trenching... 

New gold acquisition in Pinos district, Zacatecas, Mexico

September 11, 2009 Filed Under: Lithium Mining, Mining Investment, Mining Stocks, Precious Metal  
New gold acquisition in Pinos district, Zacatecas, Mexico

Xtierra Inc. announce that it has entered into an option agreement with private Mexican interests whereby it may acquire a 100% interest in the El Dorado gold project within 2,890 hectares of mining claims located in the Pinos district of southeastern Zacatecas State, Mexico. The property is located within the Central Mexican Mineral Belt and has an existing small-scale underground gold mining operation... 

Universal Approved to Commence Drilling Nevada Gold Property

August 18, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Universal Approved to Commence Drilling Nevada Gold Property

Universal Uranium Ltd. report that its Notice of Operation for proposed drilling on its newly acquired Tact Project in Humboldt County, Nevada has been accepted by the Bureau of Land Management office in Winnemucca. Universal is currently bonding the proposed activities with the State Bureau Land Management office which includes 15 to 20 reverse circulation drill holes from 15 permitted sites within... 

Hinterland Mobilizes Exploration Crew to Ballarat Property, White River Gold Play, Yukon

July 15, 2009 Filed Under: Precious Metal  
Hinterland Mobilizes Exploration Crew to Ballarat Property, White River Gold Play, Yukon

Hinterland Metals Inc. announce that it has mobilized an exploration crew onto the Ballarat property located approximately 15km south of the Golden Saddle zone where Underworld Resources Inc. recently reported an outstanding gold discovery (UW: TSX-V Press Release May 26, 2009). Hinterland also reports that it has staked 14 additional claims bringing Ballarat up to 94 claims (1995ha) in size. The importance... 

Vantex Acquires One Exploration Permit for Oil and Natural Gas in the Moose River Basin

June 15, 2009 Filed Under: Oil and Gas  
Vantex Acquires One Exploration Permit for Oil and Natural Gas in the Moose River Basin

The management of Vantex resources Ltd has obtained one exploration permit for oil and natural gas in the Quebec portion of the Moose River Basin, located in the James Bay Lowlands. The permit covers an area of 25,000 hectares. The Salomon Lake oil seep, found within the exploration permit, is characterized by a milky white to greenish film on the surface of numerous ponds south of Salomon Lake (Salomon...