News Archive


April 2009

Western Goldfields (WGW) Announces Significant Improvement in Operating Cash Flow from 2008 - Press Release - Apr. 30

Entree Gold (EGI) Expands Lordsburg Copper-Gold System - Press Release - Apr. 30

Newmont Mining (NEM) 1Q Profit Tumbles 48 % - Press Release - Apr. 30

Barrick Gold (ABX) Profit Falls 28% on Costs, Copper Prices - Reuters - Apr. 29

NovaGold (NG) and Barrick's (ABX) Donlin Creek Reserves Top 29 M oz AU - Press Release - Apr. 29

Gammon Gold (GRS) Announces Strike Action at El Cubo Mine - Press Release - Apr. 29

Competition Tribunal Approves Aquarius Platinum (AQPTY) Merger - Mail & Guardian - Apr. 29

Premier Gold's (PIRGF) Hardrock Tenacity Drilling Continues to Return High-Grade Gold; 15.97g/t Au across 32.1m - Press Release - Apr. 29

OceanaGold (OCDCF) Says Production up 42% - WAToday - Apr. 29

NovaGold (NG) Says Donlin Creek Gold Project Will Cost $4.5 B to Build - Mineweb - Apr. 29

New Pacific Metals Corp. (NUXFF): Further High Grade Gold Mineralization at the HNK Gold-Polymetallic Project, Guangdong, China - Press Release - Apr. 29

Capstone (CSFFF) Reports More High Grade Gold/Copper Drill Results from Minto - Press Release - Apr. 29

Aurizon Mines Ltd. (AZK) Completes $50 million Bought Deal Financing - Press Release - Apr. 29

Barrick (ABX) Earns $371 Million ($0.42 Per Share) - Press Release - Apr. 29

US Gold (UXG) Announces Common Stock Offering - Press Release - Apr. 29

US Gold (UXG) Increases Gold Resources in Nevada - Press Release - Apr 28

Donlin Creek Feasibility Study Adds 14.7 M ozs to NovaGold's (NG) Reserves - Press Release - Apr. 28

General Metals (GNMT) Closes 480 Acre Private Land Purchase - Press Release - Apr. 28



Newmont (NEM) Joins Forces with Rare Element Resources (RRLMF)

Richmont Mines (RIC) Begins Dewatering at its Francoeur Project - Press Release - Apr. 27



Rubicon (RBY) Intersects More High-Grade Gold and Wide Gold Zones at F2 Zone, Phoenix Gold Project - Press Release - Apr. 27

China's Gold Reserves Jump, Making Nation No. 5 Holder - MarketWatch - Apr. 24

China Admits to Building up Stockpile of Gold - Financial Post - Apr. 24

Aquarius Platinum (AQPBF) Back in Q1 Profit - Bloomberg - Apr. 24

Gold-Backed ETF Inflows at Record Highs - Reuters - Apr. 23

International Tower Hill (THM) Reports Extension of High Grade SW Zone and Expansion of Livengood Gold Deposit, Alaska - Press Release - Apr. 23

Avion Resources (AVRCF) Announces 1st Quarter Gold Production Of 6,211 Oz., Ahead Of Plan - Press Release - Apr. 23

India Gold Demand Edges up Ahead of Festival - Reuters - Apr. 22

Premier Gold (PIRGF) Drilling Continues to Intersect High Grade Gold 7.6g/t Au across 20.5 metres within the EP Zone - Press Release - Apr. 22

Temex (TMXRF) Cuts 141 g/t Gold at Hallnor, Timmins, ON - Press Release - Apr. 22

Claude Resources (CGR) Intercepts 0.75 oz/ton over 25.9 feet at Madsen Deep - Press Release - Apr. 21

Centerra Gold (CAGDF) Provides Update Regarding Its Discussions With the Kyrgyz Government Concerning the Kumtor Project - Press Release - Apr. 22

Aquarius Platinum Swings to Q3 Profit - Mining Journal - Apr. 21



Nayarit Gold (NYRTF) Intersects 25.91 Metres of 3.33 g/t Gold and 272 g/t Silver, or 7.86 g/t Gold Equivalent or 472 g/t Silver Equivalent - Press Release - Apr. 21

March Quarter Profit for Aquarius Platinum (AQPBF) on Higher Prices and Weak Rand - Reuters - Apr. 21

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc (KGILF) : South Mine Complex Production Commences - Press Release - Apr. 21

Western Goldfields (WGW) Announces Q1 Production and Status of the New Gold Business Combination - Press Release - Apr. 20

Great Basin Gold (GBG) Continues to Encounter Bonanza Gold Grades at Hollister Property - Press Release - Apr. 21

Russia to Launch Platinum, Palladium Futures Trade - Reuters - Apr. 14

Gammon (GRS) Reports Preliminary 1Q Production of 55,480 Gold Equivalent Oz at Cash Costs of $426/oz

Evolving Gold (EVOGF) Defines Extensive Zone of Gold Mineralization at Rattlesnake Hills - Press Release - Apr. 14

Hinge Zone Step Out Hole Hits Highest Grade to Date for San Gold (SGRCF) - Press Release - Apr. 14

Avocet (AVVGF) Plans to Buy Wega Mining for about $ 108 M - Reuters - Apr. 14

Lihir Gold Limited (LIHR): Ballarat Update - Press Release - Apr. 14

Melkior (MKRIF) Drills 55.2 g/t Gold Over 1 Metre in Carscallen (Formerly Timmins West Property) - Press Release - Apr. 14

Kola Mining Corp. (KMNFF) Acquires Bogunay Gold Project in Russia - Press Release - Apr. 13

Yamana Gold (AUY) Provides Update to Pilar Mineral Resource Estimate - Press Release - Apr. 13

Chile to Invest $ 30 B in Copper, Gold - Latin American Herald Tribune

Gold Coin Minting Hits 2-Decade High - CommodityOnline - Apr. 10

Platinum ETFs Hold Record 450K oz - CommodityOnline - Apr. 10

AngloGold Ashanti Slashes Fatalities by 57%, Aiming to Eliminate Deaths - Mining Weekly - Apr. 10

Costs Balloon at Barrick (ABX), Kinross (KGC) Mine in Chile - Financial Post - Apr. 9

Canadian Zinc Corporation (CZICF): Acquisition of Shares of Vatukoula Gold Mines plc - Press Release - Apr. 9

South African Mining Output Falls By Most in a Decade - Bloomberg - Apr. 9

Centamin Egypt (CEYEF): 72% Reserve Increase at Sukari - Mineweb - Apr. 9

B2Gold (BGLPF) Will Start Commissioning Nicuaragua Plant by Year End - Mining Weekly - Apr. 9

Royal Gold (RGLD) Prices Share Offering - Reuters - Apr. 8

Significant Rise in South African Gold Reserves - Reuters - Apr. 7

Goldman Says IMF Gold Sales to Have 'Limited Impact' - Bloomberg - Apr. 7

Canadian Gold Hunter (CGHLF) Completes Initial Phase Drill Program at Caballo Blanco, Mexico - Press Release - Apr. 7

Premier (PIRGF) Discovers High Grade Gold at PQ-North; Confirms Musselwhite Model - Press Release - Apr. 7

Atna (ATNAF) Extends Gold Mineralization at Cecil R Project - Press Release - Apr. 7

Gold Seen Rising Sharply in 2009, Says GFMS Report - Reuters - Apr. 7

Exco Resources (EXRSF) Says White Dam Gold Project Takes Further Step to EPA Approval - Press Release - Apr. 7

Midway Gold (MDW) Completes 1.8 M oz Gold Resource Update - Press Release - Apr. 7

Mexico Wants Barrick (ABX) to Invest in Boosting Gold Production - Bloomberg - Apr. 7

Gold ETFs Turn Hot Favorites with Indian Investors - Commodity Online - Apr. 7

Aquarius Platinum Limited (AQPBF) Joint Announcement - Press Release - Apr. 7

Lake Victoria Mining Company (LVCA) Completes Definitive Agreement and Initiates Project Planning to Establish a Low Cost, High Grade Gold Mine at Kinyambwiga Project, Northern Tanzania - Press Release - Apr. 6

Royal Gold (RGLD) to Acquire Interest in the Gold Production from Teck Cominco's Andacollo Mine in Chile - Press Release - Apr. 6

Vista Gold Corp. (VGZ) Announces Sale of Its Allied Nevada Gold Corp. Shares - Press Release - Apr. 3

Randgold Resources Limited (GOLD): Continued Organic Growth in Reserves and Resources - Apr. 2

Barrick (ABX) Invests in Renewable Energy in South American Mines - Apr. 1


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