New Jersey Mining Stakes New Gold Property  KELLOGG, ID – New Jersey Mining Company reported that it has staked another gold prospect near Murray, Idaho.  The new prospect known as the Progress is just west of the Niagara copper-silver deposit.Soil…

New Gold Completes US$1.6 Billion Business Combination VANCOUVER, BC – New Gold Inc. reported that it has completed the previously announced business combination with Peak Gold Ltd. and Metallica Resources Inc.”Tremendous work has gone into completing the business combination between…

Drilling Commences at Trend Gold Project VANCOUVER, BC – New Dimension Resources Ltd. reported that Calibre Mining Corporation has initiated a three drill hole, 1,500 metre diamond drill program at New Dimension’s wholly-owned Trend gold property located in Nevada.The Trend…

Mosquito Focusing On Higher-Grade Ore Of 1.1 Billion Tons VANCOUVER, BC – Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines is focused development of its Idaho CUMO deposit, the largest un-mined, open-pit molybdenum deposit in the world with NI 43-101 confirmed 2.89 billion lbs…

Montanore Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan SPOKANE, WA – Mines Management, Inc. reported that the Montana State Department of Commerce has approved the Hard Rock Mining Impact Plan proposed for the Montanore Silver-Copper Project near the town of Libby, Montana.In…

Great Basin Gold’s Hollister Mine Initiates Production VANCOUVER, BC – Great Basin Gold Ltd. reported the milling results of production at the Company’s Hollister Mine in Nevada.Processing of the ore was completed in May 2008 at Newmont’s Midas mill, located…

Columbus Gold Commences Drilling at Awakening VANCOUVER, BC – Columbus Gold Corporation reported that it has commenced a Phase I drilling program at its Awakening gold project, located 45 miles north-northwest of Winnemucca, Nevada.Twenty-four drill sites are permitted and bonded…

Lincoln Hill-Gold Ridge Drilling Complete VANCOUVER, BC – Rye Patch Gold Corp. reported the phase-1 drilling campaign at the Company’s 100% owned Lincoln Hill – Gold Ridge project is complete. Eklund drilling completed a total of 8,375 feet (2,553 metres)…

Mining Permit Application On Flagstaff Property VANCOUVER – Kent Exploration Inc reports it has applied to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management for a permit to commence open pit barite mining operations on its 100% optioned Flagstaff gold/silver/barite property. The…

Atna Reports Progress at Pinson Gold Project GOLDEN, CO – Atna Resources Ltd. reported on activity at the Pinson Gold Mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. Pinson Mining Company (“PMC”), a subsidiary of Barrick Gold, spent US$5.2 million on drilling and…