Silver Standard Increases Pirquitas Silver Reserves by 43% VANCOUVER, BC – Silver Standard Resources Inc. reported that proven and probable silver reserves at Pirquitas in Argentina have increased by 43% to 195.1 million ounces. In addition, tin reserves have increased…

New Resource Estimate To Be Prepared For San Luis VANCOUVER, BC – The San Luis Joint Venture of Esperanza Silver Corporation and Silver Standard Resources Inc. reported that the Joint Venture has received the necessary permits to begin surface drilling…

Silver Wheaton Acquires 75% of Life of Mine Silver Production VANCOUVER, BC – Silver Wheaton Corp. reported that it has agreed to purchase 75% of the life of mine silver produced by Farallon Resources Ltd. at its Campo Morado property…

Drill Program At Cerro Colorado VANCOUVER, BC – Yale Resources Ltd. and EXMIN Resources Inc. reported that the drill program at the Cerro Colorado target in the northern portion of the Urique Project has been completed and the drill is…

Crystallex Files Rebuttal to Minister of Environment TORONTO, ON – Crystallex International Corporation reported that it has filed a rebuttal with the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources of Venezuela (“MinAmb”) under the administrative laws of the Bolivarian Republic…

Solitario Quadruples Pedra Branca Land Holdings DENVER, CO – Solitario Resources Corporation reported that it has quadrupled its land holding on the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium (“PGM”) project to 178,514 hectares and received notice that its joint venture partner, Anglo Platinum,…

Eaglecrest Reports Highest Gold Grade Thickness VANCOUVER, BC – Eaglecrest Explorations Ltd. reported the highest gold grade-thickness interval in the company’s drilling history at the San Simon project in northeastern Bolivia from one of the two final drill holes in…

25,150 Ounces Produced for Third Quarter of 2007/08 LONDON – Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. confirms that it has produced 25,150 ounces of gold for the third quarter ended April 29, 2008, making a total of 69,931 ounces for the nine…

EXMIN/AmMex Commence Drilling at Cerro Gordo Project VANCOUVER, BC – EXMIN Resources Inc. reported that the EXMIN/AmMex joint venture has commenced drilling on the magnetic anomaly identified during the ground geophysical program at the Cerro Gordo project, on the 7,767…

Positive Initial Gold Mineral Resource Estimate For Los Patos VANCOUVER, BC – ValGold Resources Ltd. reported that it has received the initial NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate prepared by Micon International for its 100%-owned Los Patos gold deposit in Venezuela.”ValGold’s…