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Amseco Exploration Announces Rock Sampling Assays from James Bay Properties

Amseco Exploration has reported the rock sampling assay results from the James Bay properties. The company has encountered below 30.72 g/t gold, < 6.14% copper, < 260 g/t silver, < 8.86% lead and < 3.12% zinc at the Yasinski property, which is situated 70 km to the south of the town of Radisson and < 11.7 g/t gold at Chika.

20 Sep 2011

Beaufield Resources Reports Seven Last Drill Hole Results from Tortigny Deposit

Beaufield Resources has released the results of the final seven drill holes, 1,632 m in total, from the Tortigny deposit in its Troilus property, Québec. It commenced drilling at the deposit in 2010 November and completed it in 2011 June.

19 Sep 2011

Southern Silver Exploration Identifies Polymetallic Mineralization at Cerro Las Minitas Project

Southern Silver Exploration has discovered large polymetallic mineralization at its Cerro Las Minitas project in Mexico, through offset drilling.

From Southern Silver Exploration Corp. 17 Sep 2011

Minsud Resources Announces Phase I Drilling Results from Brechas Vacas Property

Minsud Resources has proclaimed phase I drill campaign results from the Brechas Vacas property, located in Chita Valley Project, Argentina.

16 Sep 2011

Driven Capital Receives Re-Assayed Results from Lyn Silver Project

Driven Capital has obtained the results of re-assayed rock samples from the Lyn silver project. The rock sample LR-024 has returned 9,970 g/t of silver through assaying and was certified by ALS Canada.

8 Sep 2011

Report Finds Australian Miners Already Paying Over 40% Tax

A new report that was commissioned by the Minerals Council of Australia says that miners will pay close to $23.4 billion in tax to federal and state governments in 2010-11 financial year. Deloitte Access Economics said in the report that the mining industry has paid an average tax of 41.5% from the financial years between 2007-8 to 2009-10.

5 Sep 2011

Not Everyone Happy with Kimberley Heritage Listing

Nicole Roocke, director of Western Australia's Chamber of Minerals and Energy, is amongst the many people who are apprehensive that a heritage listing for the Kimberley region by the government will lead to restrictions on the region’s mining and exploration development.

1 Sep 2011

Frontline Gold Signs Drilling Agreement for Poly Property

Frontline Gold and Black Hawk Diamond Drilling of Smithers have signed a drilling agreement.

26 Aug 2011

SilverCorp metals Acquire High Grade Silver-Gold-Lead-Zinc Mining Assets in China

Canadian company Silvercorp Metals Inc is hoping to buy a 90% stake in two Chinese mining companies through its subsidiary company Henan Found Mining. The buyout will cost Silvercorp Metals $ 10 million. Silvercorp Metals has a 77.5 % stake in Henan Found Mining Company.

From Silvercorp Metals Inc. 23 Aug 2011

Selwyn Resources to Raise Funds to Re-Open Lead and Zinc Mine

Selwyn Resources is to issue bonds to raise $ 30 million to restart the ScoZinc mine at Gays River in Nova Scotia. The mining at the zinc lead mine was suspended in 2009 as the metal prices fell and made the operations economically unviable.

23 Aug 2011