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Landore Resources Limited Drilling Update On Junior Lake Nickel Project B4-7 Deposit

The drilling campaign started in February 2012, aimed at expanding the B4-7 deposit and providing adequate drill density to bring inferred portions of the deposit to indicated status, is now complete.

12 Jul 2012

Planetary Resources, Inc. Announces Agreement with Virgin Galactic for Payload Services

Planetary Resources, Inc., the asteroid mining company, announced today an agreement with Virgin Galactic, LLC that will enable multiple launch opportunities for its series of spacecraft, including the Arkyd-100 low-Earth orbit (LEO) space telescopes.

12 Jul 2012

Focus Acquires Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project, Peru; Historical Drilling Includes 190M @ 0.57% Cu And 71.7M @ 0.7% Cu

Focus Ventures Ltd. (TSXV: FCV) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Aurora porphyry copper-molybdenum property located in the Department of Cusco, Peru. The property is located between 2,600 - 2,900m above sea level on the northeastern margin of the Yauri-Andahuaylas porphyry belt, host to several important copper and copper-gold deposits including Las Bambas, Huaquira, Constancia, Tintaya and Antapaccay mines.

11 Jul 2012

Alexandria Expands Western Gold Zone At Akasaba With More Wide Intersections Including 1.18 G/T Gold Over 118.80 M

Alexandria Minerals Corporation (TSX-V: AZX) (Frankfurt: A9D) (US: ALXDF) reported today on follow-up drill results from the newly-discovered near-surface western gold zone on its 100% owned Akasaba project in Val d'Or. Drill holes IAX-12-200 and IAX-12-201 intersected 1.18 g/t Au over 118.80 m and 0.70 g/t Au over 144.90 m, respectively, 100 m below previously announced holes.

11 Jul 2012

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Commences Portal Earthworks At Starvation Canyon Underground Mine

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the commencement of earthworks for the establishment of the Starvation Canyon portal face located in the southern portion of Jerritt Canyon in Elko County, Nevada. Jerritt Canyon is a gold producing mine site operated by Queenstake Resources USA Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp.

9 Jul 2012

Xinyi Among The First Domestic Fluorite Companies Approved For Standard Production Line

China Shen Zhou Mining & Resources, Inc., a Company engaged in the exploration, development, mining and processing of fluorite, barite, zinc, copper, and other nonferrous metals in China, today announced that the Company's subsidiary, Xinyi Fluorite Company, Ltd. ("Xinyi") was selected among the first group of fluorite companies whose production lines met the government standards.

9 Jul 2012

Preliminary Results From The Deep Hole Program Confirms Extension Of Gold Mineralization 800 Metres Down Plunge And 900 Metres Vertical Depth

Gold Bullion Development Corp. is pleased to announce preliminary drill results from holes and wedge holes located to the north of the existing mineralized area of the Granada Gold Property. The subject property is located along the prolific Cadillac trend in North-western Quebec, 5 km south of the city of Rouyn-Noranda.

9 Jul 2012

Excellon Intersects 55 Metres Of Source-Style Mineralization 1.1 Km Northwest Of Platosa Mine

Excellon Resources Inc., Mexico's highest grade silver producer, is pleased to report results for hole EX12LP-1019 drilled in the Rincon del Caido area adjacent to previously reported holes LP986 and LP1008, both of which encountered encouraging "Source"-type geology and sulphide mineralization.

9 Jul 2012

Elemental Fluorine Detected For The First Time In A Natural Mineral

Why does “fetid fluorite”, a mineral that is found in the Upper Palatinate in Bavaria, Germany, have such an unpleasant sharp smell when it is crushed? Scientists in Munich have now found the solution to this puzzle, not only bringing an end to a controversial discussion that has been going on for about 200 years, but also altering a hard and fast textbook rule.

9 Jul 2012

Klondike Silver Corp.’S Silvana Mine: Exploration And Bulk Testing

Klondike Silver Corp. is pleased to announce an update of exploration and bulk testing activities at its Silvana Mine located at the historic mining town of Sandon in SE British Columbia. The Company's 100% owned 120 ton per day mill has been operating 10 hour shifts for 7 days a week resulting in the processing of approximately 40 tons of material per day.

6 Jul 2012

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Landore Resources Limited Drilling Update On Junior Lake Nickel Project B4-7 Deposit

Planetary Resources, Inc. Announces Agreement with Virgin Galactic for Payload Services

Focus Acquires Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum Project, Peru; Historical Drilling Includes 190M @ 0.57% Cu And 71.7M @ 0.7% Cu

Alexandria Expands Western Gold Zone At Akasaba With More Wide Intersections Including 1.18 G/T Gold Over 118.80 M

Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. Commences Portal Earthworks At Starvation Canyon Underground Mine

Xinyi Among The First Domestic Fluorite Companies Approved For Standard Production Line

Preliminary Results From The Deep Hole Program Confirms Extension Of Gold Mineralization 800 Metres Down Plunge And 900 Metres Vertical Depth

Excellon Intersects 55 Metres Of Source-Style Mineralization 1.1 Km Northwest Of Platosa Mine

Elemental Fluorine Detected For The First Time In A Natural Mineral

Klondike Silver Corp.’S Silvana Mine: Exploration And Bulk Testing

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