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New Gold Closes Acquisition of Silver Quest Resources – Consolidates Ownership of Blackwater Project

(All figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated) VANCOUVER, Dec. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”) (TSX:NGD) (AMEX: NGD) and Silver Quest Resources Ltd. (“Silver Quest”) (TSX.V:SQI) today announce that New Gold has completed the acquisition of all the shares of Silver Quest. Under the terms of the court approved arrangement (the “Arrangement”), 10.5 […]

Great Basin Gold Provides Operational Update

VANCOUVER, Dec. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Great Basin Gold Ltd, (“Great Basin” or the “Company”), (TSX: GBG) (NYSE Amex:GBG) (JSE: GBG) today provided an operational update for its Burnstone Mine in South Africa. The purpose is to provide an update on operational progress, mainly in development activities and the establishment of stoping blocks available for mining at Burnstone. First […]

Alaska’s President Adds to the History of the Bralorne Mining Camp Located in the Lillooet Mining District

CARLSBAD, CA — (Marketwire) — 12/15/11 — Alaska Pacific Energy Corp. (OTCBB: ASKE) Alaska’s gold claims are located in the Interior of Southern British Columbia, in the Lillooet Mining Division approximately 100 air miles north east of Vancouver B.C. often referred to as the Bralorne mining camp. This mining camps historic production totaled 4.15 million […]

Silver Bull Hires Team to Lead Metallurgical Program on the Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Silver Bull Resources, Inc. (TSX: SVB, NYSE Amex: SVBL) (“Silver Bull”) is pleased to announce it has brought on Dr. Chris Fleming Ph.D from SGS Canada Inc. (“SGS”), and Independent Consultant George Rawsthorne P.Eng. to lead the metallurgical program on the “Shallow Silver Zone” at Silver Bull’s Sierra Mojada project in Coahuila, Mexico. Dr. Chris […]

Chalice Gold Announces Further Broad Gold Intercepts at Zara Gold Project, Eritrea

PERTH, Western Australia, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Chalice Gold Mines Limited (ASX: CHN; TSX: CXN) and its 60% owned subsidiary Zara Mining Share Company are pleased to advise that further high-grade gold intercepts have been received from diamond drilling at the recently discovered Debre Konate prospect, situated immediately south of the soon to be developed Koka Gold Deposit at its Zara Project in […]

Mosquito Refutes Dissident Allegations

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited (Mosquito – TSX Venture: MSQ, OTC-QX: MQCMF) wishes to give clarity to the misleading information being issued by the dissident group that includes present Directors of Mosquito, Mr. Hongxue Fu and Mr. Shaun Dykes neither of which is being nominated by the company for re-election at the upcoming Annual […]

Fire River Gold Corp. Resumes Full Operations at Nixon Fork Mine

VANCOUVER, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Fire River Gold Corp. [TSX.V: FAU| OTCQX: FVGCF| FSE: FWR] (the “Company”) the company is pleased to announce that it has resumed full operation of its mining and milling operations at the Nixon Fork Mine. The inclement weather that shut down operations on 10 December 2011 has improved such that it was possible to resume […]

More High-Grade Drill Results Expand Key Zones at Paramount Gold and Silver’s San Miguel Project in Mexico

WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA–(Marketwire -12/12/11)- Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (AMEX: PZG – News)(TSX: PZG – News)(Frankfurt: P6G.F – News)(WKN: A0HGKQ) (“Paramount”) today reported more exceptional high-grade intercepts from ongoing in-fill and exploration drilling at its 100%-owned San Miguel Project in northwestern Mexico. The exciting new results are from the Don Ese North target and the San Antonio silver zone, two important discoveries made by Paramount […]

2011 Drilling Completed at Miranda’s Red Canyon Project

VANCOUVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Miranda Gold Corp. (“Miranda”) (TSX-V: MAD) is pleased to announce its exploration funding partner at Red Canyon, Montezuma Mines Inc. (“Montezuma”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CMQ Resources Inc. (TSX-V:NV.V – News), has concluded its 2011 drill program at Red Canyon and received all analytical results. During 2011, Montezuma completed 15 reverse circulation holes totaling 10,915 ft (3,327 […]