Romarco Minerals is continuing to identify mineralization at the Haile Gold Mine in South Carolina. The company's latest drill results show continued growth in the mineralized system, which is open in all directions and at depth: Drilling between South Pit and Ledbetter continues to identify mineralization between the two proposed pits. RCT-49 returned 31.8 meters of 17.3 g/t gold, including a high-grade intercept of 7.6 meters of 66.9 g/t gold.

Laconia Resources, a Perth-based exploration company, purchased Jabiru Metals Limited (ASX: JML) equity in the Lennons Find Base Metal project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Laconia made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement. Laconia also agreed to purchase Shaw River Resources (ASX: SRR) 100% interest in the nearby Yandicoogina project, located less than 10km along strike from the Lennons Find project.

Golden Predator Corp. (TSX:GPD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement offering. The Company sold a total of 16,675,000 Flow-Through Shares at a price of $0.90 per Flow-Through Share and 10,350,000 Units at a price of $0.75 per Unit, for gross proceeds to the Company of $22,770,000, including the exercise of the Underwriters' option of $2,970,000.

IAMGOLD Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with China National Gold Group Corporation to cooperate in the development of mineral […]

Yukon Mine Training Association (YMTA) launches a second year of training partnership with their delivery agent, Northern Safety Network Yukon training Heavy […]

Newmont Mining Corporation continued its support of the College of Science’s Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering with a gift of $250,000 that John Mudge, Newmont’s Vice President of Environmental & Social Responsibility, presented to University of Nevada, Reno administrators on Feb. 25. The donation will support students, faculty, research and educational outreach within the Mackay School.

Chinese companies wanting to invest in Australian resource firms have reassessed how they approach deals, and tensions over the last few years have evaporated, Australian Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said on Wednesday.

The Globe and Mail reports that Canada’s mining sector is set for a hiring spree in the coming quarter, making it the most upbeat sector in the country as other employers remain cautious. Across all industries, one in five employers expect to boost their payrolls in the April-to-June period, according to a Manpower Inc. survey released Tuesday. According to The Globe, almost three-quarters, or 73 per cent, expect no change in staffing levels while 5 per cent are planning cutbacks – responses that are little changed from the prior quarter. It’s a different story for mining, where second-quarter hiring intentions are by far the strongest, and where the outlook also jumped the most in the quarter.

Major gold shops in the Vietnamese capital, which double as money changers have reportedly stopped dealing in dollars, as local authorities step […]