September 23, 2011

Senior management at Avalon Rare Metals injured in plane crash

Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(NYSE Amex:AVL) said that three of its staff and four visitors were injured in the crash of Arctic Sunwest's Twin Otter floatplane in Yellowknife on Thursday.…

September 23, 2011

Diamond Frank Exploration Inc. announces $1,750,000 brokered financing

LAVAL, CANADA--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Diamond Frank Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:DOD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has engaged Secutor Capital Management Corporation and Industrial Alliance…

September 23, 2011

Panicked traders send gold, silver and copper into ‘downward spiral’

December gold suffered another day of steep losses, dropping $82 an ounce, or 4.7%, to $1,659.50 in New York in noon trade on Friday, as investors were forced to raise…

September 23, 2011

Oil sands and shale oil set to grow by 4.6% per year through to 2035

The unconventional liquid fuel industry, like oil sands and shale oil, is projected to grow 4.6 per year through to 2035, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The government…

September 23, 2011

Woulfe Mining publishes Sangdong Mine interim NI 43-101 resource report

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Woulfe Mining Corp. ("Woulfe" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:WOF)(OTCQX:WFEMF) is pleased to announcethe publication of the interim NI 43-101 Resource Report for…

September 23, 2011

Namakwa Diamonds sells diamond operations in Congo for US$6.25 million

Namakwa Diamonds sold its mining and exploration operations for US$6.25 million to Hall Farm Avenue Limited, the corporate vehicle of a management team lead by the Company’s DRC Country Manager,…

September 23, 2011

Avalon comments on Yellowknife plane crash

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Avalon Rare Metals Inc. (TSX:AVL)(NYSE Amex:AVL) ("Avalon" or the "Company") confirms that three of its staff and four visitors were injured in the…

September 23, 2011

Ivanhoe Mines to issue statement on Monday, September 26, on challenge to unauthorized remarks about Oyu Tolgoi project

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN) founder and Chief Executive Officer Robert Friedland said today that the company will issue a statement on Monday, September 26,…

September 23, 2011

AuRico is even more compelling after acquiring Northgate Minerals: Seeking Alpha

Roert Keintz, writing for Seeking Alapha, likes Aurico (NYSE:AUQ), the company that recently acquired Northgate Minerals.

September 23, 2011

Mineral explorers applaud BC jobs plan

Today the Association for Mineral Exploration BC (AME BC) applauded the release of Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan.