September 29, 2011

Macusani Yellowcake Intersects 15 m Averaging 0.058% U3O8 (1.2 lbs/ton) Including 2 m Grading 0.384% U3O8 (7.7 lbs/ton) at Kihitian Property, Peru

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2011) - Macusani Yellowcake Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:YEL)(FRANKFURT:QG1) is pleased to announce additional assay results from the drilling program at the Chilcuno Chico anomaly…

September 29, 2011

Rio Alto Mining suspends mining at La Arena due to work stoppage

Rio Alto Mining (CVE:RIO) said that an illegal work stoppage at La Arena Gold Oxide Mine forced it to suspend mining operations. The company's stock opened down 6.82% to $2.46.…

September 29, 2011

Peru’s president signs mining law

President Ollanta Humala signed Peru's new mining law on Wednesday, which will raise about $1 billion a year. The money is to be directed to the poorest parts of the…

September 29, 2011

Great Panther Silver updates drilling results for San Ignacio Mine property, Guanajuato

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 29, 2011) - GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX:GPR)(NYSE Amex:GPL) (the "Company") is pleased to provide an update on the diamond drilling program at the Company's…

September 29, 2011

Strike to go ahead at Peru mining company Cerro Verde – union

A strike at Peruvian copper mining company Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SA (CVERDEC1.VL), the country's third-biggest copper producer, is scheduled to go ahead on Thursday, a union official said.

September 28, 2011

International Minerals celebrate record annual profits of $53 .9 million

International Minerals Corporation (TSX:IMZ) (SWISS:IMZ) (the "Company") reported record annual pre-tax earnings of $58.4 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 (the "Current Fiscal Year"). Net income for…

September 28, 2011

Brazil must choose between potash and oil

Vale announced this week it is investing $15 billion to expand fertilizer production joining a Canadian merchant bank promoting a $4 billion potash project in the Amazon basin. There's just…

September 28, 2011

Vale’s 3rd VLOC to serve Brazil – Italy iron ore trade

Miner Vale will take delivery of another 400,000 DWT VLOC next month, its third after the ‘Vale Brasil’ and ‘Vale Rio de Janeiro.’ Surprisingly, the first of Vale’s mega-bulkers to…

September 28, 2011

Mammoth energy group increases Chilean lithium investments with additional acquisition

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - Sep 28, 2011) - Mammoth Energy Group Inc. (PINKSHEETS: MMTE), a lithium and alternative energy mining company, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary Compania Lithium…

September 28, 2011

Almaden expands Ixtaca and Ixtaca North Zone, Intersects 16.85 m of 1.58 g/t Au and 212.2 g/t Ag (5.8 g/t Aueq)

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 28, 2011) - Almaden Minerals Ltd. ("Almaden" or "the Company") (TSX:AMM)(NYSE Amex:AAU) is pleased to announce results from the on-going drilling at the Ixtaca Zone…