September 23, 2011

Dorato receives final drill results from phase I Cobrecon drilling

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 23, 2011) - Dorato Resources Inc. ("Dorato" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:DRI)(OTCQX:DRIFF)(FRANKFURT:DO5) announces receipt, from Minera Afrodita, of final drill results from the first phase…

September 23, 2011

New pig iron technology demonstration plant now running in Brazil

Brazilian diversified mining group Vale, the world’s second largest miner in terms of market capitalisation, has announced that it has started up a demonstration plant to test and further develop…

September 23, 2011

Peru’s Congress approves raised mining taxes and royalties

Peru, a top global producer of precious and base metals, expects $42 billion in mining investments over the next decade and Congress has approved new legislation that will see miners…

September 23, 2011

Gold companies merge into McEwen Mining

Canadian Press reported Thursday on the merger of US Gold Corp. (TSX:UXG) and Minera Andes Inc. (TSX:MAI) to form a new corporate entity called McEwen Mining.

September 22, 2011

Rusoro gives update on new Venezuela gold law

Rusoro Mining Ltd. CA:RML 0.00% ("Rusoro" or "the Company") reports the following:On August 23, 2011, President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez Frias approved a decree with force of organic law ("the…

September 22, 2011

Xstrata Copper to invest $1.5bn in two Peru mines

Xstrata Copper will invest $1.47-billion in two copper mines in Peru, with the goal of increasing production in the country by 60% in 2012, according to a company presentation obtained…

September 22, 2011

Franco-Nevada to acquire Lumina Royalty Corp. for $66 million

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 22, 2011) - Franco-Nevada Corporation (TSX:FNV)(NYSE:FNV) ("Franco-Nevada") and Lumina Royalty Corp. ("Lumina Royalty") have entered into an arrangement agreement whereby Franco-Nevada will acquire all of the…

September 21, 2011

U3O8 Corp. reports further positive metallurgical test results from the Laguna Salada project, Argentina

Rapid Extraction Using Alkaline Leaching Could Benefit the Economics of Project

September 21, 2011

Batista’s MPX targets China as ‘main market’ for Colombian coal

MPX Energia SA, the energy company controlled by Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista, said it’s targeting China as the “main market” for the coal it will produce in Colombia.

September 20, 2011

Silver Shield discovers additional high grade in New Shear Zone samples 1,799 g/t silver at the La Cumbre silver/gold property, Mexico

Silver Shield Resources (SSR-TSXV) is pleased to announce that it has sampled additional high grade silver near the previously announced north -easterly trending shear, which returned 1.79g/t Au, 4,031g/t Ag…