Gold & precious metals company news

Northgate's Stawell Gold Mine Produces its Two Millionth Gold Ounce (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

Northgate Minerals is pleased to announce that the Stawell Gold mine produced its two millionth ounce of gold in the first week of March 2010. The mine hosted a special ceremony that was held at site, where local dignitaries and business representatives stood alongside past and present personnel at Stawell to celebrate this historic achievement.

Lake Shore Gold Announces 2009 Year End Results, Continued Exploration and Development Success, Timmins Mine to ... (Marketwire)

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or "the Company") today reported financial and operating results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Key operating highlights of 2009 and to date 2010 are provided below. -

Odds for RP gold mine improve: OceanaGold (Malaya)

SYDNEY - A strong recovery in metals prices over the last year and a drive to cut costs are improving the chances that OceanaGold Ltd. will reactivate construction of its Didipio gold and copper mining project in the Philippines, the company’s top executive said.

Lake Shore Gold Announces 2009 Year End Results, Continued Exploration and Development Success, Timmins Mine to ... (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)

TORONTO, ONTARIO-- - Lake Shore Gold Corp. today reported financial and operating results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Key operating highlights of 2009 and to date 2010 are provided below.

Lake Shore Gold Announces 2009 Year End Results, Continued Exploration and Development Success, Timmins Mine to ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/10/10) - Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG - News ) ("Lake Shore Gold" or "the Company") today reported financial and operating results for the fiscal year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2009. Key operating highlights of 2009 and to date 2010 are provided below. - Completed acquisition of West Timmins Mining ("West Timmins"), consolidating Thunder Creek ...

Conway Resources Enters Into an $800,000 Loan Agreement With First Gold Exploration so as to Acquire the Belleterre Mine (Marketwire)

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - Conway Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CWY) and First Gold Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:EFG) (FRANKFURT:F12) have entered into an $800,000 loan agreement that will enable Conway Resources Inc. to finalize the transaction for the acquisition of Ressource Mine Belleterre Inc. and meet the TSX Venture Exchange minimal working capital requirements ...

GOLD ANALYSIS (Mineweb)

As cash pressures mount, gold majors move to mine the markets, which are proving more lucrative than the mining of gold. Two of the world's biggest three gold miners, Barrick and AngloGold Ashanti , have started moves - no matter how tentative - towards possible constructive disintegration, as pressures continue to mount on gold miners world wide, despite eight successive years of rising dollar ...

Conway Resources Enters Into an $800,000 Loan Agreement With First Gold Exploration so as to Acquire the Belleterre Mine (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Conway Resources Inc. (TSX-V: CWY - News ) and First Gold Exploration Inc. (TSX-V: EFG - News ) (Frankfurt: F12 - News ) have entered into an $800,000 loan agreement that will enable Conway Resources Inc. to finalize the transaction for the acquisition of Ressource Mine Belleterre Inc. and meet the TSX Venture Exchange minimal working capital ...

Hinterland Resumes Drilling at Lockout Gold Project, Quebec (Marketwire)

VAL-D'OR, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - March 11, 2010) - Hinterland Metals Inc. (TSX VENTURE:HMI) is pleased to announce it has resumed drilling on the Lockout property located 100km due east of Lebel-sur-Quevillon, Quebec. The property is situated in the Barry-Urban Greenstone Belt approximately 4km west of Eagle Hill's Windfall Lake Project and 8km north of Metanor Resources' Barry open pit gold mine ...

Castillian Proceeds With Agreement on Hope Brook Gold Mine Project, Newfoundland (Marketwire)

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - Castillian Resources Corporation ("Castillian" or the "Company") ( TSX VENTURE:CT) is pleased to announce that it has completed satisfactory due diligence with respect to its previously announced agreement to acquire a 100% interest in approximately 993 claims comprising the Hope Brook Gold Project located on the southwest coast of Newfoundland ...