Dominion Diamond Corporation today provided an update on its renewed strategic focus on greenfield exploration activities at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Diavik Diamond Mine and other properties in the Lac de Gras region in the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Gold Reserve’s senior executives are in Caracas and had made significant progress towards completing the agreements.

U.S. Silver Corporation (TSX: USA, US OTCQX: USSID, Frankfurt: QE2) (“US Silver” or “the Company”) announces that year-end reserves have once again increased in excess of production for the fifth consecutive year. Proven and probable silver reserves are 23.2 million ounces, an increase of 1.3 million ounces of silver after replacing 2011 production.

Silver Sun Resource Corp. (“Silver Sun” or “the Company”) is pleased to announce that the Company has all of the licenses and permits in place to begin development work at the Cherry Hill Gold Mine located 15 miles west of Yreka, California.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) today reported record financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 (the "2011 Quarter"). Record coal sales volumes combined with record average coal sales prices drove revenues in the 2011 Quarter to a record $457.9 million, an increase of 14.4% compared to the quarter ended June 30, 2010 (the “2010 Quarter”). ARLP also posted records in the 2011 Quarter for EBITDA, which increased 13.7% to $146.7 million; net income, which climbed 14.9% to $98.2 million; and net income per basic and diluted partner unit, which increased 12.1% to $2.04 per unit, each as compared to the 2010 Quarter.

Chinese Official Reports Output will Fall to 60% of Global Supply SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As Green Technology Solutions, Inc. and others work to develop new sources of rare earths outside of China, Wang Caifeng, a former official at China’s

Samco Gold’s principal business is the acquisition, exploration and development of precious metals resource properties in Argentina. The Company’s principal mineral property is the El Dorado-Monserrat epithermal gold project, located in the Deseado Massif region of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, approximately 10 kilometres due west of the Cerro Vanguardia Mine operated by AngloGold Ashanti Limited.

Imperial Petroleum, Inc. announced that it has purchased the exclusive rights to manufacture, distribute and use MDEChem’s patented chemical catalyst in the recovery of oil from tar sands. MDEChem will receive an upfront payment plus an ongoing royalty from sales of the product. Imperial had previously announced the formation of Arrakis Oil Recovery, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary, which owns licensed technology that uses SANDKLENE 950 in its oil sands recovery technology.