Following dismissal of all misdemeanor charges and a mutual settlement between Goldline International and the Santa Monica City Attorney, the City Attorney issued a press release replete with serious misstatements and inaccuracies concerning Goldline’s business practices.

Royal Gold Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD) (TSX:RGL) today announced record net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $23.4 million, or $0.42 per basic share, on record royalty revenue of $68.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2012.

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contractual agreement withConsulmet Metals (Pty) Limited of South Africa to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for a gravity recovery plant on its Kigosi Gold Project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of Tanzania.

Westmoreland Coal Company (NasdaqGM:WLB) today announced the completion of the acquisition of Chevron Mining Inc.’s Kemmerer coal mine in Lincoln County, Wyoming. Total consideration for the purchase of the Kemmerer mine included a cash payment of $76.5 million and the assumption of approximately $118.0 million in certain liabilities, including post retirement medical, pension, black lung, and asset retirement obligation liabilities.

NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--McMoRan Exploration Co. (NYSE: MMR) today updated its ultra-deep exploration and development activities in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Shelf and onshore in the Gulf Coast area.

Tournigan Energy Ltd. (TVC: TSX-V; TGP: Frankfurt) has received a Preliminary Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on its flagship Kuriskova high-grade uranium deposit located in Slovakia from its independent consultant, Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tt), in Golden, Colorado.

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today announced plans to invest approximately $140 million to further expand its coal handling facilities along the Gulf Coast.

Gold & Silver Buyers, the largest purchaser of precious metals in the state of Texas, is expanding into the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, with plans to open 12 locations over the next month and a half.

Certified polished diamond prices rose in 2011 spurred by strong buying in the first half of the year. However, global economic uncertainties and tight liquidity in the cutting centers caused prices to soften in the latter half.

Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ:RGLD)(TSX:RGL) announced today that it has agreed to sell 4.0 million common shares of Royal Gold to Goldman, Sachs & Co. in an underwritten at-the-market public offering. The last reported sale price of Royal Gold’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on January 9, 2012 was $70.34 per share. The offering is expected to close on January 13, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions. Goldman, Sachs & Co. is acting as the sole underwriter for the offering.

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (NYSE Amex: XPL; TSX: SLR) announced outstanding drilling results on its high-grade Bongará zinc joint venture project in Peru. Included […]

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joy Global Inc. (NYSE:JOY) ("Joy Global") a worldwide leader in high productivity mining solutions today announced that it completed the acquisition of approximately 41.1% of the outstanding common stock of International Mining Machinery Holdings Limited (HKSE:1683) ("IMM"), a leading designer and manufacturer of underground mining equipment in China.