In its report the company highlights strong production of 30,620 ounces of gold at an average cash cost of US $766 per oz and a cash flow from operating activities of $21.2 million .

International Tower Hill Mines announced that it will close the first tranche of its previously announced up to $29.6 million non-brokered private placement financing today.

Half year highlights include: sales increase of 4%, EBITDA up by 19% compared to the first half of 2011 and net profit increased 53% compared to the first half of 2011.

Osisko President and CEO Sean Roosen commented: "We have made good progress at Canadian Malartic in the past three months. The completion of the secondary crusher is an important moment in the move towards the end of the Canadian Malartic ramp up phase."

SouthGobi Resources was notified today that Ivanhoe and Chalco have agreed to extend until September 4, 2012 for Chalco to make a proportional takeover bid for less than 56% of the common shares of SouthGobi.

The company claims, among other things, $24.9 million on account of gold loss and $17.1 million on account of throughput loss arising directly from defective work carried out by GRES.

The illegal work stoppage as a result of labour unrest from a small percentage of the Sukari workforce has been successfully resolved with the co-operation of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority and the Ministry of Labour and as such work has recommenced.

The company announced that its board of directors has declared its first quarter fiscal 2013 dividend of $0.025 per share to be paid on or before October 21, 2012.

The company has intersected 482 meters of banded iron formation returning 39.9% total iron at the Radio Hill project.

The company has announced the appointment of Mr. Chris Carmichael as chief financial officer of Bison Gold Resources. Mr. Carmichael is a certified general accountant and was the CFO of Bison Gold from 2007 to 2011.

"The actions of the petitioner (NMI) in planning to 'hide in the weeds' until the AGM appear to be aimed at preventing all shareholders from having notice and the opportunity to vote in a proxy contest."

Aquila reports intersects of 71.68 meters of 1.68 grams per tonne gold including 2.9 meters of 27.06 grams per tonne gold at Bend copper-gold deposit.