(MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation (ASX: OGC, TSX: OGC, NZX: OGC) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Chamberlain as Chief Financial Officer to commence August 1st 2011. Mark Chamberlain has over 30 years experience covering a

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Vancouver's Gold-Ore Resources Ltd announced Thursday that it has released financial results for the second quarter ended May 31, 2011.

Magellan Minerals Ltd. announced on Thursday the commencement of initial reconnaissance drilling on a number of targets within its Mato Grosso JV gold project area in western Brazil.

The management of the Zondereinde division of Northam Platinum Limited (Northam) confirms that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has declared a dispute with the company.

Australia's no. 2 nickel miner Minara Resources , which is resuming full production runs following repair work at its Murrin Murrin ore processing plant, trimmed its full-year production guidance on Wednesday. Minara, 71 percent-owned by commodities trader Glencore International , cut its guidance to 29,000-32,000 tonnes of nickel in 2011 from between 33,000 and 37,000 tonnes.

Elissa Resources Ltd. reports that it has increased its land holdings in the vicinity of its Thor heavy and light rare earth (REE) project. The Thor project is located in the eastern Mojave Desert region of Nevada, 47 miles (76 km) south of Las Vegas and 16 miles (28km) east of Molycorp Minerals’ Mountain Pass REE mine and processing facility in the neighbouring state of California.

La Mancha Resources Inc. wishes to highlight that over the weekend an important step forward was achieved for Sudan, and its quest to bring long term peace and stability to the region.

Swedish headquartered mining equipment supplier Atlas Copco has received one of its biggest orders ever for major Mexican miner Peñoles and its Fresnillo subsidiary.

According to a spokesperson for the mine, the Unisel operation in South Africa's Free State province remains shut after a locomotive accident last Thursday killed an employee Harmony Gold (HARJ.J: Quote) said on Monday that operations remained shut at

Centamin Egypt said it had made a recommended $12m bid for UK-Plus quoted Sheba in a bid to broaden its asset portfolio beyond Sukari Centamin Egypt said it made a recommended 7.48 million pound ($12.0 million) offer for a small gold exploration company

Avanco Resources (ASX: AVB) reports that drilling at the Rio Verde High Grade Zone ("HGZ") has increased the strike of the high grade mineralisation a further 150m to the West (ARVD-141). The HGZ remains open on strike and now exceeds 520m representing a