Inter Pipeline Fund ("Inter Pipeline") (TSX:IPL.UN) announced today that it has entered into a binding Shipper Support Agreement to provide bitumen blend and diluent transportation services to three major oil sands projects owned by the FCCL Partnership ("FCCL"), a business venture between Cenovus Energy and ConocoPhillips.

Barrick Gold Corporation today reported net earnings of $0.75 billion ($0.75 per share) compared to net earnings of $1.16 billion ($1.16 per share) in the same prior year quarter.

Highbank Resources Ltd. (frankfurt:V7O) has agreed to sponsor the Northern Aboriginal Machinery School ("NAMS"), a heavy duty machinery training school for First Nations students throughout Canada to prepare them for full-time employment with mining, oil and gas, and construction companies.

The rights offering is part of the comprehensive financing plan to continue the development of the Oyu Tolgoi Project.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX:LSG)(NYSE MKT:LSG)(NYSE Amex:LSG) ("Lake Shore Gold" or the "Company") today announced that as a result of high winds and smoke from a forest fire approximately 15 kilometres southwest of the Timmins West Mine, operations at the mine have been temporarily suspended.

Balmoral Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:BAR)(OTCQX:BALMF) ("Balmoral" or the "Company") today reported a new discovery of nickel-copper-platinum group metal mineralization on the Company's wholly owned Grasset Property.

It has been a tough month for both silver prices and silver stocks. The Global X Silver Miners ETF (SIL) has fallen nearly 16 percent in the last month.

HudBay Minerals Inc. ("Hudbay") (TSX:HBM)(NYSE:HBM) today announced that due to market conditions it is discontinuing the planned offering of US$400 million senior unsecured notes due 2020, which it had previously announced on May 14, 2012.

Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SSL) is pleased to announce that it has acquired from Magellan Minerals Ltd. ("Magellan") (TSX VENTURE:MNM), a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty ("NSR") on the Coringa gold project ("Coringa") and a 1.0% NSR on the Cuiu Cuiu gold project ("Cuiu Cuiu") both of which are located in Para state, Brazil.

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN)(NYSE:IVN)(NASDAQ:IVN) announced today that the company's Board of Directors has appointed four new directors.

Finning International Inc. (TSX:FTT) announced that its U.K. and Ireland division has secured a seven-year mining equipment and service contract with Hargreaves Services for a total value of approximately $96 million Cdn.

Pretium Resources Inc. reported initial results from the 2012 drill program at its high-grade gold Brucejack Project in northern British Columbia.