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Crosshair confirming historical results in preparation for an initial resource estimate at Juniper Ridge

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp. (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) is pleased to announce additional results from the ongoing drill program on the Juniper Ridge Uranium Project in southwest Wyoming. A total of 356 holes (67,399 feet) have been drilled to date. The 2011 program is successfully confirming historical results, which indicate that the Project may be amenable to an open-pit, heap leach operation.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 8, 2011 | 1:00 pm

Bayfield drills 34.50m of 1.24 g/t AuEq in near surface drilling and discovers new shallow gold mineralization in east-central portion of Burns Block in Rainy River, Ontario

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX VENTURE:BYV) (FRANKFURT:B4N) (the "Company") is pleased to announce an additional significant gold and silver intercepts on its 100% owned Burns Block property in the Rainy River District of north-western Ontario. The Burns Block is situated adjacent to the east and on strike to Rainy River Resources' multi-million ounce gold and silver deposit.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 8, 2011 | 1:00 pm

Cream Minerals reports drill results for the Veta Tomas zone, Nuevo Milenio silver-gold project, Mexico

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2011) - Cream Minerals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:CMA)(OTCBB:CRMXF)(FRANKFURT:DFL) ("Cream" or the "Company") is pleased to provide results of in-fill drilling for the Veta Tomas zone, one of three higher grade silver and gold in quartz veins. The in-fill drilling of the Veta Tomas zone is one aspect of the 20,000 metre diamond drill program currently in progress at the 100% owned Nuevo Milenio Silver-Gold Project, Nayarit State, Mexico. Nuevo Milenio is a low sulphidation, epithermal precious metal prospect containing silver-gold mineralization in quartz vein quartz stock work zones hosted within a collapsed caldera. Two drill rigs are drilling at Nuevo Milenio with the objective of completing in-fill drilling and testing additional targets. To date approximately 18,500 metres of drilling in 77 drill holes has been completed.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 8, 2011 | 12:30 pm

PolyMet reports second quarter fiscal 2012 results

HOYT LAKES, MINNESOTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2011) - PolyMet Mining Corp. (TSX:POM)(NYSE Amex:PLM) ("PolyMet" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three months ended July 31, 2011, which have been filed at www.polymetmining.comand on SEDAR and EDGAR. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"). All amounts are in U.S. funds.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 7, 2011 | 8:58 pm

South Australian Mining Sector to Train Aboriginal Job Seekers

Regional mining sites across South Australia will be able to partner with Registered Training Organisations to apply for funding to train Aboriginal job seekers, Government News reports.

Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation Minister Grace Portolesi said the Commonwealth will provide $500000 to the program in 2011-12 in addition to the state government’s equivalent amount. “The State Government is working with the Commonwealth, Aboriginal communities and industry to halve the gap in employment outcomes in the community between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people by 2018,” Ms Portolesi said.

Joanna Gaskell - Education Editor | September 7, 2011 | 2:01 pm

Entree Gold continues to advance Ann Mason

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Entrée Gold Inc. (TSX:ETG)(NYSE Amex:EGI)(FRANKFURT:EKA) ("Entrée" or the "Company") has received assay results from three additional deep diamond drill holes on the 100% owned Ann Mason copper molybdenum porphyry deposit in the Yerington district of Nevada. Drilling continues to return long intercepts (448 metres to 814 metres) averaging from 0.35% to 0.43% copper equivalent ("CuEq"). Higher grade mineralization, including intervals greater than 0.60% CuEq, is present in these holes, as shown in Table 1 below. Hole locations and cross sections can be viewed at www.entreegold.com.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 6, 2011 | 12:46 pm

IAMGOLD and Newmont Mining Get Ron Paul’s Stamp of Approval

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 09/06/11 -- For several decades, Ron Paul has warned of the collapse of the US Dollar. As reported in Barron's, the Republican Candidate "puts his money where his mouth is." Dr. Paul continues to invest heavily in gold-mining stocks as hedge against what the congressman calls "The Great Inflation."

Marketwire | September 6, 2011 | 12:41 pm

Argentex drills 3.00 meters of 3.18 g/t Au and 501.3 g/t Ag at Marta Oeste vein at Pinguino project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 6, 2011) - Argentex Mining Corporation ("Argentex" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ATX)(OTCBB:AGXMF) is pleased to release additional drill results from its recently completed 2011 exploration program at the Pinguino project, located in the Santa Cruz province of Argentina. The program consisted of 19,704 meters of drilling in 206 holes. To date, the Company has received sample results from 11,840 meters of drilling from 133 of the 206 holes, with approximately 35 % of holes remaining to be processed in the lab.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | September 6, 2011 | 12:30 pm

China seeking cheaper iron ore

Fed up with paying high prices for iron ore, China is seeking out new supplies of the crucial steelmaking ingredient. The Australian reports that China is increasing iron ore imports from countries outside the major producing regions of Australia and Brazil to diversify supply away from the players that dominate the sector: The economic powerhouse has reported that iron ore imports from countries other than Australia, Brazil, India and South Africa had increased by up to 4 per cent in the first half of this year, compared with the same period last year.

Andrew Topf | September 4, 2011 | 6:15 pm

Tracking Gold

Recently, we’ve received a number of emails from readers asking why the primary gold ETF, SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD), doesn’t more closely track the price of gold, and other related questions. For those readers who aren’t already familiar with the workings of this innovative way to “own gold,” it’s worth going over a few of the details, because there are some common misunderstandings regarding the ETF.

Casey Research | September 1, 2011 | 2:20 pm