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Northgate Minerals Corp.’s Kemess South gold mine in British Columbia is about to close. In fact, it might be happening as we […]

Golden Predator Corp. (TSX:GPD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced bought deal private placement offering. The Company sold a total of 16,675,000 Flow-Through Shares at a price of $0.90 per Flow-Through Share and 10,350,000 Units at a price of $0.75 per Unit, for gross proceeds to the Company of $22,770,000, including the exercise of the Underwriters' option of $2,970,000.

The Globe and Mail reports that Canada’s mining sector is set for a hiring spree in the coming quarter, making it the most upbeat sector in the country as other employers remain cautious. Across all industries, one in five employers expect to boost their payrolls in the April-to-June period, according to a Manpower Inc. survey released Tuesday. According to The Globe, almost three-quarters, or 73 per cent, expect no change in staffing levels while 5 per cent are planning cutbacks – responses that are little changed from the prior quarter. It’s a different story for mining, where second-quarter hiring intentions are by far the strongest, and where the outlook also jumped the most in the quarter.

Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX: EQN) ("Equinox" or the "Company") advises that it has commenced its previously announced offer (the “Offer”) to acquire Lundin Mining Corporation ("Lundin"). The Offer will remain open until 6:00pm on April 14, 2011 unless withdrawn or extended.

Yamana Gold today announced an arrangement, subject to formal documentation, with Xstrata Queensland Limited and Goldcorp Inc. that would see the ultimate integration of Agua Rica into Minera Alumbrera. Agua Rica is a 100% Yamana-owned, development-stage project in the province of Catamarca, Argentina and is located approximately 35 kilometres from the currently operating Alumbrera mine

Forum Uranium Corp. (TSX VENTURE:FDC) is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an option agreement with Cameco Corporation whereby Forum and Mega Uranium Ltd. may jointly earn a 60% interest in the 98 square kilometer North West Athabasca project, including the historical 1.5 million pound Maurice Bay uranium deposit in the Western Athabasca Basin.

Pan Orient Energy completed a previously announced bought deal financing of 6,870,240 common shares at a price of $6.55 per Common Share for gross proceeds of $45,000,072 on a private placement basis. The syndicate of underwriters was co-led by Raymond James Ltd. and Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and included GMP Securities L.P., Canaccord Genuity Corp., Mackie Research Capital Corporation, Haywood Securities Inc. and Paradigm Capital Inc.

CBC reported that there will be a series of public forums held across Nunavut to guage the public’s views about uranium mining.

Detour Gold Corporation has commenced a 2,000-metre diamond drilling program at Conquest's Sunday Lake Property, which is currently under joint venture option to Detour Gold.