Impairment charge pushes Northgate minerals into the red for Q4, fiscal year
| VANCOUVER, B.C. - Northgate Minerals Corp. (TSX:NGX) said Tuesday the writedown of the value of an Australian gold mine was a major factor in the losses booked during the full year and fourth quarte... Stockhouse

Equinox Achieves Financial Close for New US$400 Million Corporate Loan
TORONTO, Mar 9, 2010 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX News Network) -- | Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") is pleased to announ... Stockhouse

Equinox Achieves Financial Close for New US$400 Million Corporate Loan
| TORONTO, March 9 /CNW/ - Equinox Minerals Limited (TSX and ASX symbol: "EQN") ("Equinox" or the "Company") is pleased to announce today that it has achieved financial close of its new corporate loan... Canada Newswire

Royal Roads & Benton approve $1.17 million program for Long Range JV, drilling to test ...
| Trading Symbol: RRO - TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 112,127,290 | HALIFAX, March 9 /CNW/ - Royal Roads Corp. (RRO-TSX-V) ("Royal Roads") and Benton Resources Corp. (BTC-TSX-V) ("Benton") are pleased to ... Canada Newswire

Northgate Reports Record Cash Flow from Operations in 2009
| Record Gold Production of 362,398 Ounces Achieved Notice: Conference Call and Webcast Today at 10:00 am ET Dial in: +647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191 TSX NGX NYSE AMEX NXG | VANCOUVER, March 9 /PRNews... PR Newswire

Northgate Reports Record Cash Flow from Operations in 2009
| Record Gold Production of 362,398 Ounces Achieved Notice: Conference Call and Webcast Today at 10:00 am ET Dial in: +647-427-7450 or 1-888-231-8191 TSX NGX NYSE AMEX NXG | VANCOUVER, March 9 /CNW/ -... Canada Newswire

Noront announces resource increase at Eagle's Nest deposit
| Symbol: NOT:TSX-V Shares Outstanding: 167,852,109 Fully Diluted: 179,169,260 | TORONTO, March 9 /CNW/ - Noront Resources Ltd. ("Noront" or the "Company") (TSX Venture: NOT) is pleased to provide an ... Canada Newswire

Mandalay Resources Delivers Costerfield Mine Ramp-Up on Schedule
| TORONTO, March 9 /CNW/ - Mandalay Resources Corporation ("Mandalay" or "the Company") (TSX-V: MND), is pleased to announce that the previously-disclosed ramp-up at its 100% owned Costerfield gold-an... Canada Newswire

Newmont and Sumitomo Enter into an Agreement to Sell an Additional 14% Share Sale of PTNNT for $494 Million
| DENVER, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) ("Newmont" or the "Company") today announced that its subsidiary, Newmont Indonesia Limited, together with Nusa Tengg... PR Newswire

Europe shares drop for second day; financials weigh
* FTSEurofirst 300 down 0.6 percent; falls for 2nd day * Financials, miners among top decliners * Food producers, drugmakers in demand * For up-to-the-minute market news, click on By Atul Prakash LOND... The Guardian

LME copper up but, Shanghai metal trade cautious ahead of Chinese trade numbers
SINGAPORE (Reuters)  -  | London copper prices rose on Tuesday, paring the previous session's slide of 1 percent, while Shanghai metal ticked lower, with prices seen rangebound ahead of Chin... Mineweb

Congo's new oil minister to examine delayed deals
* Oil minister to review deals awaiting presidential decree * Wants oil code passed by end March * Oil has potential to dwarf mining, minister says By Katrina Manson KINSHASA, March 9 (Reuters) - Demo... The Guardian

Mercator Minerals starts commissioning of Phase 1.5 at Mineral Park and operational updates
| VANCOUVER, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Mercator Minerals Ltd. ("Mercator") (TSX - ML) is pleased to announce that the commissioning of phase 1.5 at its wholly owned Mineral Park mine in Arizona ... PR Newswire

Significant Extension of Mineralization Discovered at Northgate Minerals' Fosterville Gold Mine
| Drill Hole in the Phoenix Deeps intersects 17.6 Grams per Tonne Over 3.6 Metres | VANCOUVER, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Northgate Minerals Corporation (TSX: NGX, NYSE Amex: NXG) is pleased to... PR Newswire

Copper cable thieves back at it
    | Rising copper prices have led to a resurgence in copper thefts in Metro Vancouver, including one Monday morning that left hundreds of Surrey residents without 911 service. | Telus spokesman S... Canada Dot Com

China enters Latin American mineral market with Canada deal
Toronto: After storming Africa, resource-hungry China Monday made a big opening into the Latin American mineral market by inking a $1-billion deal with Canadian copper major Quadra Mining Ltd for a st... Samachaar

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South Ocean forced to import copper as supplies dry up
  | By Asha Speckman | Submit your comment | South Ocean Holdings, an electrical and cabling manufacturer, would be forced to increase imports to address its critically low copper inventories aft... Business Report

Global equity gains send bourse on winning streak
  | Submit your comment | The Top40 index of blue chips gained 0.79 percent to 25 256.32 points while the broader all share index gained 0.76 percent to 28 116.69 points, its longest rising strea... Business Report

Baja Files Updated Technical Report and Amended Financial Statements
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Mar 08, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX News Network) -- | Baja Mining Corp. (TSX: BAJ)(OTCQX: BAJFF) today announced that, further to its news release dated January 15, 2010,... Stockhouse