A Vancouver, British Columbia, company plans to drill this month near Mount St. Helens to determine if there are enough valuable minerals to mine a site 12 miles from the volcano.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2010) - Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE Amex:EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) announces that it has identified three new silver veins and acquired three new mining properties ( click here to see maps ) in the San Pedro area of the Guanacevi silver district in Durango State, Mexico.

First Nations in British Columbia are warning the federal government that they will stop at nothing to prevent a mining company from destroying a fishing lake to process copper and gold.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Rusoro Mining Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:RML) has granted incentive options under its Stock Option Plan to certain directors, officers and employees for the purchase of a total of 5,366,000 shares in the capital of the Company. The options are exercisable on or before September 1, 2020 at a price of $0.20 per share, being the ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - Nevada Sunrise Gold Corp. ( TSX VENTURE:NEV ) ("Nevada Sunrise", or the "Company") has entered into a Letter Agreement with Nevada Sunrise LLC (the "Vendor"), a private company controlled by two directors of the Company, to acquire the rights to a mining lease on the Pinnacle Property, located in northern Nye County approximately 125 ...

A British Columbia company plans to drill this month near the mountain to check for valuable minerals.

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - A Vancouver, British Columbia, company plans to drill this month near Mount St. Helens to determine if there are enough valuable minerals to mine a site 12 miles from the volcano. Ascot Resources Chief Financial Officer Robert Evans told The Daily News of Longview the drilling aims to confirm tests in the 1970s that showed high levels of copper, silver and gold. He says ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 1, 2010) - Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX:EDR)(NYSE Amex:EXK)(DBFrankfurt:EJD) announces that it has identified three new silver veins and acquired three new mining properties ( click here to see maps ) in the San Pedro area of the Guanacevi silver district in Durango State, Mexico.

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- (Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - Sutter Gold Mining Inc. ("Sutter" or "SGM" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGM) is pleased to announce the agreement of an increase to the Company's existing secured loan facility ("the Facility") in the amount of US $3.65 million with RMB Australia Holdings Limited. The amount available under the amended Facility now totals US $7.90 ...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2010) - United Mining Group, Inc. (the "Company" or "UMG"), (CNSX:UMG)(MUN:UM8) is pleased to announce that the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) has conditionally approved the Company's common shares for listing on the TSX. The TSX has reserved the stock trading symbol "UMG" in anticipation of the commencement of trading of the Company's shares.