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Cambridge Mineral Resources plc ("CMR" or "the Company")(AIM: CMR), the mining exploration and production company focused on South America, announces that it has commenced underground development of the La Linda gold mine in Colombia.

CMR has also signed an exclusive option agreement with the title holders of the Mina Colina Negra. The agreement covers 200 hectares to the north of the main area of interest within the El Cinco project, also currently under option. As a result, CMR now holds a majority interest in a contiguous block of 7,400ha around the El Cinco and Colina Negra mines.

CMR expects to commence underground development at its El Cinco / Colina Negra project within the next few weeks, following completion of 20km of road construction currently underway.

La Linda

Mina La Linda is a small scale, high-grade mining operation that has produced s...

Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: EXN) reports earnings of $216,396 for the three month period ended January 31, 2007 and $7,844,647 for the six month period ended January 31, 2007. Excellon generated operating cash flow of $1,875,145 in the second quarter, operating cash flow of $4,123,480 in the six month period, and the Company had $13,805,628 cash on hand as at January 31, 2007. Other results from the three and six month periods ended January 31, 2007 include:

To view the following results please click on the following link: http://www.ccnmatthews.com/docs/Excellon-chart1.pdf

Test-Mining Operations

The quarter ended January 31, 2007 was disappointing from a production point of view. Shipments to the Naica milling facility of Industrias Penoles S.A. de C.V. ("Penoles") were 8,...

Crystallex International Corporation (TSX: KRY)(AMEX: KRY) announced today the appointment of William A. Faust as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, effective April 16, 2007. Mr. Faust will direct the Company's mining operations in Venezuela, including the development, construction and operation of the Las Cristinas gold project located in Bolivar State, Venezuela.

Mr. Faust has over 28 years of engineering and management experience, particularly in open pit mining in Mexico and the Western U.S.

Mr. Faust most recently served as Vice President Operations for Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd., which was acquired by US Gold Corporation in March 2007. Prior to his tenure at Nevada Pacific Gold, he was President of Pan American Silver's M...

Glencairn Gold Corporation (TSX: GGG)(TSX: GGG.WT)(AMEX: GLE) is pleased to announce that Bruce Humphrey, P.Eng., has been appointed to the Board of Directors. Mr. Humphrey, who joins the board as an independent director, has more than 30 years of experience in the international mining industry.

"We are very fortunate to have an experienced mining engineer of Mr. Humphrey's caliber and history of achievements join our board," said Glencairn President and CEO Peter Tagliamonte. "Bruce brings strong technical depth and experience to the Company at a period we anticipate to be Glencairn's new growth phase."

Most recently, M...

With high-energy prices, residential and commercial markets for natural gas and gas-fired electric power are growing while industrial markets soften. Industry tends to be more cost sensitive: when prices rise, demand softens as they conserve or relocate to areas with cheaper energy.

Factors other than cost, however, affect residential and commercial demand. Home construction, environmental issues, improvements in lifestyle and government policies tend to favor natural gas for homes and businesses.

These consumers, however, burn most of their gas for winter heating or use gas-fired electricity for summer cooling, creating considerable seasonal swings for pipelines and utilities. As a consequence, demand for gas storage has climbed considerably.

"Gas prices for February delivery are more than $2.00/MMBtu higher than gas delivered in September," explains Bob Nimocks, president of Zeus Development Corporation, an energy research and publishing firm. "So gas storage is profita...

Northern Orion Resources Inc. (Northern Orion) (TSX: NNO)(AMEX: NTO) is pleased to announce that it has received a positive Feasibility Study Update (FSU) as part of the ongoing development of its 100% owned Agua Rica copper-gold-molybdenum project. The FSU assumes the development of the Agua Rica deposit on an independent basis and is based on the 1997 BHP/Northern Orion Initial Feasibility Study and recent additional work undertaken by Northern Orion. All cost amounts are reported in second quarter 2006 US dollars.

The development plan proposed in the FSU indicates that Agua Rica is technically feasible and economically viable and can be developed as a long life copper-gold-molybdenum mine with a low cost of copper production and significant b...

GeoFields, Inc. announced today that Jeffrey N. Amason has been appointed vice president of Professional Services. Amason joins GeoFields with 18 years experience directing major construction, engineering and IT programs from concept to completion across multiple industries, including utilities (Duke Power), oil and gas (Colonial Pipeline), manufacturing and insurance.

As vice president of Professional Services, Amason is charged with overseeing and directing personnel and programs focused on project management, data conversion and capture, software installation and upgrades, and application training.

"My role is to be the customer's advocate and ensure well-planned projects that are delivered on time, consistently and with the highest quality training. GeoFields already has a great reputation for customer service, but we have set the bar even higher to deliver software and services that exceed client expectations each and every time," said Amason.

Most recently, Amason ser...

Candente Resource Corp. (TSX: DNT) ("Candente") is pleased to announce the appointment of Thomas Rinaldi as Vice President of Operations. Commencing November 6th, 2006 Tom will oversee the development of the Canariaco Norte Copper Project.

Mr. Rinaldi has had 23 years of both open pit and underground mining experience since acquiring his B.Sc. in Mining Engineering in 1983 at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. He has 11 years of experience in heap leaching of both gold and copper. While Tom's experience is predominantly in the U.S.A. it also includes South America.

Tom has managed mining projects through all stages including: internal resource and reserve evaluation programs, optimization of Starter Pits, environmental impact assessment studies, feasibility studies, leach and metallurgical testing, permitting, detailed engineering including design o...

Tiomin Resources Inc. ("Tiomin" or the "Company") (TSX: TIO) reports today on the development progress of the Kwale titanium mineral sands project in Kenya. The Company will host a conference call on Wednesday, October 25th, at 8:45 a.m. E.T.

Tiomin is working closely with the Government of Kenya ("GoK") at all levels to ensure that the project continues to advance with the highest international standards of environmental and cultural protection while providing the local communities with substantial economic and social benefits.

Mine Site Activity

Under the terms of the Fiscal Agreement between Tiomin and the GoK, the GoK is committed to giving Tiomin and its contractors full access immediately to the entire Kwale mining property by relocating 378 farmers whose properties are affected.

As of today, 213 farmers, representing 56%, have signed compensatio...

Orvana Minerals Corp. (TSX: ORV) ("Orvana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of the Preliminary Feasibility Study (the "Study") for the Don Mario Mine's Upper Mineralized Zone ("UMZ") completed by NCL Ingenieria y Construccion S.A. ("NCL"). Orvana had retained NCL, one of Chile's largest mining engineering consulting companies, with particular expertise in copper-gold deposits, to complete the Study.

Carlos Mirabal, Orvana's President and Chief Executive Officer, commented: "We are pleased to report that the Don Mario Mine's life could be extended to ten years, depending on how and when Orvana decides to develop the UMZ deposit. We will now be considering steps to advance the UMZ deposit towards a production decision, including the preparation of a full Feasibility Study. Orvana plans to assess its options with respect to developing the project ...