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RR.TSX TORONTO, April 10, 2013 /CNW/ - Rainy River Resources Ltd. ("Rainy River" or the "Company" (RR.TSX)) is pleased to announce receipt of a positive Feasibility Study ("FS") for its 100% owned Rainy River Gold Project ("RRGP") in northwestern Ontario, Canada.  The information presented below summarizes the results of the FS for a mine and processing scenario based on the October 10, 2012 National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") mineral resource estimate, which includes...

Trading Symbols TSX - CRJ NYSE MKT - CGR SASKATOON, March 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Claude Resources Inc. ("Claude" and or the "Company") today reported its 2012 operating and financial results. All dollar amounts are in Canadian dollars unless stated otherwise. 2012 Highlights: -- Net profit of $5.6 million, or $0.03 per share, after a $3.0 million, or $0.02 per share, non-cash deferred income tax expense. -- Cash flow from...

TSX: LIM TORONTO, March 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Labrador Iron Mines Holdings Limited ("LIM" or the "Company") (TSX:LIM) announces that it has entered into a framework arrangement with Tata Steel Minerals Canada ("TSMC"), a subsidiary of Tata Steel Limited, to establish a strategic relationship between LIM and TSMC whereby the two companies have agreed to co-operate with each other in various aspects of their respective iron ore operations in the Labrador Trough and enter into...

NASA Tropical Cyclone Rusty formed on Feb. 24 and has already caused warnings up for the residents of northwestern West Australia, including Port Hedland. NASA's Terra satellite saw that outer bands of this quick-forming tropical cyclone were already affecting land. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (ABOM) has posted cyclone warnings and a yellow and blue alert for Western Australia as Rusty approaches for a landfall. A Cyclone Warning is in effect from Broome to Mardie, and adjacent...

(all figures in United States dollars and in 100% terms unless stated otherwise) ASX: NCM   POMSOX: NCM   TSX: NM MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Newcrest Mining Limited (Newcrest) has updated its Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve estimates for the 12 month period ending 31 December 2012, and these are presented in Tables 1 to 4 below. The reserves estimates reported in this release have been prepared under the direction of a Qualified Person, as defined in NI...

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Linkwell Corporation "Linkwell" (OTCQB: LWLL) announced today its wholly owned subsidiary, Metamining Nevada, Inc., ("Metamining") expects to begin delivery of iron ore from Mobile Alabama to end customers in China in the second quarter of 2013. Metamining has exclusive rights to the management, operations, and resale of approximately five million tons of iron ore in Mobile, Alabama. This iron ore is estimated to have 62% in iron content...

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Infrared data from NASA's Aqua satellite has shown that soon after a low pressure system in northwestern West Australia became Tropical Storm Peta, it made landfall and started to fall apart. Early on Jan. 22, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) gave System 93S a high chance for development into a tropical depression. At that time, System 93S was located near 19.2S and 120.7E, about 415 nautical miles (477.6 miles/768.6 km) east-northeast of...

LONDON, January 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Whilst iron ore prices have recovered, not everyone is able to join the party. 2013 is shaping up to be an interesting year for iron ore. As prices hit US$150/t in January - an 80% increase over the lows in September of last year - optimism briefly returned to the market. In the Pilbara, BHP Billiton's Jimblebar expansion remains on track for first production in the March 2013 quarter and the company expects to reach a...

CLEVELAND, Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) (Paris: CLF) announced today a decision to delay portions of its Bloom Lake Mine Phase II expansion in Quebec and idle a portion of its production at two of its U.S. iron ore operations, Northshore Mining in Minnesota and Empire Mine in Michigan. The Company is adjusting its 2013 operating plans for its North American iron ore businesses to align with expected sales volumes. These production decreases...

Mine Expansion Feasibility Study Completed for 60 ktpd VANCOUVER, Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - China Gold International Resources Corp. Ltd. (TSX: CGG; HKEx: 2099) (the "Company") is pleased to announce the results of a National Instrument 43-101 compliant Technical Report Expansion Feasibility Study for the Chang Shan Hao (CSH) Gold Project, located in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. This report is prepared following the 2011 drilling campaign. The...