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The first full year of production from the Don Mario gold mine in Bolivia has ended well for Orvana Minerals (ORV-T), with 48,000 oz. poured.

Uranium miner Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), most of which is owned by London-based Rio Tinto (RTP-N), has been charged in connection with a uranium spill at its Ranger mine in the Northern Territory.

Workers at the idled aluminum smelter in Wenatchee, Wash., represented by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and the Aluminum Trades Council of Wenatchee, have voted to accept a labour agreement that will save about 400 jobs.

Vancouver — Drilling by Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T) at the Ruddock Creek property in British Columbia has extended a high-grade zone of massive sulphides to the west.

Osprey Gold — Jean-Jacques Treyvaud and Linda Kent appointed directors.

VVC Exploration (VVC-V), through subsidiary Orient Will Investments, has signed an option agreement to acquire a half-interest in the small Chen Er gold mine in China.

Vancouver — The second drill hole on the Megabuck zone at the Woodjam project, near Williams Lake, B.C., has encountered significant porphyry copper and gold mineralization. The project is jointly held by Fjordland Exploration…

Vancouver — Partners Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V) and Shoshone Silver Mining have received an updated resource estimate for the Blende silver-lead-zinc project in the central Yukon.