Note: Change in Total Tonnes from yesterday’s data: SPDR subtracted 5.768 tonnes.

COMEX Gold Trust (IAU) Total Tonnes in Trust: 117.03: -0.55 change from yesterday’s data.

Silver Trust (SLV) Total Tonnes in Trust: 10,725.73 - No change from yesterday’s data.

The Miners:

Almaden’s (AAU) drill results, SEMAFO’s (SMF.TO) magnetic survey, Allied Nevada’s (ANV) metallurgical test results, Ivanhoe’s (IVN) rights certificates, Keegan’s (KGN) bought deal financing, Fronteer’s (FRG) drill results, IAMGOLD’s (AIG) production, NovaGold’s (NG) mailed offer to Copper Canyon shareholders, Fortuna’s (FVI.V) production schedule, ECU Silver’s (ECU.TO) drill results, Apogee’s (APE.V) drill results, and U.S. Silver’s (USA.V) production were among the big stories in the gold and silver mining industry making headlines today.

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Goldstone Announces Eight-Rig Exploration Program Planned for Hardrock Project in 2011 - More
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Bison Gold Resources Inc. Anomalous Rare Earth Element Concentrations Identified in Soils on the Apex Property, Snow Lake, Manitoba - More
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NovaGold Mails Offer to Copper Canyon Shareholders - "NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG - News)(AMEX:NG - News) today announced that NovaGold has filed its formal offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Copper Canyon Resources Ltd. (TSX-V:CPY - News) ("Copper Canyon") with Canadian securities regulators and a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and has commenced the mailing of its offer and related documents to Copper Canyon shareholders." More
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ReMac Announces Completion of Acquisition of Corazon Exploraciones S.A. - More
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Adanac Files Audited Financial Statements and Annual Information Form - More
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Cap-Ex to Acquire Labrador/Quebec Iron Ore Properties, Concurrent Financing of $2,400,000, Appointment of Brett Matich to the Board of Directors - More
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Comstock Mining Advances Strategic Plan with Fall 2010 Drilling Results; Encounters 590' of Mineralization in First Dayton Hole - More
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MAX extends mineralized drill interval to 12.1 m of 0.91 g/t Au at Table Top, Nevada - More
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Almaden Intersects 43.96 m of 3.1 g/t Au, 62.3 g/t Ag in Hole TU-10-10 and 1.77 m of 48.98 g/t Au, 1391.7 g/t Ag in Hole TU-10-11 at Ixtaca, Mexico - "Drilling to date on the Ixtaca zone shows good continuity of mineralisation in both horizontal and vertical dimensions. We are very pleased with the results and eagerly anticipate commencing 2011 with a drill program designed to continue testing the strike extent and vertical continuity of the Ixtaca zone, which appears to be marked by strong IP and gold in soil responses for at least a kilometre northeast of present drilling." More
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Pacific Coast Nickel Corp. Purchases Wellgreen PGM and Lynn Lake Nickel Projects From Prophecy Resource Corp. - More
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Fortuna's San Jose Project on Schedule for Production in Q3 2011 - "Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (TSX:FVI.to - News) is pleased to provide an update on construction activities at its 100% owned San Jose silver-gold Project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Construction activities to date are on budget and commissioning of the mine is scheduled for the third quarter of 2011." More
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Oremex Receives Encouraging Sampling Results at Chalchihuites Silver Project - More
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Amarc Closes $9.9 Million Financing - More
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Bonaventure Settles Debt by Issuing Shares - More
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Eurasian's Regional Strategic Alliance Lands in Haiti Selected for Designated Project Status - More
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Claim Post Resources Commences Drilling on the Dayton-Racetrack Property - More
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Houston Lake Mining Announces Acquisition of Rare Metals Properties, Increasing the Size of the Company’s Pakeagama Rare Metals Project in North Western Ontario - More
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Mill Bay Ventures Inc.: Valentine Mountain Core Re-Sampling Yields 11.95 g/t Gold Over 0.83 Metres - More
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Cogitore Resources Currently Drilling on Four Projects - More
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Eagle Plains/Providence Capital Resume Diamond Drill Program at Iron Range Project, Southeastern BC - More
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First Gold Reports 0.44% Li2O, 196 ppm Ta2O5, 505 ppm BeO, 3,565 ppm Rb, 87 ppm Cs and 187 ppm Ga over 116 Metres Along Strike - More
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Skeena Reports Exploration Update on Tropico Project, Mexico - More
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Compass Gold Corp. Exploration Update and Grant of New License - More
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Diamonds North Identifies 10 Priority Gold Targets on the HI-2 Prospect - More
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Ur-Energy Acquires Exploration Properties in Nebraska - More
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Virginia Grants 163,750 Stock Options - More
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Glass Earth Gold Announces the Closing of Final Tranches of C$4 Million Private Placement - More
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Medusa Mining Limited: Co-O Drilling Adds to Growth Potential - More
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Petaquilla Highlights Operational and Financial Performance - More
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ICN Resources Appoints New Director - More
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Amarillo Gold Corp.: Coffey Mining to Lead Posse Pre-Feasibility Study - More
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GoldLand Holdings Co. (GHDC) Welcomes Roger Scammell as President and Director - More
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Corvus Gold Announces Discovery of New Gold Targets at the Chisna Project, Alaska - More
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Explor Starts Diamond Drilling Program on the Destor Gold Property - More
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Galahad Metals Inc.: 79.37 g Gold/ton Over 3.6 m Intersection in DDH #RG10-02 at Regcourt - More
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Photo Release -- Mexus Gold U.S. Provides Funding for Acquisition of 7,900 Acres in Northern Mexico - More
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Eagle Star Minerals Corp.: Results Up to 44.66% FE2O3 Across 39 Metres, Angico Iron Project, North Eastern Brazil - More
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Calibre Discovers High Grade Epithermal Gold Vein System at the Santa Maria Prospect, Nicaragua - More
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First Mexican Gold Corp. Acquires Contiguous Land - More
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Silver Falcon Mining, Inc. (SFMI) Welcomes Roger Scammell as President and Director - More
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Ardent Mines Limited (OTCBB: ADNT) to Acquire Brazilian Gold Company with Four Significant Properties - More
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MDN Inc.: Fourth Quarter Results at the Tulawaka Gold Mine - More
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Northern Gold Retains Moelis & Company as Financial Advisor - More
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Redhill Resources Corp.: Deflector Deposit Resource Upgrade and Recommencement of Drilling at Deflector - More
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Majescor, SACG and SOMINE Identify New High Priority Geophysical and Structural Targets Within 10km-Long Copper-Bearing Corridor at the SOMINE Property, Haiti - More
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Eurasian Minerals Completes 2010 Exploration Program at the Akarca JV Project, Turkey - More
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Cartier Signs Option and Joint Venture Agreement for its Riviere Dore Copper Nickel Property - More
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Drilling Underway on Southern's Dragoon Project; New Claims Added at Oro Project - More
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Moly Mines Company Update - More
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Rockland Completes Staking of Priority Gold Area, Schefferville Gold Project, Quebec - More
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Brazilian Gold Intersects 86 Metres Grading 1.37 Grams/Tonne Gold and Adds Second Drill Rig at Sao Jorge - More
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Empire Makes Significant New Discovery-Drilling at Bursa Project Intersects 47.35m of 2.02% Copper, 0.96g/t Gold and 21.64g/t Silver including 8m of 9.1% Copper - More
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Avala Resources Announces Completion of Warrant Acceleration - More
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Caza Gold Identifies Strong Trace Element Anomalies Associated With High Gold Values and High Sulfidation Alteration on the Los Andes Gold Property, Nicaragua - More
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PolyMet Closes First $10 Million Tranche of Glencore Financing - More
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AM Gold and Capella Enter Into Letter of Intent to Combine - More
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Treasury Metals Appoints Greg Ferron as Vice President of Corporate Development - More
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Alexis Elucidates Recent Management Changes - More
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Gold Canyon Announces Remaining Silver Assays From 2010 Drilling at Springpole Gold Project - More
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Southern Arc Strengthens its Board of Advisors and Appoints New Chief Financial Officer - More
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Bear Lake Gold: Drilling Update at the Larder Lake Project - More
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Inter-Citic Reports Drill Results From New Exploration Areas. All 41 New Holes Report Gold Mineralization - More
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First Liberty Power Corp Enters Into LOI for New Lithium Property Prospect - More
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Baja Finalizes Fixed Interest Rate on US EXIM Loans at 3.02% and Provides Boleo Project Update - More
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Alto and Foundation to Conduct 6,000m Drill Program on the Coldstream Joint Venture Project, Ontario - More
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Silver Quest Intersects Gold Mineralization at Boulevard, Yukon - More
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Foundation Acquires 60% Interest in Coldstream Project, Ontario / 6,000 Metre Drill Program Planned - More
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Probe Mines Commences Second Phase Drilling on the Cree Lake Project, Swayze Belt, Ontario - More
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Arco Signs 10 Year Access Agreement at Tres Hermanas Property in Oaxaca, Mexico - More
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Mercer Drill Hole MGDH-03 Intercepts Two Mineralized Zones at the Guayabales Gold Project, Colombia - More
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Reno Creek Environmental Baseline Studies On Schedule - More
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Hathor Exploration Limited: Drilling is Underway at Russell - More
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Eduardo Luna Appointed to Creston's Advisory Board - More
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Ashburton Provides Update for the Deep Creek Gold Project, Nevada - More
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Providence Capital / Eagle Plains Resume Diamond Drill Program at Iron Range Project, Southeastern BC - More
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La Mancha Achieves Record Gold Production in 2010 and Targets up to 135,000 Oz in 2011 - More
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Capstone Reports Additional High Grade Intercepts & Timing to Develop Underground Access for Major Step-out Drill Program on the Mala Noche Footwall Zone - More
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Rockgate Significantly Increases Uranium/Silver Resource Size and Grade; adds Copper resource at Falea Project, Mali, West Africa - More
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Lydian Establishes Development Advisory Board as Amulsar Discovery Enters New Phase - More
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Pitchstone Begins Athabasca Uranium Programs - More
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Lara Exploration Ltd.: Agreement for the Sale of Brazilian Nickel Projects to Horizonte Minerals - More
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Willow Creek's Ticker Symbol Temporarily Changes From "WLOC" to "WLOCD" - More
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Gold Hawk Contracts Lyntek Inc. to Prepare an Engineering Design Study for the Oracle Ridge Copper Mine - More
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Earth Dragon Resources Announces Gold Project Joint Venture Agreement in Ghana - More
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Candente Copper Announces Positive Pre-Feasibility Progress Report for the Canariaco Norte Copper Project - More
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BonTerra Files NI 43-101 Technical Report on Quebec Properties - More
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ECU Silver Extends DD Vein on Level 12 of The Santa Juana Mine - "The DD vein was recently opened on level 12 over a strike length of 114 meters grading 3.82 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au), 387 g/t silver (Ag), 1.25% lead and 0.48% zinc over an average width of 0.53 meters, including a 12 meters section that graded 4.12 g/t Au and 439 g/t Ag over 1.51 meters. This vein was opened as part of a program to verify the continuity of veins found in the lower levels of the Santa Juana mine which had not been previously verified except by a few drill holes. In this case, the vein was included in the NI 43-101 compliant resources as inferred resources." More
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SEMAFO's Geophysical Surveys Add New Prospective Targets at Mana - Yahoo! Finance - "SEMAFO (TSX:SMF - News) announced completion of a 985-km2 magnetic survey across most peripheral groups of permits and an extensive induced polarization ("IP") survey over the Nyafe-Fofina area at its flagship Mana Mine in Burkina Faso." More
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Apogee Intersects 21.0 Meters Grading 479.43 g/t Silver at Pulacayo and Commences Additional Metallurgical Study on the Pulacayo Deposit - "Apogee Minerals Ltd. ("Apogee" or the "Company") (TSX-V:APE - News) reports assay results from 6 additional diamond drill holes from the ongoing drill campaign at the Pulacayo deposit located in southwest Bolivia. (See Table 1 below). All of the reported holes were drilled from surface." More
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Allied Nevada: Ongoing Metallurgical Test Results Continue to Confirm Milling Recoveries of 87% for Gold and 82% for Silver - "Allied Nevada Gold Corp. ("Allied Nevada" or the "Company") (TSX:ANV - News)(AMEX:ANV - News) is pleased to announce the metallurgical test results of 38 additional composite samples from its wholly owned Hycroft mine located near Winnemucca, Nevada. The Company has compiled these additional results into its metallurgical model for milling oxide and sulfide mineralization. The model, which is now comprised of 137 composites including these new results, indicates average recoveries of 87% for gold and 82% for silver through a grind-flotation (to create a concentrate)-cyanidation of tailings circuit." More
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Ivanhoe Mines Rights to Cease Trading on New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ on January 25, 2011, and on Toronto Stock Exchange at Noon on January 26, 2011 - "Under terms of the rights offering, all holders of rights must either a) validly deliver their completed rights certificates to the Subscription Agent, CIBC Mellon Trust Company, before the expiry deadline on January 26, 2011, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST); or b) provide a notice to the Subscription Agent guaranteeing delivery of their rights certificates within three business days of the January 26 expiry deadline (which will be January 31, 2011), in both cases accompanied by payment of the total applicable subscription price." More
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Keegan Resources Inc. Announces CAD$185 Million Bought Deal Financing - "Keegan Resources Inc. (TSX:KGN.to - News) (NYSE Amex: KGN) ("Keegan" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which the Underwriters have agreed to purchase, on a bought deal basis, pursuant to a short form prospectus, 24,700,000 common shares (the "Common Shares") of the Company at a price of CAD$7.50 per share for gross proceeds of CAD$185,250,000 (the "Underwritten Offering"). In addition, the Company will grant the Underwriters an over-allotment option, exercisable for a period of up to 30 days after the closing of the Underwritten Offering, to purchase from the Company up to an additional 3,705,000 common shares at CAD$7.50 per share to cover over-allotments (the "Over-Allotment Option", and together with the Underwritten Offering, the "Offering")." More
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Fronteer Gold Inc.: Step-Out Drilling at Long Canyon Expands Deposit by 200 Metres and Lays Foundation for Ongoing District-Scale Growth - "Fronteer Gold Inc. (TSX:FRG - News)(AMEX:FRG - News) announces that its recent round of step-out drilling at Long Canyon has continued to return wide intervals of high-grade oxide gold from new areas, demonstrating the ongoing strength and significant growth potential of this new Nevada gold district." More
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U.S. Silver Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Production - "Using metals prices of $28/oz. for silver, $1.10/lb. for lead and $4.25/lb. for copper, equivalent ounces of silver produced totalled 670,000 ounces in the quarter. Unaudited cash cost per silver ounce produced after by-product credits was $13.50 for the year ended December 31, 2010." More
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IAMGOLD Reports Record Quarterly Gold Production and Announces Rosebel Mine Expansion - "The Company announced record fourth quarter attributable gold production of over 310,000 ounces and 2010 total year attributable gold production at the high end of the guidance range of 940,000 to 970,000 ounces and cash cost within guidance of $565 to $585 per ounce. The Essakane mine produced 80,000 attributable ounces in the quarter notwithstanding a three-week interruption in November due to an electrical issue. The Essakane mine attained nameplate throughput capacity in December. In 2009, total year attributable gold production was 939,000 ounces at a cash cost of $461." More
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