January 11, 2010: Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) and Fresnillo Plc announced that their Joint Venture Pentmont has conceded and they will take no further action to out bid Goldcorp Inc. for Canplats Resources. Canplats main asset is the Camino Rojo gold-silver deposit in Mexico which has a measured and indicated resource of 3.44 million ounces of gold and 60.7 million ounces of silver, and an inferred resource of 0.55 million ounces of gold and 7.6 million ounces of silver hosted within the Represa deposit.

January 12, 2010: Eldorado Gold Corp. (EGO) announced that it will resume operations at its White Mountain gold mine in the Jilin Province of China, which had been shut down because of a dispute over alleged water contamination. EGO acquired the property through its acquisition of Sino Gold in December 2009. EGO owns 95% of the mine which began commercial production in January 2009. The mine is expected to produce an average of 65,000 ounces of gold annually.

January 12, 2010: Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI), through its Gold Fields Horsefly Exploration Corporation subsidiary, reported drilling results to the Woodjam Joint Venture made up of Cariboo Rose Resources Ltd. (40% interest) and Fjordland Exploration Inc (60% interest). Woodjam is located approximately 28 miles east of Williams Lake in central British Columbia. GFI has an option to earn up to 70% in the property by spending $19 million in exploration over the next 7 years. GFI tested two areas with the completion of 11 core holes totaling 8,525 feet in the Takom Zone and 3 core holes totaling 3,260 feet in the Deerhorn Zone. Most of the holes in the recently completed drilling program intersected copper-gold mineralization. Assay highlights include 328 feet grading 0.017 oz/t gold and 0.43% copper at Takom, and 293.5 feet grading 0.034 oz/t gold and 0.26% copper at Deerhorn. Further drilling will be undertaken. Refer to the press release for assay details.

January 12, 2010: Goldcorp Inc. (GG) announced record gold production in 2009 of over 2.4 million ounces of gold, which exceeded previous guidance of 2.3 million ounces. Fourth quarter gold production was 601,000 ounces. GG's year-end financial statements are expected to be released on Thursday, March 11, 2010. The calculation of 2009 operating costs have not been completed, but total cash costs are expected to be approximately $295 per ounce on a gold by-product basis and approximately $390 per ounce on a co-product basis. GG expects to produce approximately 2.6 million ounces of gold in 2010, at a total cash cost of approximately $350 per ounce on a by-product basis and $450 per ounce on a co-product basis (assuming gold at $1,000/oz, silver at $16/oz, and copper at $2.75/lb.).

January 12, 2010: Stillwater Mining Company (SWC) produced 102,800 PGM ounces, in the 4th quarter of 2009, up 11.5% over the year-earlier quarter. PGM production for the entire year was 529,900 ounces, an increase of 12.7% over 2008 production, which exceeded 2009 guidance of 515,000 PGM ounces. 2009 production consisted of 122,900 ounces of platinum and 407,000 ounces of palladium. 2010 guidance remains at 515,000 PGM ounces. SWC's realized average prices received in 2009 for mined platinum and palladium was down 18.0% and 11.0% respectively from their 2008 averages. PGM prices in 2009 have been steadily increasing, and the company's total recycling volumes have gradually recovered in 2009 as PGM prices have increased and supply arrangements have been adjusted. The average realized price for mined ounces of platinum and palladium sold in the 4th quarter was respectively, $1,296 per ounce for platinum, and $374 per ounce for palladium.

January 12, 2010: Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) provided its outlook for 2010 and 2011 operations. AUY expects production from continuing operations to be in the range of 1.03 million to 1.145 million gold equivalent ounces (GEO) in 2010, and 1.045 million to 1.150 million GEO in 2011, representing an overall increase of 12% in production from continuing operations in 2009. Production from discontinued operations is expected to be approximately 40,000 GEO in the first quarter of 2010. Refer to the press release for production and cost details from specific operations.

January 14, 2010: Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC) provided preliminary operating results for the full year 2009 and its outlook for 2010. For the full year production is expected to be approximately 2.23 million gold equivalent ounces (GEO), which is in line with previous guidance, and approximately 21% above 2008 production. The average cost of sales per GEO is expected to be in line with the previous guidance range of $435 to $450 per GEO. Full year 2010 production is expected to be approximately 2.2 million GEO. The average cash cost of sales per GEO in 2010 is expected to be in the range of $460 to $490. Capital expenditures for 2010 are forecast to be approximately $550 million, which includes $225 million for mine development, $90 million for a new ball mill at Paracatu, and $48 million for new project expenditures. Refer to the press release for details on operations.

January 18, 2010: Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI) has provided written notice to the Woodjam Joint Venture that it intends to exercise its right of first refusal with respect to the Woodjam South Copper-Gold property, as a response to notice that another international mining company has made an offer to acquire the Woodjam South copper-gold project. Pursuant to the offer, GFI can earn a 51% interest in the property by spending $7 million on exploration over 42 months and the purchase of a total ofC$500,000 of common shares of the Woodjam Joint Venture proportionate to owner's respective interests.

January 18, 2010: Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) has temporarily halted mine operations at Batu Hijau mine in Indonesia after a deadly accident, but continues to process ore from stockpiles. PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara (NNT), the joint venture operator of the mine reported that a rock slide at the mine on Sumbawa Island, buried a dozer operator last Sunday. All pit operations have been stopped pending an investigation by the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources. Operations had been previously halted by a pit-wall rock slide that occurred on September 2009.

January 20, 2010: Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC) has agreed in principle to acquire the high-grade Dvoinoye deposit and the Vodorazdelnaya property, both located approximately 56 miles north of Kinross' Kupol operation in the Chukotka region of the Russian Far East. KGC plans to process ore from Dvoinoye at the Kupol mill, pursuant to an ore purchase agreement with Kinross' 75% owned Chukotka Mining and Geological Company, the owner of the Kupol mine. The total purchase price for these properties is $368 million, comprising $165 million in cash and approximately 10.56 million newly issued Kinross common shares with a market value of $203 million as of the close on January 19, 2010. The new Kinross shares will be subject to a four month holding period after closing. The Vodorazdelnaya property holds approximately 355 square miles with both an exploration and mining license, and identified targets for exploration. The Dvoinoye deposit hosts an open pit mine which operates six months per year at a throughput of approximately 275 tons per day. The deposit may contain 3.5 to 3.9 million tones of ore at an average grade of 0.5 to 0.55 oz/t gold (non NI 43-101 compliant).

January 20, 2010: Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM) reported in a regulatory filing that it will pay a fine tentatively set at $4.9 million for a water and cyanide solution spill at a mine in Ghana. A gauge malfunction caused about 75 cubic-meters of solution to spill over the top of a holding pond in October, killing 800 to 850 fish in a drainage area near the mine site.

January 21, 2010: Barrick Gold Corporation's (ABX) massive Pascua-Lama project will undergo a probe by Chilean environmental authorities. The Atacama region's environmental commission said the probe will look into a water source for the project. Protests from environmental groups charged that the project would contaminate nearby glaciers and threaten water supplies. The environmental probe could lead to fines or even a revoked concession. Pascua-Lama, which straddles the Chilean-Argentina border, contains approximately 18 million ounces of gold, 718 million ounces of silver, and 650 million pounds of copper.

January 21, 2010: IAMGOLD Corp. (IAG) announced that gold production for 2009 totaled 939,000 ounces, which was 7% above guidance. Cash costs for 2009 are expected to be in line within the latest guidance range of $460 to $470 per ounce of gold. Gold production for the 4th quarter is expected to come in at 234,000 ounces. IAG also produced 4.1 million kilograms of niobium with an operating margin which is expected to be in the range of $19 to $21 per kilogram. Gold production for 2010 is expected to be between 940,000 to 1,000,000 ounces of gold at an average cash cost of $490 to $510 per ounce. Commercial production at the Essakane project in Burkino Faso is on schedule for an August 2010 start with an estimated 480,000 to 490,000 ounces of production during the first 16 months through the end of 2011. At the 100% owned Westwood project in northwestern Quebec an updated Preliminary Assessment Study indicates a potential for the project to commence production in 2013 with an average annual production of 186,000 ounces for 16 years and an average cash cost of $358 per ounce. Capital expenditures of $102 million are expected for 2010 to advance development of the mine. Based on a preliminary unaudited assessment, IAG expects to post an impairment charge in its 2009, 4th quarter financial results, in the range of $85 to $100 million, primarily related to its Camp Caiman project in French Guiana.