Sixty miners have been trapped overnight in an underground gold mine in southern Ecuador after an explosion there killed at least one person, officials said.

Just a year ago, Yale Resources Ltd. (TSX.V-YLL) decided to concentrate its efforts on developing properties in mineral rich Mexico. As its position in the mining-friendly country expands steadily, its investors are being urged to stay the course as its market value gathers momentum.

Dynasty Metals and Mining is reporting varying high-grade surface trenching results in the Cola district of the Dynasty Gold Project in Ecuador.

Vannessa Ventures Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has executed the Agreements with Shoreham Resources Ltd. of Toronto for the acceleration of the exploration and development of the Marudi Mountain and Paint Mountain prospects in Guyana.