Ongoing agreement improves productivity at nickel mine in Canada  

U.S. Silver Corporation (TSX-V: USA, US OTCQX: USSIF, Frankfurt: QE2) ("US Silver" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the Company is now trading on OTCQX(r),, the leading electronic inter-dealer quotation system, trading technology and financial information provider for Over-the-Counter (OTC) securities. 

The use of suspended monorail railways has become commonplace in underground hard coal mining in a wide range of countries. 

Ivernia Inc. (“Ivernia” or “the Company”) (TSX: IVW) announced that an exploration program in the vicinity of the Magellan Mine in Western Australia is planned to commence in April 2010. 

Metso has concluded negotiations with the workers council about lay-offs in Metso´s metal recycling business. 

Ludowici announced that it had acquired the Mining Division (JS Mining) of Johnson Screens globally (except Africa). 

Achievement Komatsu commemorates the 930th production of its model 930E 

Kati Renvall, Vice President, Group Communications, is taking a new position outside Metso at the beginning of April. 

JSC “Polymetal” (LSE, MICEX, RTS: PMTL) (“Polymetal” or the “Company”), through its subsidiary Albazino Resources LLC, won the auction for exploration and mining license on the Albazino East prospective area located in the Khabarovsk Territory. 

Macusani Yellowcake Inc. ("Macusani" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:YEL)(FRANKFURT:QG1) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Philip Gibbs as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. 

Queensland coal producers have committed to work together and bid for ownership of QR’s coal rail network in central Queensland.

Zimtu Capital Corp. (TSXv: ZC) (FSE: ZCT1) (the "Company" or "Zimtu") is pleased to announce that it has acted as one of the property vendors in BonTerra Resources Inc's (TSXv: BTR) ("BonTerra") acquisition of the Terrax Rare Metal Project, located in the James Bay Mining District of northern Quebec. 

Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR, NYSE-AMEX:AXU) ("Alexco" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has awarded the Mining Services Contract for development and production mining of the Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc deposit to the NNDDC/Procon Joint Venture, a joint venture between Procon Mining and Tunnelling Ltd. and the Nacho Nyak Dun Development Corp. 

Xstrata Plc announces that it received formal notification on 4 March 2010 by Glencore International AG (“Glencore”) of Glencore’s exercise of its option to acquire the Prodeco coal operations.