Platinum

URSA Major Minerals Incorporated (TSE:UMJ) announced the appointment of Mr. Eric Loch as Vice President, Mine Operations and Projects.

On Tuesday, South Africa's National Mineworkers Union reported workers may strike at Northam Platinum for higher wages.

On Monday, South African diversified miner African Rainbow Minerals (JNB:ARIM) reported a 26 percent drop in full-year headline earnings, hit by a strong rand and lower prices for iron ore and manganese.

CROWFLIGHT MINERALS INC. (TSE:CML) announced its production results for the month of July 2010 from the Bucko Lake Nickel Mine (Bucko) located in the Thompson Nickel Belt near Wabowden, Manitoba.

Franconia Minerals Corporation (TSE:FRA) announced results from holes BL10-07 through BL 10-11 from the recently completed 2010 drilling program at the Birch Lake deposit in northern Minnesota.

North American Palladium Ltd. (TSE:PDL,NYSE AMEX:PAL) announced positive results from the Preliminary Economic Assessment on its Offset Zone located at the Lac des Iles mine north of Thunder Bay, Ontario.

International Millennium Mining Corp. (CVE:IMI) has received assay results from diamond drill holes S10-3 and S10-7, at its Simon Mine project in Mineral County, Nevada.

Gossan Resources Limited (CVE:GSS) reported that it has awarded 640,000 incentive stock options exercisable at $0.15 per common share to officers, directors and consultants of the Company. This grant of options is in compliance with the terms of the Company's Stock Option Plan and remains subject to the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange.

Gold Wheaton Gold Corp. (TSE:GLW) announced the financial results of its operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.