Alacer Gold Corp. will release its first quarter 2013 financial statements on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 (North America) and Wednesday, May 1, 2013 (Australia).

Australia's national resource industry employer group, AMMA, has today told a Senate Committee that expanding union access to Australian workplaces is unjustifiable and would present significant risks to productivity, safety, and industrial harmony.

Focus Minerals Ltd (“Focus”) [ASX: FML] is pleased to announce that at 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on Monday, 22 April 2013, the unconditional recommended off-market takeover offer by Focus announced on 15 March 2013 for all of the remaining Focus Minerals (Laverton) Limited (“Focus Laverton”) shares it did not currently own (“Offer”) closed.

The Territory’s resources sector continues to grow, with a mining venture signed off to further boost the economy and create an extra 400 jobs.

The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) launched its Federal Policy Platform last night for mineral exploration and mining.

The St Barbara Company has completed the sale of the Southern Cross Operations to Hanking Gold Mining Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of China Hanking Holdings Limited.

A new one-stop-shop for landholders to seek out information on mining and coal seam gas in NSW has been established by NSW Farmers’ Association.

Following the resignations of Denis Waddell and Alan Senior as Directors of Tanami Gold NL (‘Tanami’ or ‘the Company’) in November 2012, the Company announced that it would undertake a search process to identify new suitably qualified and experienced Independent Non-Executive Directors (‘INEDs’) who could assist the Company in its future development. The Company’s intention was to achieve a majority of INEDs on the Board in compliance with ASX guidelines.

The Minister for Energy and Resources Bryan Green urged people to turn out in support of Tasmania’s mining industry at a public rally on the West Coast next month.

BHP Billiton has completed the sale of its diamonds business, comprising its interests in the EKATI Diamond Mine and Diamonds Marketing operations, to Dominion Diamond Corporation (formerly Harry Winston Diamond Corporation).