Iron

Blackstone Ventures Inc. (TSX VENTURE:BLV) announced that the company has completed twelve short diamond drill holes totaling 1,650 metres at its Uma Cu-Zn-Au volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in northern Sweden.

Aura Minerals Inc.(TSX:ORA)reported first quarter gold production for the San Andres Mine in Honduras.

New Millennium Capital Corp. (TSX VENTURE:NML) reported the filing on SEDAR of the technical report summarizing the results of the Feasibility Study of its 100% owned DSO Project located near Schefferville, Quebec.

Ecometals Limited (TSX VENTURE:EC)(BERLIN:GDQ)(FRANKFURT:GDQ) reported that the analytical results from the third drill hole RZDDH10-04 on the Rio Zarza gold project in Ecuador indicate geochemically anomalous but uneconomic levels of gold and associated elements.

REC Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:REC) reported that it has filed its audited financial statements as at and for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the related Management's Discussion and Analysis.

Adriana Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:ADI) reported has entered into an agreement with Haywood Securities Inc. in respect of a private placement for the sale, on a bought deal basis, in each of the provinces and territories of Canada other than Quebec of 5,000,000 units of the Company at a price of $0.40 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2 million.

Nevada Copper Corp. (TSX:NCU) reported that the company has entered into an engagement letter with a syndicate of underwriters led by Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. and including Scotia Capital Inc.

Apella Resources Inc. reported that the Company has received the remainder of its drill results of its Phase 2 of diamond drilling on its Iron-T Vanadium-Iron-Titanium project.

Ecometals Limited reported that it has agreed to a further extension to the closing of the SPA with Alca Gold Limited and its financial backers for their acquisition of Ecometals' shares in Condormining Corporation S.A. and Condorview S.A. for US$9,000,000 to be satisfied in cash. Both parties have agreed their intention to extend the closing with cash payment on 23rd April, failing which Ecometals will terminate the Agreement.

Aura Minerals Inc. (TSX:ORA)reported nineteen further drill hole results and six historical drill hole results, from newly available historic drilling data, at its wholly owned copper-gold-silver Aranzazu Project in Zacatecas State, Mexico.