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Independence Mining has exercised an option with Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) for the Buckhorn South property in Eureka Cty., Nev.Independence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Minorco (MNRCY-Q), …

Per your editorial “Anyone listening?” (T.N.M., Aug. 17-23/98), we are listening from the trenches and the diamond drill sites. We do need some reasonable qualification that can be policed in order to…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index plummeted 261.67 points to 6,256.01 during the report period Aug. 19-25, effectively wiping out all that was gained in the previous period.While the market started…

With gold production up at all its mines and a drop in cash costs, TVX Gold (TVX-T) has managed to turn in a quarterly profit for the second consecutive time.For the second quarter ended June 30, TVX …

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The markets enjoyed a rebound during the Aug. 12-18 report period, with the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index regaining more than half of the previous week’s losses, climbing 3.2% to 6,517.68…

Michael Westcott, mining analyst for Goepel McDermid Securities, believes the Bulyanhulu gold deposit in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields region will transform Sutton Resources (STT-T) into a low-c…

Two major Canadian mining companies have been awarded licences to study the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in northeastern Russia.Placer Dome and Barrick Gold have until Christmas to study the deposit in ant…

The big story of the Aug. 5-11 report period was the global market slump beginning Aug. 10. Fueling the bearish sentiments were continued worries about the economic climate in Asia, particularly Japan…

The Toronto Stock Exchange took a beating over the report period July 29-Aug. 4 as markets around the world saw bears emerging from their dens.The TSE 300 composite index fell 363.51 points over the f…

Vengold (VEN-T) has purchased a further 6.5% stake in the Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea. The $133.5-million acquisition raises its interest to 19%, making it the largest of Lihir’s stakeholders….

Teck’s (TEK-T) 40% interest in Alaska’s Pogo gold project is comparable in significance to the company’s half-interest in the David Bell gold mine in Hemlo, Ont.That was the message stressed by Presid…