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News August 7, 2006

Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (August 07, 2006)

Stock Markets/Investing August 7, 2006

TSX Venture Exchange July 25-31

Buoyed by a mid-summer rally in precious and base metal prices, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rebounded from recent losses to post a week of solid gains, closing the…

Stock Markets/Investing August 7, 2006

Toronto Stock Exchange July 25-31

Gains in the mining and energy sectors helped the S&P-TSX Composite Index gain 205.8 points over the July 24-31 trading period to close at 11,830.96….

News August 7, 2006

Quadra tables bid for Equatorial

Vancouver — Upstart copper producer Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) has launched a takeover offer for Australian-based Equatorial Mining (EQM-A)….

News August 7, 2006

TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (August 07, 2006)

Aumega Discoveries (AUM.WT) — Wt buys sh @ 45 to Feb 16/07….

News August 7, 2006

Lending Rates (August 07, 2006)

Fund name	July 31($)	July 25($)	Change($)	Change(%)	YTD(%)	MER*(%)	Assets*(M$)
AGF Pr Mtl	22.52

as of 4 pm ET, Aug. 1, 2006

(%)

Bank of Canada

4.50

Target overnight rate

4.25

Canadian Prime

6.00

News August 7, 2006

Dividends (August 07, 2006)

News August 7, 2006

Vista Gold to spin off Nevada assets

Vancouver — In an effort to improve the market value of its Nevada mineral project portfolio, Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) will spin off its landholdings in the western U.S. state, including the past-pr…

News August 7, 2006

LME Warehouse Levels (August 07, 2006)

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 31, 2006 (change from July 24 in brackets):…

VIVIAN DANIELSONPacifica exploration manager John O'Donnell (left) and company president Harlan Meade examine core from the Selwyn lead-zinc project.

News August 7, 2006

Pacifica’s discoveries enhance district-scale potential at Selwyn

Selwyn basin, Yukon — The Selwyn project being explored by Pacifica Resources (PAX-V, PCFRF-O) hosts a large resource that could become one of the major new suppliers of zinc and lead concentrates in…

News August 7, 2006

Northern Peru Copper drills more gold at Hilorico

Vancouver — Drilling by Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) has returned wide mineralized intercepts in all five of the latest holes on its Hilorico gold project in northwestern Peru….

News August 7, 2006

Platinum Australia likes Smokey Hills

Australian platinum developer Platinum Australia (PTNMF-O, PLAA-L, PLA-A) has received positive preliminary results from a feasibility study on the Smokey Hills platinum group element project in the e…