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Toronto Venture Exchange-listed companies picked up a bit of ground as gold prices rose on terrorist fears. Following suit, the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index rose by nearly 44 points, or some 3%, over the trading period July 28-Aug. 3 to close at…

Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Semafo (SMF-T) expect to pour their first gold at the Samira Hill project in Niger in early September, now that commissioning of the 6,000-tonne-per-day carbon-in-leach…

Despite lower copper production from three mines, Aur Resources (AUR-T) saw its earnings rise in the second quarter.

Vancouver — Northgate Minerals (NGX-T) delivered greatly improved earnings in the second quarter, coupled with record low net cash costs for gold production at the Kemess South mine in British Columbia.

Aber Diamond — Peter Schneirla appointed VP; Ray Simpson appointed VP of corporate development; Charles Stanley appointed director of market research.

Orezone Resources (OZN-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N) have updated the resource estimate for the Essakan main zone at the Essakan property in Burkina Faso. As a result, the gold resouce has increased by 45%.

Vancouver — Drilling at Viceroy Exploration‘s (VYE-V) Gualcamayo project in west-central Argentina continues to cut impressive gold intersections.