Western Goldfields

Shares of Western Goldfields Inc., which has a 31.72% interest in a heap leach gold mine near Reno, Nev., are now listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

The first gold pour at the Nevada mine, called the Hog Ranch, is expected by mid-September. Annual production is estimated in the 55,000-oz-per-year range.

Western Goldfields, which is operator on the project, says it will increase its interest to 50% by October of this year.