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The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 3.57 points, or 0.56%, to close at 632.51 over the report period ended April 21. The mining index also dipped, losing 8.2 points, or 1.6%, to close at…

The return of an ocean-going production vessel to the Luderitz Bay diamond concession, off the coast of Namibia, has increased recovery rates for Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).The MV Kovambo returned to t…

Privately owned Nevada Pacific Gold has struck a tentative deal with royalty sisters Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) to explore the companies’ South Carlin property, in Nevad…

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Miramar Mining (MAE-T) saw its losses double from 1996 to 1997.The company posted a loss of $63.8 million (or $1.12 per share) in 1997, compared with a loss of $29.1 million (51cents per share) in the…

After two field seasons, Romarco Minerals (R-T) has completed a resource calculation on its Midas gold-silver property in northern Nevada.Based on 51 drill holes on the Gold Crown vein, two footwall v…

The Dow Jones Industrial average closed the April 15-21 report period at a record high of 9,184.94. The average was up 74.74 points, or 0.8%, for the week.A surge in the price of gold late in the repo…