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Vancouver — Partners Teck Cominco (TEK-T) and Sumitomo Metal Mining have been given the approval to continue developing the Pogo gold project, 90 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) has intersected impressive gold, silver and bornite-chalcopyrite mineralization — all in one hole — at its San Cristobal project, 20 km northeast of San Miguel, El Salvador.

Vancouver — A delay in public hearings on the proposed development of the Doris North gold deposit in Nunavut has forced Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to push back the startup date to mid-2006 from late 2005.

It’s back to the drawing board for Dunsmuir Ventures (DVV-V).

The TSX Venture Exchange took a hit during the report period June 2-8, losing nearly 33 points to close at 1571.25. The price of gold has been unsure which way to go and ended the period at US$391 per oz. in New York, down from US$394 per oz. in t…

Rejecting a sweetened bid from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N), shareholders of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) have voted heavily in favour of the company’s proposed merger deal with Iamgold (IM…