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Photo by James WhyteThe Yatela open pit in western Mali produced 217,000 oz. gold in 2003, and will be one of the projects making up the million ounces produced by the new Iamgold-Wheaton combination.

News April 12, 2004

Wheaton River, Iamgold beget million-ounce producer

Iamgold (IMG-T) has agreed to a share-swapping deal with Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) that will see the combined pair lock down a spot among the world’s ten biggest gold producers.

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Tone projects catch eye of Teck Cominco (April 12, 2004)

Vancouver-based Tone Resources () has entered into an agreement with Teck Cominco (TEK-T) to explore an area of mutual interest in Nevada.

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Fifteen Years Ago / April 1989

Inco boasts record earnings…

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Aber acquires interest in jeweler

Following months of negotiations, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed on terms with Harry Winston and acquired a 51% controlling interest in the renowned retail diamond jeweler.

News April 12, 2004

OntZinc checks extensions at Balmat

Underground drilling by OntZinc (OTZ-V) at the Balmat zinc mine in upstate New York has confirmed extensions of known mineralization.

An aerial view of Vancouver-based Alamos Gold's Mulatos gold project in Sonora state, Mexico.

News April 12, 2004

Alamos raises $28m for Mulatos

The brokered private placement consists of 10 million units priced at $3 per unit, for $30 million gross and $28.2 million net proceeds. A unit consists of a share plus half a warrant, with a full warrant entitling the holder to buy one Alamos sha…

Zaruma's vice-president, exploration, Richard Viljoen, looks at skarn and breccia mineralization at the San Antonio project in Sonora state with geologists James Poulter and Alfredo Bernasconi.

News April 12, 2004

Old prospect, new ideas for Zaruma

The medieval friar St. Anthony is occasionally invoked for things lost; but another San Antonio, this one about 150 km southeast of Hermosillo, Mexico, might be better appreciated for things found.

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The Northern Miner Indices (April 12, 2004)

North American Mining: 111.04 (+0.03)…

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Miramar extends Naartok

Drilling by Miramar Mining (MAE-T) is extending mineralization in the Madrid area of the Hope Bay gold project, near Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut.

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Metallica buys Glamis’s Cerro San Pedro royalty (April 12, 2004)

Metallica Resources (MR-T) has acquired Glamis Gold‘s (GLG-T) net smelter return royalty on the Cerro San Pedro heap-leach gold-silver project in central Mexico.

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Ok Tedi back to the old grind (April 12, 2004)

The mill at the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine in northwestern Papua New Guinea is back to full capacity following a 2-month shutdown of one of its grinding circuits.

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Daily Metal Prices (April 12, 2004)

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…

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