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Despite record production and lower cash costs at its El Valle gold mine in northern Spain, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) posted a net loss in the second quarter.The company lost US$674,500 on revenue…

Junior Aquest Minerals (AQU-V) has intersected additional gold and antimony at its Anabella project in western Guatemala.The mineralization is hosted in fine-grained, disseminated arsenopyrite in argi…

With several tart comments about the ethical conduct of its management, Mr. Justice Robert J. Sharpe of the Superior Court of Justice, Ontario, has dismissed the suit in which Scintilore Explorations …

Southwestern Gold’s (SWG-T) joint-venture partner, Pasminco, is ready to begin a third phase of drilling at the Accha zinc project in southern Peru.Previous work defined an indicated and inferred oxid…

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 461.93 points, or 4.3%, during the report period ended Aug. 17 at 11,117.08, again climbing toward an all-time high.Aluminum took the spotlight as industry lead…

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Toronto-based Sherritt International (S-T), which has operations in Canada and Cuba, is reaping the benefits of record oil production, upward-trending commodity prices and enhanced efficiency.The comp…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index nosedived 14.26 points, or 3.4%, over the report period ended Aug. 10 to close the week at 400.89. The mining index also lost ground, shedding 6.35 points,…

Increased production from the Seabee mine in northern Saskatchewan kept Claude Resources (CRJ-T) in the black during the first half of 1999.Earnings during the period reached $1.9 million (6 cents per…