Barrick Gold Corporation

Vancouver — Thanks to sliding-scale royalties tied to the price of bullion, Royal Gold (RGL-T) nearly doubled earnings in the first quarter of its fiscal year 2005, compared with the first quarter of 2004.

Following a property deal with Barrick Gold (ABX-T), Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) has consolidated a large land package around the formerly producing Malartic Goldfields mine in northwestern Quebec.

Vancouver — Glamis Gold (GLG-T) says the recent start of mining and processing at its newly built El Sauzal mine in Mexico will lead to higher overall gold production at lower costs.

Gold rose US$6-even over the Nov. 10-16 report period to close at a 16-year high of US$439.40 per oz. in London. To the surprise of no one, the TSX’s gold index jumped 7.2 points, or more than 3%, to 224.45. The diversified metals & mining index w…

A property deal with a private vendor has given Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) an option on the Canadian Malartic property, 25 km west of Val d’Or, Que.

The Toronto Stock Exchange edged 3.81 points higher to end the Nov. 3-9 report period at 8,845.16. The gold index rose 4.4% to 221.20 points, as the yellow metal entrenched itself above the US$430-per-oz. level, closing at US$432.65 per oz. in New…

The following insider trading transactions were reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in recent issues of the OSC Bulletin:…

Eurasian Minerals (EMX-T) is entering into a 4-year regional exploration joint venture in Turkey with Barrick Gold (ABX-T).