2004

Vancouver — An updated resource estimate at the River Valley project, near Sudbury, Ont., indicates a 20% increase in contained platinum group metals.

The report period July 28-Aug. 3 saw the price of gold close down US$9.05 at US$390.95 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The Toronto Stock Exchange was closed Aug. 2 because of a civic holiday.

Despite lower copper production from three mines, Aur Resources (AUR-T) saw its earnings rise in the second quarter.

Aber Diamond — Peter Schneirla appointed VP; Ray Simpson appointed VP of corporate development; Charles Stanley appointed director of market research.

London-based Oxus Gold (OXS-L) will stamp its first dividend cheque from the Amantaytau mine in Uzbekistan, which began pouring gold in December 2003.

Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has intersected significant base metal and silver mineralization at the Concordia deposit, 3 km northwest of its El Toqui mine in southern Chile.

Afcan Mining (AFK-T) continues to expand the resource at its Jinlonggou gold deposit in the west-central Chinese province of Qinghai.

Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) continues to expand the gold resource at its 774-sq.-km Meliadine West property, 20 km north of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut.