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Barrick forecasts 9m ounces of annual gold production in 5 yrs.

Barrick officials say they expect to company to mine 7.6 million to 8 million ounces of gold and 300 million pounds of copper this year. Full story

Production resumes at Nevada mine where 2 died (AP)

Barrick Gold Corp. has resumed production at a northern Nevada mine where two miners died earlier this month, but company officials say a shaft where the fatal accident occurred remains closed. Full story

At least one activist in Dawson City, Yukon, is renewing calls for governments to stop a placer gold mine from operating within the town’s boundaries.

The calls come after town officials say Darrell Carey has twice violated a stop-work order at his Slinky mining claim, located across the Dome Road and adjacent to residential properties. Carey had first breached the stop-work order in April, when he Full story

Rogue gold-mining claims disputed

MEDFORD - Federal officials say a Minnesota mining company's sales offer of two Rogue River mining claims was not valid because the sites are in an area removed from consideration for mining claims more than 50 years ago. Sunset Mining Co. of Coon R Full story
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