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Battle Mountain Royalty Update -- Increased Production and Resources for the Don Mario Mine (PrimeZone Media Network)


Trend Elaborates on Plans for Mouat Nickel-Copper Deposit (PrimeZone Media Network)


President's Letter to Metalline Mining Company Shareholders (Business Wire)


Little Squaw to Participate in Las Vegas Money Show (Market Wire)


Asia Markets: Gold lifts Australian shares; Tokyo inches higher (at MarketWatch)
Australia's benchmark stock index ended higher in holiday-thinned trading Monday as strong gold prices lifted the shares of mining and resource companies.

Metals Stocks: Gold rallies to 25-year high on Iran concerns (at MarketWatch)
Gold futures surged to 25-year highs Monday, extending a rally that started in Asia overnight, as a weak dollar and concern about Iran's nuclear- research program fueled safe-haven buying of the metal.

[$$] Tokyo Shares End Slightly Higher (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


Australian Stocks Bounce Back (AP)
Australian stocks rose Monday as surging resource stocks drove the benchmark index within reach of last week's record high, suggesting the bull market remained intact after a sharp fall on Friday.

Canadian Markets: Jump in metals prices boosts mining stocks, index (at MarketWatch)
Mining stocks, boosted by jump in gold and silver futures, aided in Friday's positive finish for Canada's benchmark index.

Yamana Gold First Quarter Financial Results Release Notification and Conference Call (Market Wire)
Yamana Gold Inc.(AMEX: AUY)(LSE(AIM):YAU) announces that the first quarter 2006 financial results will be released after market closes on May 8, 2006. A conference call and audio webcast has been scheduled for May 9, 2006 at 11:00 a.m.

[$$] Making Most of Friday Energy (at RealMoney by TheStreet.com)


Iranian Standoff Good for Gold (at TheStreet.com)


European ADRs: Drug, mining stocks pull index higher (at MarketWatch)
U.S.-listed shares of European companies moved higher Friday, as mining stocks were pulled up by climbing prices for precious metals and pharmaceutical companies benefitted from action by a European regulator.

Seabridge Completes Acquisition of Noche Buena Gold Project (Market Wire)


Golden Speculation In Peru (at Forbes.com)


Australian Stock Market Falls 0.8 Percent (AP)


Compania de Minas Buenaventura Announces First Quarter 2006 Results (PR Newswire)
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. , Peru's largest publicly traded precious metals mining company, announced today its results for the first quarter of 2006.

Canadian Markets: Stocks stung by interest-rate hike in China (at MarketWatch)
Canada's benchmark index fell on Thursday as commodity-sensitive stocks were hit by a surprise interest-rate hike by the People's Bank of China, its first rate increase since 2004.

[$$] Surging Oil and Metal Prices May Give BHP an Edge Over Rio (at The Wall Street Journal Online)


Commodities Swung by Central Bankers (at TheStreet.com)