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New York spot gold rose $14.90 to close at $2,677.40 Tuesday while the TSX Venture Exchange added 2.76 points to 603.53 and the TSX gold index added 7.17 points to 359.53. Most Canadian gold miners advanced with bullion today. Endeavour Silver Corp. (EDR) added 29 cents to $5.13 on 2.04 million shares in silence, while Fortuna Mining Corp. (FVI) quietly added 45 cents to $6.55 on 1.29 million shares. New Found Gold Corp. (NFG) on the other hand, remained unchanged at $2.58 on 481,000 shares. New Found last found its tongue in mid-December, when it appointed new directors.

Mark Bristow's Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) rose 10 cents to $22.36 on 6.1 million shares on word it has suspended operations at its Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali. This is disappointing but not a surprise, as it is the result of the Malian government restricting gold shipments. The company's Malian woes have been escalating for about a year as the government -- probably with an eye on bullion's surge -- wants a larger share through more taxes, more profit and more say.

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