31.   A Philippine medical examiner said Wednesday the body identified as that of a Filipino geologist who discovered a disputed gold deposit in Indonesia died from a fall.

32.   A Filipino geologist who discovered the gold deposit in Indonesia that has become the focus of the Bre-X Minerals Ltd. mining controversy was buried Friday.

33.   An arm of industrial giant Anglo-American said Thursday it is negotiating with the Iranian government to develop a gold deposit in the northwest of the country.

34.   Bre-X hired Strathcona to conduct tests after a prospective partner said its tests indicated the claims of a vast gold deposit were false.

35.   Canadian mining group Placer Dome Inc. said Tuesday it is exploring potential gold deposits in the northern and southern Philippines.

36.   Evidence has surfaced of significant gold deposits in Spain by the end of the war.

37.   Foreigners are often the victim of fraud by people claiming to hold lost treasure maps or details of gold deposits.

38.   He said gold deposits were found in several areas in Dungun, Besut, Marang and Setiu.

39.   He also proposed that selected banks would accept gold deposits and issue bonds that could be reclaimed in gold upon maturity.

40.   He hopes to seal his power with democratic elections and win back badly needed foreign assistance and more mining exploration contracts for recently uncovered gold deposits.