SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     	Washington, D.C.  20549
	                                 
                            	FORM 8-K

                         	CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                         	March 30, 1998

                      	ROYAL OAK MINES INC.
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    	(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

              	Commission File Number 1-4350

ONTARIO, CANADA        	               			98-0160821                           
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(State or other jurisdiction of     			  	(I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation or organization)		        		No.)

c/o Royal Oak Mines (USA) Inc.
5501 Lakeview Drive
Kirkland,  Washington
U.S.A.                                   	98033                
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(Address of principal executive offices)		(Postal/Zip Code)

(425) 822-8992                                   				
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Registrant's telephone number, including
area code 
                                                                           


Item 5.   Other Events

On March 30, 1998, the Registrant issued the following press release:

[Royal Oak Mines Inc. Press Release Letterhead]


           	FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  FROM  KIRKLAND

                      	March 30, 1998


       	Royal Oak Responds to Tsay Keh Dene Press Release

Royal Oak Mines Inc. (TSE and AMEX: RYO) announced today that the 
Company is of the opinion that a press release issued by the Tsay 
Keh Dene Band on March 30, 1998 with respect to the Band's petition 
to the Supreme Court of British Columbia to appeal an earlier 
decision to set aside the Project Approval Certificate for the 
Company's Kemess project is without merit and is a frivolous 
attempt by Tsay Keh Dene Band to interfere with the Company's 
financing plans.  In the Company's opinion, the Tsay Keh Dene Band 
was reacting to the decision issued on March 26 by the Honorable 
Justice Grist of the Supreme Court of British Columbia which 
favored the Company regarding the application by the Tsay Keh Dene 
Band to overturn an injunction obtained by the Company last summer. 
This injunction prevented the Band from placing a blockade on the 
only access road to the Kemess site.  The Tsay Keh Dene Band sought 
to overturn the earlier injunction on the basis that there had not 
been full disclosure to the court and that the province did not 
have full authority over the road because it was built in a 
different area than had been contained in the surveys which were 
leading to the establishment of a First Nations Reserve.  Mr. 
Justice Grist found in favor of the Company and did not overturn 
the injunction.  As a result of this decision, the First Nation 
cannot lawfully block access to the Kemess site.  


For further information, contact:			or in Europe contact:

Mr. J. Graham Eacott 		          			Mr. David Williamson
Vice-President, Investor Relations		David Williamson Associates
Royal Oak Mines					               	International Investor Relations
5501 Lakeview Drive			            		15 St. Helen's Place, 3rd Floor
Kirkland, WA 98033-7314			         	London, England  EC3A 6DE
Telephone: 	(425) 822-8992			      	Telephone:	011-44-171-628-3989
Facsimile:	(425) 822-3552		        	Facsimile:	011-44-171-920-0563 
  

          	Internet site:  http//www.royal-oak-mines.com
	


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report 
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized.

                                         ROYAL OAK MINES INC.


Date:	March 30, 1998		                  	By: /s/ James H. Wood      
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 	                                       James H. Wood
                                         Chief Financial Officer