Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on Jan. 15/14 (with changes from Dec. 31/13).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Paladin looks to wait out uranium slump with refinancing
Uranium prices are continuing to languish three years after the Fukushima meltdown, but Paladin Energy (TSX: PDN) is attempting to put itself in a better position to weather the prolonged slump.
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, January 14, 2014 Precious MetalsPrice…
Editorial: Takeover bids, real and imagined
It’s been a tough couple of years for the gold-mining industry, so some much-needed comic relief came along at just the right time in mid-January in the form of a purported unsolicited, all-cash, $7.50-per-share bid for U.S. gold miner…
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed in the green for a second straight week to start the year, as it jumped 2.3% — or 21.83 points during trading — en route to a 966.55-point close. Commodity futures were relatively…
Macquarie’s musings on M&A, gold in 2014
Analysts in the Toronto, Vancouver and London offices of Macquarie Equities Research are forecasting more consolidation in the mining industry this year, especially amongst producers, and calculate that the average premium paid in 15 mergers…
U.S. markets, Jan. 6-10
The first trading week of 2014 saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average slide 0.02% to 16,437.05, the S&P 500 inch up 0.60% to 1,842.37 and the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index rise 0.49% to 87.05. Weaker-than-expected jobs data dampened…
Commentary: Strong headwinds for gold in 2014
Challenging macroeconomic conditions are likely to drive gold prices lower in 2014, commodity specialists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse say, and both banks agree the precious metal could test the US$1,000 per oz. level…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 6-10
Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week, as prices of gold and other commodities rose following poor North American jobs data.
Goldcorp offers $2.6B in cash and shares for Osisko
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is launching a hostile $2.6-billion takeover bid for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) to acquire the smaller rival’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec, with many analysts arguing the…
OceanaGold sees a strong 2014 at Didipio
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF; ASX: OGC) has reduced the mine life for its Macraes gold mine in New Zealand, but expects a strong production year at its new Didipio copper–gold mine in the Philippines, leaving many investors…
Rio Alto gets an environmental nod to expand mine at La Arena
Rio Alto Mining (TSX: RIO; TSXV: RIO; NYSE: RIOM) is inching closer to producing copper from its La Arena project in northern Peru, with a recent environmental approval for an 18,000-tonne-per-day, open-pit sulphide operation.