Platinum, Palladium Demand Dips In 2009: Johnson Matthey
A 4.4% decline in net global platinum demand and a 3.8% fall in net global palladium is expected in 2009, according to the latest market survey by metals specialists Johnson Matthey.
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Copper, Gold And Potash Are Top Picks: Scotiabank’s Mohr
Patricia Mohr is vice-president, economics and commodity market specialist, at Scotiabank’s executive offices in Toronto. Mohr is also responsible for commodity market research in Scotia Economics and developed the Scotiabank Commodity Price…
Chile Faces Challenges In Keeping Top Copper Spot
SANTIAGO, CHILE — After a heart-stopping couple of quarters at the start of the year, Chile’s mining industry is back on its feet and preparing for a decade of unprecedented investment and expansion.But while Chile remains rich in minerals…
Tower Hill Jumps On Livengood Economics
VANCOUVER — Positive results from the first economic assessment of the Livengood gold discovery in Alaska propelled International Tower Hill Mines’ (ITH-T) share price, already up 600% for the year, …
Short Position Report (December 04, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov. 30/…
Short Position Report (November 24, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov. 15/…
UPDATE: Argonaut raises $150M for Castle Gold takeover
Vancouver – A private firm, Argonaut Gold, has closed a brokered private placement meant to fund its proposed …
Gabriel Gets New Investor For Rosia Montana (November 23, 2009)
A risk-tolerant investor with faith that the troubled Rosia Montana gold project in Romania will one day get off the ground, is buying 30 million units of Gabriel Resources (GBU-T, GBRRF-O) at $2.25 p…
Avion raising $20M
Vancouver – Avion Gold (AVR-T) is capping off a good year of gold mining in Mali with a $20 million financing.
Argonaut closing in on Castle Gold takeover
Vancouver – A private firm, Argonaut Gold, expects a brokered private placement funding its proposed takeove…
UPDATE: Gleichen gets Teck’s Morelos
Vancouver – On the heels of closing a $241 million financing, Gleichen Resources (GRL-V, GLRFF-O) announced …
Gleichen one step closer to netting Teck’s Morelos
Vancouver – Gleichen Resources (GRL-V, GRLFF-O) closed a $241 million financing to buy Teck’s (TCK. B-T, TCK…