Freeport McMoRan highlights positives for copper at Denver
In a presentation at the Denver Gold Forum in September, Richard Adkerson, president and CEO of Freeport McMoRan Co…
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‘Brutal’ time to be a junior
Junior companies are cutting back on everything from salaries to exploration programs to make sure they’re still standing when the smoke clears from the current financial crisis.
North American Tungsten cancels private placement with Chinese enterprise
North American Tungsten (NTC-V) has cancelled a private placement of about 13.4 million units in the company at a p…
Strain showing as markets continue to pummel miners
Vancouver – The strain that the global financial meltdown is placing on junior explorers becomes clearer every day….
Tough days ahead for juniors
Junior companies are cutting back on everything from salaries to exploration programs to make sure they’re still st…
Short Position Report (October 07, 2008)
TSX Short Positions Short positions outs…
Buy-side attendance drops at Denver Gold Forum
Attendance was up 10% at this year’s Denver Gold Forum due to a 19.4% surge in sponsor representation, but a 6.5% drop in buy-side participants was a clear sign that the volatile markets and fragile e…
Editorial: Toil and trouble (September 29, 2008)
The week ended Sept. 20, the 38th trading week of 2008, was one for the financial history books. Even veteran market participants have been taken aback by the swift collapse of the U. S. subprime mort…
US Treasury secretary’s prescription for an ailing market
COMMENTARY — The following is a statement made by U. S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Jr. in Washington, D. C., on Sept. 19 with respect to the crisis in the…
Editorial: Toil and trouble (September 24, 2008)
The week ended Sept. 20, the 38th trading week of 2008, was one for the financial history books.Even veteran ma…
Southwestern settles lawsuits for $15.5M
Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has settled the class action lawsuits brought against it last year following news that drill grades in the database of its Boka gold project, in China’s Yunnan …
Editorial: Gold juniors thwacked
Crumbling faith in U. S. credit markets loomed large over the wider markets during week ended Sept. 13, the 37th trading week of 2008.