TSE Short Positions (July 29, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 371,442 down 108,881; Agnico-Eagle 5,058,576 down 256,686; Alcan 1,195,306 down 692,465;…
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Global market shock hits TSE
The report period July 17-23 saw further steep declines on stock markets worldwide, and the Toronto Stock Exchange was no exception. The TSX Composite index lost 534.58 points, or about 8% of value, a…
TSE Short Positions (June 24, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at June 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,064,777 up 110,343; Alcan 1,488,270 up 517,286; Algoma Steel 160,000 down 181,000; A…
Doyon wins rescue contest
A crew from Cambior’s Doyon gold mine, near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has won the annual Quebec mine rescue competition.The competition, held at Malartic, brought together four teams that had won prelimina…
TSE Short Positions (June 10, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at May 31, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 483,608 up 120,910; Agnico-Eagle 4,954,434 down 143,001; Alcan 970,984 down 248,043; Am…
Patricia finds more gold in core at Island
A re-assaying program by Patricia Mining (PAT-V) is assessing the bulk-tonnage potential of the Island gold project, northeast of Wawa, Ont.Since February, Patricia has relogged and sampled 24 holes i…
Gold stocks shine as yellow metal rallies
The holiday-shortened report period of May 15-21 clipped 28.6 points off the S&P/TSX composite index, leaving it with a finish of 7,688.31.Gold led the precious metals in a rally not seen in some time…
TSE rises again, but producers end mixed
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGERiding the wave of positive economic news, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 70.74 points over the March 13-19 report period to finish the week at 7,936.88.Not so for …
Blow to TVX in Greece casts pall over market
The final day of the Feb. 27-March 5 report period saw the Bank of England dump another 643,200 oz. gold on the open market. The bank’s latest auction fetched US$296.50 for every ounce sold and was 3….
Operating costs take toll on Novicourt
Noranda’s (NRD-T) 62%-owned base metal subsidiary, Novicourt (NOV-T), turned in a subdued performance during the last three months of 2001.The junior producer posted net earnings of $600,000 (or 2 pe…
Hushovd’s exit fuels speculation over Falco’s future
The biggest surprise of the Feb. 20-26 report period was the sudden departure of long-time Falconbridge president and CEO Oyvind Hushovd, which apparently was related to a conflict with the management…
Central bank selling pricks ears of producers
The issue of central bank selling resurfaced during the Feb. 13-19 report period, after Germany revealed its intention to unload some of its reserves.On Feb. 19, Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke tol…