TSX Venture Short Positions (May 29, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at May 15, 2006 (with changes from April 30)….
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CNQ Trading (May 29, 2006)
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Int’l Minerals tops up treasury to develop Rio Blanco
Vancouver — Closure of its $92-million public offering has International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) with funds in hand to advance construction and development of its Rio Blanco gold-silver project in…
Northgate makes hostile bid for Aurizon
Vancouver — As part of a strategy to boost its production profile and market valuation, Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has launched an unsolicited takeover bid for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X), a…
Editorial: Mongolian gov’t betrays Western miners
Mid-May saw the executives of the West’s mining and mineral exploration companies mentally move Mongolia from the “promising underdog” column over to the one titled “Third World basket-case” — so joi…
Gold — as good as cash
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Platinum, palladium prices surge in May
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Mongolian President fails to veto new tax
Vancouver – Mongolia’s President Nambaryn Enkhbayar has opted for the populist course of strong nationalism and dec…
Yamana turns hedger — in copper
Capitalizing on record copper prices, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) has locked in prices on production from its…
Linear cuts new gold at Ixhuatan
An initial pair of holes collared some 450 metres southwest of the Campamento gold deposit on the Ixhuatan project,…
EKATI snubs union’s proposal
EKATI Diamond Mine says the latest offer from the union doesn’t meet the “flexibility requirements” it needs to ope…
Anvil to go ahead at Kinsevere
Anvil Mining (AVM-T, AVM-A) has approved a US$35 million stage one development of the Kinsevere copper and cobalt d…