Short Position Report (March 10, 2011)
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28/11 (with changes from Feb….
2011
Sabina off to busy 2011 in Nunavut
Vancouver – Sabina Gold and Silver (SBB-T) has released an updated resource for its Back River gold project in Nunavut just as it embarks on an extensive drill program in the area.
Tata Steel wants New Millennium’s iron ore
Tata Steel of India has joined the ranks of foreign steelmakers that are trying to nail down long-term iron ore supply in Canada. The South Asian steel giant has signed a binding heads of agreement with New Millennium Capital Corp. (NML-V) to…
Exploration in Brazil’s Tapajos district heats up again (March 09, 2011)
Vancouver – In the wake of Eldorado Gold’s (eld- t, ego-n) mid-2010 takeover of Brazauro Resources and its 2.1-million-oz. Tocantinzinho gold project, several Canadian juniors have ramped up their exploration efforts nearby in the hopes of…
Fennell’s Reunion hopes to find manganese the North Koreans missed
Vancouver – As industrial metal prices continue to rise from their 2008 lows, Vancouver-based Reunion Gold (rgd-v) has refocused its exploration efforts away from precious metals and on to past-producing manganese mines in Guyana.
Yellowhead reviving B.C. copper project (March 09, 2011)
Vancouver – Recently listed Yellowhead Mining (YMI-V) is breathing new life into the Harper Creek copper project in central British Columbia that was first discovered over forty years ago.
American Vanadium targets 2012 for Gibellini production (March 09, 2011)
Nevada – A little ways off a quiet highway in eastern Nevada, freshly re-branded American Vanadium (AVC-V) is working to bring a vanadium heap leach operation to life.
Great Panther leaps on new resource, silver price (March 08, 2011)
Vancouver – Positive exploration and development news from its two silver mines in Mexico and a 30-year-high silver price have helped Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) achieve an all-time share price high.
PMI drills high grades at old Ghanaian mine
Vancouver – Exploration and infill drilling at PMI Gold’s (pmv-v, pvm-a) past-producing Obotan gold project in southwestern Ghana has turned up 20.8 metres grading 17.6 grams gold per tonne, part of a larger intersection of 80 metres grading…
Roxgold’s Burkina Faso find attracts artisanal miners (March 08, 2011)
Vancouver – Roxgold (rog-v) has intersected high-grade drill results from a new gold zone at its recently optioned Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, adjoining the southern boundary of Semafo’s (smf-t) Mana gold mine.
Colombia’s gold rush in high gear
Medellin, Colombia – Colombia continues to excite mining investors and exploration geologists alike. With over 41 million oz. of gold identified so far, 2011 promises to be a landmark year for this country’s reemergence as a serious gold…
PDAC: base metals and potash prices set to consolidate gains in 2011
The outlook for base metals prices looked equally bright to the next set of speakers at the opening technical session “Commodities and Market Outlook” of the Prospectors and Developers of Canada convention in Toronto.