Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/12 (with changes from Mar….
2012
Northland production on track for Q4
Before joining Northland Resources (NAU-T), an emerging iron ore concentrate producer in Europe, Karl-Axel Waplan served as president and chief executive of Lundin Mining (LUN-T) where he began as executive vice president of operations and was…
Pretium sees greater high-grade potential at Brucejack
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has managed to add almost 9 million oz. gold to its high-grade Brucejack resource without any extra information.
Lundin’s NGEx targets copper-gold in Chile
VANCOUVER — NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group…
First Majestic sets its sights on senior status
First Majestic Silver (FR-T) believes Silvermex Resources’(SLX-T) key asset can take it to the next tier of silver producers.
Update: Ivanhoe to sell SouthGobi stake to Chalco
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) says it will sell its stake in Mongolian coal producer SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T) to Aluminum Corp. of China (Chalco) and use the proceeds to fund development of its massive Oyu Tolgoi mine, where it…
Rockex advances island deposits in Ontario
The iron ore deposits on Eagle Island, Fish Island and Wolf Island at the southwestern end of Lake St. Joseph in northwestern Ontario were first detected at the turn of the century by employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company, long before…
Extorre enjoys 8% share boost following Cerro Moro PEA
VANCOUVER — Markets reacted with enthusiasm to Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) preliminary economic assessment on its Cerro Moro gold-silver project 70 km southwest of Puerto Deseado in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.
B.C.’s next copper kings
VANCOUVER — With capital costs escalating all over the industry and mine financing not getting any easier, infrastructure is looking as crucial as ever for those looking to build a major copper mine in British Columbia while keeping costs…
Graphite stocks stand out on Venture in March 26-30 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index rose 10.87 points to 1,566.39 points in the March 26 to 30 period after two days of gains outweighed three days of losses. Volume was up from the week before but still fairly modest at…
TSX slides as investor faith in commodities is rattled
Investor frustration over the slow pace of the global economic recovery was seen as the culprit in the TSX Composite Index decline of 143 points to 12,392.18 points for the March 26-30 period.
U.S. stocks on solid ground, Mar. 26-30
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 131.31 points or 1.0% to 13,212.04 during the Mar. 26-30 trading week, while the S&P 500 index edged 11.36 or 0.81% higher to 1,408.47. The Dow and the S&P 500 closed out their best first quarter…