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A driller on a rig at Mega Precious Metals' North Madsen gold project in Ontario. Photo by Mega Precious Metals

Mega Precious can’t help but think big

Mega Precious Metals (MGP-V) could be the most aptly named gold company on the junior circuit. With assets in Manitoba and Ontario, the company’s well-heeled management team thinks bigger is better when it comes to mining. The philosophy…


Toronto Stock Exchange

The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained in four straight sessions during the trading week before dipping on July 20 to end at 11,622.91 points, up 108.38 from where it began. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index also eked…



Short position reports

TSX Short Positions       Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June 30/12).         Largest Short Positions       Security Ticker Total…


Wesdome Gold Mines CEO Donovan Pollitt cuts the ribbon at the Mishi gold mine opening in Wawa, Ontario. Photo by Alisha Hiyate

Wesdome goes back to the well with Mishi

While many juniors embrace a mantra of growth at any cost, pursuing pricey takeovers or drilling endlessly to produce impressive-sounding resource estimates, Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) takes a ­different tack.With a decidedly conservative…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 23 July 20 July 19 July 18 July 17   US$ in C 1.0172 1.0114 1.0077 1.0112 1.0141  …



Sinking the Gaumond exploration shaft at Goldcorp's lonore gold project. Photo by Goldcorp

Goldcorp remains on target at Eleonore

Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) new Éléonore gold mine under construction in northern Quebec’s James Bay region is a cornerstone of the company’s four-year expansion of operations worldwide.Éléonore is the…


Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study

A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a bankable…


A view of the airstrip at the Colomac project, part of Nighthawk Gold's Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories 220 km north of Yellowknife. Photo by Nighthawk Gold

Nighthawk to soar on NWT gold

Gold finds in the Far North don’t begin and end with the Yukon. While the territory has hogged much of the exploration headlines over the last few years, Nighthawk Gold (NHK-V) is reminding investors that the territory to the east still…


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