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TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied to its highest level since July during the period, rising 42 points, or 3.6%, en route to a 1,233.17 weekly close. Spot gold rose to US$1615.80 per oz. to finish the week, and silver continued to…


US markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index posted gains for the sixth consecutive week, buoyed by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she supports the European Central Bank’s efforts to fight debt, and…



Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                       Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12).                   Largest Short Positions…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31   US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014  …


Miranda, Agnico to team up in Colombia

The prospect-generating company, Miranda Gold (MAD-V), has recently attracted major gold miner, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), to form a potential alliance to continue exploration in Colombia.


Atna raising $15M for new mines

VANCOUVER — Atna Resources (ATN-T) is taking advantage of a small uptick in its stock price by raising $15 million in a bought-deal financing.


Rocky times for Great Basin Gold

Technical and infrastructure challenges at Great Basin Gold’s (GBG-T, GBG-N) two principal projects hammered its revenues in the second quarter and the company says it faces a near-term liquidity crisis. A strategic review has been…


Glen Barton

NMHF to induct four US mining giants

The National Mining Hall of Fame (NMHF) in the U.S. has selected four inductees for 2012: Glen A. Barton, J. David Lowell, Samuel Newhouse, and John Cleveland Osgood.The four will formally join the ranks of 214 previous inductees in the hall of…


TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended flat in the shortened period, up less than a point at 1,191 points after two days of losses balanced out two days of gains. Volume was also little changed, with an average of 67 million shares…


US markets

It was a good week for U.S. stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 112 points to close the trading week at 13,207.95, the broader S&P advanced 15 points to 1,405.87, the Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 53 points to 3,020.86 and the…



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