Meadow Bay gets compliant on Atlanta
Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) now has a mineral resource out for its Atlanta project in Nevada.
United States
U.S. drought favors some crop nutrient companies over others
If the dry weather in the United States continues it could turn out to be “the worst drought of our generation,” CIBC analyst Jacob Bout writes in a 196-page industry report, noting that damage to the corn crop so far this year is…
Canamex soars 290% on high-grade intercept
Canamex Resources (CSQ-V) shares soared to new heights after releasing the best hole to date from its Burner gold-silver project in central Nevada.
Augusta boosts resource at Rosemont
Shares of Augusta Resource Corp. (AZC-T, AZC-N) rose 14.6% or 24¢ to $1.88 after the company released an updated resource estimate for its Rosemont copper project in Arizona. The company expects to issue a project update early next week on…
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TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed a 20.36-point gain in the period to end at 1,211.35 after two days of gains and two days of losses. The climb came despite low volumes and averaged 59 million shares traded daily. The drop in…
Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, July 10, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
U.S markets
U.S. markets were in positive territory before closing for the Independence Day holiday, but moved downward after disappointing jobs data showed non-farm payrolls added 80,000 jobs in June for the third month in a row that employment grew by…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at June 30/12 (with changes from June 15/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total Short Change Lundun Mining LUN 39781693 1390216 New Gold…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 9 July 6 July 5 July 4 July 3 US$ in C 1.0212 1.0199 1.0131 1.0128 1.0123 …
Editorial: Goin’ down, down
Working in a coal mine in the U.S. these days involves not only staying focused on getting your job done, but also wondering whether the company you work for can pay its bills and remain a viable concern.The industry was booming as recently as…
NovaGold attempts to de-risk high-cost Donlin project
VANCOUVER — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) bounced off 52-week lows after announcing it had achieved a number of milestones on the road to developing its Donlin gold project northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. Donlin is one of the largest…