Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/15 (with changes from Sept. 15/15).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
NDP Q&A on mining in Canada
With Canadians looking ahead to a federal election on Oct. 19, The Northern Miner asked mining-related questions to the leaders of the four major political parties running across Canada. Last week, we published the answers from the Liberal…
Industry applauds Trans-Pacific Partnership
Representatives of the Canadian mining industry have come out in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), after the trade deal’s dozen partnering national governments, including Canada’s, reached an agreement on Oct. 4.
Miners, lawyers to learn from each other in Arizona
The James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona has launched the Global Mining Law Center, with the goal of educating “lawyers on mining issues and miners on legal issues.”
TSX Venture hits four-week low, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell for the second week, losing nearly 3%, or 15.94 points, en route to a 525.56-point close. The U.S. Labor Department reported surprisingly poor economic data, as the economy added just 142,000 workers…
Editorial: Glencore stock crash reverberates across mining sector
Back in May 2013, as we editorialized about the still-fresh merger of trading house Glencore and mining major Xstrata — a deal creating a US$70-billion company that still ranks as the largest M&A move in mining history — we…
Study shows Lac Guret could be low-cost mine for Mason Graphite
Production at Mason Graphite’s (TSXV: LLG; US-OTC: MGPHF) potentially high-margin Lac Guéret graphite project in northeastern Quebec could start as early as 2017.
Oceanic’s creative Sinohydro deal keeps Ungava project alive
Sinohydro, one of China’s oldest state-owned enterprises set up shortly after chairman Mao Zedong’s Communist party swept to power in 1949, says it is “willing and ready” to become an equity shareholder in Oceanic Iron…
Goldcorp’s Chuck Jeannes ‘not worried about lonore’
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is highlighting the potential at Éléonore in northern Quebec, despite recently lowering the gold mine’s 2015 production forecast, partly due to higher-than-expected mining dilution.
Toronto stocks end mixed, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
The S&P/TSX Composite Index had a turbulent week, falling 0.3% to 13,339.74, despite cutting some of its earlier losses, after positive Canadian data. The country’s gross domestic product number for July came in at 0.3%, after two…
Bullion bulls invest in Kaminak Gold
A pooled investment fund associated with billionaire mining magnate Thomas Kaplan — an Oxford-educated historian, who spends much of his spare time trying to save the world’s big cats from extinction — has become the latest…
US equities pick up steam, Sept. 28-Oct. 2
Employment data from the U.S. Labor Department showing that 142,000 new non-farm jobs were created in September — far less than the 203,000 forecast — furthered expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would delay raising interest…