Short Position Report (November 25, 2008)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Canplats proves up resource at Camino Rojo
Vancouver – A year after geologists traced red-stained road fill back to its quarry and staked the Camino Rojo or &…
NovaGold suspends Rock Creek production, short on cash for loan
Vancouver – The share price of NovaGold Resources (NG-T) plunged $1.48 to close at 72¢ after the company annou…
Wesdome finds gold under lake
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) has found some much needed gold in an area that has never been drilled before on its Dub…
Update: Analysts deride HudBay-Lundin merger
Vancouver – Almost across the board, analysts downgraded HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) on its proposed merger with Lundin…
BHP Billiton backs Peregrine Diamonds on Baffin Island
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the principal owner of Canada’s wildly successful Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest …
LENDING RATES (November 24, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Nov. 11, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 2.50 Target overnight rate 2.25 Canadian Prime 4.00 U. S. Discount Primary 1.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 1.00 U. S. Prime …
Empire strikes deep copper-gold-moly (November 24, 2008)
Vancouver — Having wrapped up a 1,300-metre, six-hole drill program at its Bursa property, 120 km south of Istanbul, in Turkey, Empire Mining (EPC-v) has hit long, near-surface, copper-gold-molybdenu…
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Apoquindo copper chiefs see near-term production
SITE VISIT Antofagasta, Chile — The word apoquindo means “meeting of the chiefs.” It’s an appropriate name for a company chaired by the former head of the world’s biggest copper…
Rare Earths Shortage Looming?
The key metals needed for hybrid cars, flat-screen TVs and energy-efficient lighting could be in short supply in a few years’ time if rare earth element mines aren’t developed outside of China, some i…
Teck Wrestles With US$10B Debt
Vancouver — For the last few years, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-n) has been a reliable, dividend-paying investment option, a major mining company regularly recording substantial profits by cashing in on stro…