TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
Despite touching new lows, the TSX Composite Index showed renewed signs of life at presstime. For the shortened Oct. 7-10 period, the index had fallen more than 1,165 points to 9,065.16, but as global…
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TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index followed every other stock market in the world over the Oct. 7-10 trading period, falling dramatically. Over the week shortened by Thanksgiving, the junior boar…
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (October 20, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Gold Wheaton Gold GLW 2734100 1252188 Largo Resources LGO 1299500 563000 Westernza…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (October 20, 2008)
Featured Fund: Altamira precious & Strategic Metals, as of 07/31/08 (in weighted order): Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, Kinross Gold, Agnico-Eagle Mines, Yamana Gold, Franco-Nevada, Newmont Mining, Compa…
TSX SHORT POSITIONS (October 20, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/08 (with changes from Sept. 15/08). Largest short positions Lundin Mining LUN 23973922 -2240139 Ivanhoe Mines IVN 17773821 627410 Eldorado Gol…
EXCHANGE RATES (October 20, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 US$ in C$ n/a 1.1907 1.1486 1.1249 1.1058 C$ in US$ n/a 0.8398 0.8706 0.8890 0.9043 EXC…
Zaruma stops to look for money
Zaruma Resources’ (ZMR-T) has halted the development of its Luz del Cobre copper project in Mexico for lack of fund…
Azimut on Ungava uranium hunt (October 17, 2008)
One thing you can’t say about Jean-Marc Lulin, president and CEO of Azimut Exploration (AZM-V), is that he thinks s…
Daiwa Research says prices likely to bottom in mid-2009
A new report from the Daiwa Institute of Research forecasts that looser monetary policy next year in China will h…
North American Tungsten cancels private placement with Chinese enterprise
North American Tungsten (NTC-V) has cancelled a private placement of about 13.4 million units in the company at a p…
Blue Note to shut Caribou and Restigouche
Blue Note Mining (BN-T, BNMFF-O) is the latest miner to join the care and maintenance club after less than a year o…
Belvedere suspends mine development work at Hitura
Plunging nickel prices have forced Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) to temporarily suspend mine development work at its …