TSX SHORT POSITIONS (June 30, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at June 15/08 (with changes from May 31/08).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Boardroom battle brewing at U308 Corp
Aberdeen International (AAB-T, AABVF-O) wants to replace board members of U308 Corp. (UWE-V, UTREF-O) with its own slate of directors because it is “disappointed” with the company’s management and bel…
HudBay diversifies into nickel with Skye merger
HudBayMinerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and aspiring nickel producer Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) are combining forces, expanding Hud- Bay’s zinc and copper portfolio into nickel. Skye’s flagship asset is …
Playing in the right sandbox
SITE VISIT ELKO, NEV. — It was a dark day for Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) on April 9, when the Nunatsiavut government of Labrador voted 8-7 in favour of…
Cue defines Yuty uranium resource
Cue Resources (CUE-V, CUEYF-O) has released a new resource estimate for a portion of the San Antonio uranium deposit in southeastern Paraguay, encouraging the company to continue with environmental ba…
Desert drilling returns strong iron grades for Anaconda
VANCOUVER — Promising drill results and an available drill rig prompted Anaconda Mining (ANX-T, ANXGF-O) to tack on an extra 4,200 metres to the drill program at its San Gabriel project in Chile, and…
CANADIAN GOLD MUTUAL FUNDS (June 30, 2008)
Featured Fund: AGF Precious Metals, as of 01/31/08 (in weighted order): Kinross Gold, Goldcorp, Yamana Gold, Inmet Mining, Iamgold, Central Fund of Canada, Agnico-Eagle Mines, High River Gold Mines, F…
Red Chris back on track for Imperial Metals (June 30, 2008)
VANCOUVER–The road has never been smooth for the Red Chris copper- gold project in northwest British Columbia. Now one more obstacle is out of the way.
DIVIDENDS (June 30, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* per share on $3.75* cmltv prf stk…
Boom, Bust & Echo author calls for creative hiring spree
The mining industry has a five-year window to do some “creative” hiring in order to ensure a strong workforce for the future, according to renowned demographer and University of Toronto economics prof…
U. S. MARKETS JUNE 17-23
U. S. markets were weighed down by the high oil price during the June 17-23 trading session. The Dow Jones industrial Average fell 427 points, or 3.5%, to 11,842; the S&P 500 Index lost 42 points,…
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (June 30, 2008)
52-week Date June 23 June 20 June 19 June 18 June 17 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2603.61 2616.31 2613.41 2628.80 2638.56 3341.56 2340.21 TSX Composite 14691.82 14580.67 14790.15 …