TSX Venture Short Positions (January 08, 2007)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 15, 2006 (with changes from Nov. 30).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Silver Wheaton Takes 14% of Sabina
Vancouver — Aspiring Nunavut silver-zinc producer Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) has secured a major new shareholder with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-X) stepping up to invest $12.9 million in the comp…
Ravensthorpe to Cost US$2.2 Billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives the project a price tag of US$2.2 billion.
Marathon Sprints to Production
Marathon PGM (MAR-V, MRPGF-O) plans to begin construction of its open-pit platinum group metals- copper mine near Marathon, Ont., 300 km east of Thunder Bay, by the fourth quarter of this year.
North American Stock Exchange Indices (January 08, 2007)
Date Jan. 2 Jan. 1 Dec. 29 Dec. 28 Dec. 27 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 3007.70 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a TSX Composite 12923.66 n/a 12909.54 12852.59 12718.17 13042.77…
CNQ Trading (January 08, 2007)
Dec. 19-20, 2006
Ivanhoe Rides Mongolian Roller Coaster in 2006
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia — At first glance, Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project may seem to have grabbed an undue amount of attention for a project in the far reaches of the Gob…
Ashton Board Agrees to New Merger Plan
A proposal from Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T, SWYDF-O) to merge Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T, AMCFF-O) into one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has met the Ashton board’s approval.
CanAlaska Options Reserve Lands in Athabasca Basin
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVUF-O) has optioned a 385-sq.-km land package, located on the northern rim of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, from the Fond Du Lac Denesuline First Nation.
Astral Trenches High-Grade Gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver — Wide, high-grade gold values from a second-phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) project in southeastern B.C.’s Rossland-Republic trend gave Astral Mining (AST-V, ASMGF-O)…
Verena Pulls Gold at Volta Grande
Verena Minerals (VML-V) has intersected gold mineralization in a new drill hole at the Grota Seca East zone on its Volta Grande property in Para state, Brazil.
TSX Venture Exchange December 21-29
In wrapping up a banner year for commodity prices, the junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index closed 2006 on a rally, surging 140.8 points, or almost 5%, to 2,987.08 over the holiday shor…