Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Dec.15/14 (with changes from Nov.30/14).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Coeur pays US$161 million for Paramount’s San Miguel
VANCOUVER — According to Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) president and CEO Mitchell Krebs, the company’s friendly take-over of junior Paramount Gold and Silver (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) is one of the most “logical and strategic acquisitions”…
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Nov.30/14 (with changes from Nov.15/14).
AME BC announces 2014 award winners
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) has announced the recipients of its annual awards for 2014.
Yamana recruits former Augusta execs to head Brio Gold
Looking to wring more value out of its non-core assets in Brazil, Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is creating a 100%-owned subsidiary named Brio Gold.
Wall Street gets slammed, Dec. 8-12
The market sell-off on Wall Street was one of the worst in more than two years as oil dropped below US$62 a barrel and China reported more weak economic data. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.5% to 2002.33 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
GoviEx pitches Madaouela uranium project in Niger
Before listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange in June, the small corporate team at GoviEx Uranium (CSE: GXU) raised over $100 million privately to advance their Madaouela uranium project in Niger.
TSX Venture hits new low, Dec. 8-12
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the red after losing 6.9%, or 48.21 points, en route to a 653.78-point weekly close. Energy stocks floundered during a freefall in crude oil prices, as the International Energy Agency slashed…
TSX continues decline, Dec. 8-12
Canada’s benchmark index fell during the trading week as investors fretted over plunging oil prices and weaker-than-expected economic data from China. The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 742.65 points, or 5%, to end at 13,731.05. The…
Editorial: More Tsilhqot’in fallout in BC
One recent resource development story in B.C. shows how the ground rules for project developers are changing forever in the province after the Supreme Court of Canada’s precedent-setting Tsilhqot’in decision in June and Imperial…
Dundee: Gold miners continue to wrestle with costs
VANCOUVER — Cost optimization has been an underlying theme for gold miners over the past few years. Falling metal prices and frugal capital markets have made it hard to balance sustainable production growth and strong profit margins. In…
Cash preservation is the name of the game at Alderon
With iron ore prices off 49% year-on-year at US$71 per tonne, Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) says it has no choice but to start a “comprehensive” cash preservation program.