Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28/14 (with changes from Feb. 15/14).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
MBAC thriving in Brazil’s fertilizer sector
After a three-year decline, phosphate fertilizer prices are rising again. Prices for diammonium phosphate, the most commonly used fertilizer, have increased by 20% since bottoming last November, while prices for triple super phosphate have…
Reservoir Minerals raising $33 million in double financing
VANCOUVER — Investment dollars may be hard to rustle up these days, but Reservoir Minerals (TSXV: RMC; US-OTC: RVRLF) has a recipe for a raise: release an initial resource estimate for a flagship project containing 3.8 billion lb. copper…
TSX Venture holds steady, Feb. 24-28
After ascending for almost three weeks, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index treaded water over the trading period, ending the week up 3.71 points at 1,025.37. Trading activity remained strong, with an average of 77.9 million shares trading…
Columbus rises as Nordgold advances Montagne d’Or
VANCOUVER — What a difference a deal can make.
Are brighter skies ahead for nickel prices?
Chairman and CEO Patrick Buffet of French nickel and manganese producer Eramet is calling Indonesia’s recent ban on the export of unprocessed nickel ores “a positive step towards restoring market balance,” after the…
Denison rises on Wheeler River results, Japan nuclear news
VANCOUVER — Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) plans to complete 60,000 metres of drilling on 13 properties in 2014, and the first set of results suggest the company’s big plans could pay off.
Taseko denied New Prosperity
VANCOUVER — Despite a $300-million adaptation to save Fish Lake, the Canadian government will not allow Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) to build a $1.5-billion open-pit copper–gold mine at its New Prosperity project in…
Imperial taps debt markets for final Red Chris funds
VANCOUVER — With three new funding sources arranged, Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) can see the finish line at Red Chris, the under-construction copper–gold project in northwest B.C. that will be Imperial’s fourth…
Editorial: Curtain closes on New Prosperity
The firm denial by the federal government on environmental grounds of Taseko Mines’ proposed New Prosperity open-pit gold–copper mine near Williams Lake, B.C., wasn’t a surprise to many in the market, as evidenced by most…
TSX slips, Feb. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped nearly 4 points to 14,209.59 during the trading week. Both the gold and diversified miners edged down. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 2.28 points to 835.14, while the…
Gold developers rethink mine strategies in new market reality
VANCOUVER — Recent headlines have focused on the impact of a lower gold-price environment on the in-situ reserves and spending habits of majors and producers, but there’s also been a shift amongst smaller-cap companies with…