Great Basin’s great descent
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) continues to tumble under a delisting review by the Toronto Stock Exchange, following the market response to the company suspending its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa.
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Aurizon makes headway in Quebec
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) began September with a bang. On the same day it released higher-grade intercepts from its Hosco West and Heva deposits — part of the company’s feasibility-stage Joanna gold project, 20 km east of…
Midland showcases partnership model
Junior Midland Exploration (MD-V) has assembled a number of gold, base metal and rare earth element projects in the Abitibi and James Bay area of Quebec, but it is perhaps best known for championing the partnership model.
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Klondike looks to find the source of the old gold rush
Klondike Gold (KG-V) is back in the Klondike gold fields of the Yukon looking for the source of all that historic placer gold production at its Lone Star property.
Blackwater PEA drives New Gold higher
A preliminary economic assessment of New Gold’s (NGD-T) Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia 112 km southwest of Vanderhoof suggests the project should generate robust economic returns even at a gold price that is…
Lonmin’s wage deal fuels more unrest in South Africa
While Lonmin (LMI-L) has ended a bloody labour dispute at its Marikana platinum mine near Rustenburg in South Africa that left 46 dead, other miners in the country are demanding higher wages.
Brigus piles on the ounces in latest resource update
Brigus Gold (BRD-T) has updated its resource estimate for the Grey Fox gold property and the results show the company is particularly adept at pushing inferred resources up into a ballooning indicated category. Grey Fox is 4…
Ivanhoe Australia beefs up Osborne
In late February Ivanhoe Australia (IVA-T, IVA-A) started production ahead of schedule and on budget at its Osborne copper-gold project in northwestern Queensland. The initial shipment of copper-gold concentrate to Asian smelters left port in…
B2Gold aims for diversity, growth with CGA bid
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based gold miner B2Gold (BTO-T) looks to be banking on its proven ability to operate successfully in difficult locales, as it moves forward with an US$1.1-billion, all-stock friendly bid for Australia’s CGA…
Alpha faces lower credit rating after closing 8 mines
Alpha Natural Resources (ANR-N) may have its credit ratings cut by Standard & Poor’s after it said it will curtail production and close eight of its U.S. coal mines to stay profitable in the low price environment.
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TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Sept. 15/12 (with changes from Aug….