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TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June 30/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total…
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Wesdome goes back to the well with Mishi
While many juniors embrace a mantra of growth at any cost, pursuing pricey takeovers or drilling endlessly to produce impressive-sounding resource estimates, Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) takes a different tack.With a decidedly conservative…
Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario
Three years after selling the world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 23 July 20 July 19 July 18 July 17 US$ in C 1.0172 1.0114 1.0077 1.0112 1.0141 …
AuRico trims 2012 production guidance
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) has revised its 2012 production guidance after a high turnover of workers at its Ocampo gold-silver mine in Mexico dragged down output in the second quarter.The Toronto-based producer says the shortage of workers at…
Golden Arrow gets lift from drill results
Stepout drilling at Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-V) Chinchillas silver project in Argentina’s Jujuy province has returned several long intercepts including 29 metres grading 631 grams silver per tonne, the company reports.The…
The DR delivers for Goldquest and Unigold
Dominican Republic-focused explorers Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) and Unigold (UGD-V) both announced sizeable stepout gold-copper hits at their nearby properties in the northeast corner of the country near Haiti on July 18.For Goldquest, the…
Indonesian ‘shadow interests’ frustrate Intrepid
Brisbane, Australia-based Intrepid Mines (IAU-T) is the latest victim in an ongoing nationalization saga in Indonesia and its neighbours. On June 28 an unknown entity seized control of its Indonesian joint-venture partner Indo Multi Niaga…
US drought: a benefit to fertilizer companies?
If the dry weather in the U.S. continues, it could turn out to be “the worst drought of our generation,” CIBC analyst Jacob Bout writes in a 196-page industry report, noting that damage to the corn crop so far this year is…
Goldcorp remains on target at Eleonore
Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) new Éléonore gold mine under construction in northern Quebec’s James Bay region is a cornerstone of the company’s four-year expansion of operations worldwide.Éléonore is the…
Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study
A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a bankable…
Paladin Energy turns the corner
Two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade its plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at the Kayelekera open-pit uranium mine in Malawi have not stalled production for junior Paladin Energy (PDN-T), as it increased…