Commentary: Hong Kong Exchange’s new rules for miners
Hong Kong, China — Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. has published its Consultation Conclusions on N…
Stock Markets/Investing
Venture board has hard week
Vancouver – The second week of June did not start well for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, which fell…
TSX finishes June 8-14 period higher
The return of investor confidence over global recovery had the TSX Composite Index finishing the June 8-14 per…
US$322M secured for Copper Mountain
VANCOUVER — International conglomerate Mitsubishi Materials has secured US$322 million in project financing for the Copper Mountain copper project in southwest British Columbia.
Petra borrows US$78M
Leading rough diamond Petra Diamonds (PDL-L) hopes to treble annual diamond production to 3 million carats by 2019 with the help of a US$78 million loan from the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and …
IFC to invest in Argentex Mining
VANCOUVER — Argentex Mining (ATX-V, AGXM-O) has announced a proposed $7.3-million private placement by the World Bank’s International Finance Corp. (IFC) that will help further the development of its…
Silver market strong in 2009: Silver Institute
When the levee breaks, a common safe haven for the investment community is gold. But according to the World Silver Survey 2010, prepared by GFMS for the Silver Institute, despite the financial bedlam …
Xstrata pulls plug on new investments in Australia
The backlash against Australia’s proposed Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) is starting to draw blood with Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) decision to suspend US$495.2-million worth of investments in its W…
Short Position Report (June 08, 2010)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at May 31/1…
Venture board down daily in first week of June
Vancouver – It was a week in the red for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the June 1-4 trading per…
TSX market report
Global markets continued to be a study in volatility and the TSX Composite Index was no exception as it fell o…
Metals Creek finds new zone at Ogden in Timmins
Attractive drill results and the discovery of a new gold zone at Metal Creek Resources’ (MEK-V) Ogden property in Timmins, Ont., lifted the junior’s share price.