LME Warehouse Levels (July 31, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 24, 2006 (change from July 17 in brackets):…
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TSX Debentures (July 31, 2006)
Alamos Gold (AGI.DB-T) — 5.5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (AGI-T) at $5.30 before maturity or redemption. Cameco (CCO.DB-T) — 5% convertible at holder’s option to common shares (…
TSX Short Positions (July 31, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2006 (with changes from June 30)….
Stornoway bids for Ashton, Contact
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) is offering to take over two other diamond explorers to create a $200-million company, and has lined up agreements with controlling shareholders that make the deal look likel…
TSX Venture Short Positions (July 31, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at July 15, 2006 (with changes from June 30)….
Falconbridge sticks with Inco
Canada’s long-running takeover soap opera seems to be finally drawing to an end, and it looks like the Swiss-born interloper will succeed in spoiling the nuptials with shares in Falconbridge (FAL-T, F…
Barrick makes push for NovaGold, Pioneer
A legal dispute and hostile takeover bid involving NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) was the catalyst that prompted Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) to make all-cash offers for bot…
Universal opens up Lisbon Valley
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Editorial: Uranium’s day finally arrives (July 31, 2006)
There are now more than 100 Canadian juniors actively looking for uranium.…
The First Nickel breakup
A month after hostilities broke out, the dust has finally settled in the boardroom of Sudbury, Ont.-focused junior First Nickel (FNI-T), leaving a few members on the outside looking in, including form…
People (July 31, 2006)
Anglo Swiss Res. — Derrick Strickland appointed qualified person for diamond exploration programs in the N.W.T….
Toronto Stock Exchange (July 18-24, 2006)
Mergers in the latter part of the July 18-24 period buoyed the S&P-TSX Composite Index by 144.54 points to 11,625.16….