2012

Drillers at work at Lupaka Gold's flagship Crucero gold project in Peru 850 km southeast of the capital Lima. Photo by Lupaka Gold

Lupaka and Andean to merge

Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) and Andean American Gold (AAG-V) are proposing to merge in a friendly deal that would create a Peru-focused gold explorer and developer with combined resources of 2.1 million oz. gold equivalent in the measured and indicated…



U.S markets

U.S. markets were in positive territory before closing for the Independence Day holiday, but moved downward after disappointing jobs data showed non-farm payrolls added 80,000 jobs in June for the third month in a row that employment grew by…


Short position reports

TSX Short Positions         Short positions outstanding at June 30/12 (with changes from June 15/12). Largest Short Positions    Security Ticker Total Short Change Lundun Mining LUN 39781693 1390216 New Gold…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 9 July 6 July 5 July 4 July 3   US$ in C 1.0212 1.0199 1.0131 1.0128 1.0123  …


TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed a 20.36-point gain in the period to end at 1,211.35 after two days of gains and two days of losses. The climb came despite low volumes and averaged 59 million shares traded daily. The drop in…


Cameco's uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. Photo by Cameco

Technical analysis report: Uranium stocks show signs of life

Ever since the great bull run in uranium prices leading into 2008, investors have been waiting for the second leg up.The macro story, after all, didn’t change after the 2008 crisis subsided: a surge in nuclear reactor construction in…


Facilites at Banro's Twangiza open-pit gold mine near Bukavu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro

Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

Just days after taking the keys from contract mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian miner Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays while comissioning its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit gold mine, 45 km southwest of Bukavu in the Democractic…


Coarse-grained specular hematite samples from Champion Minerals' Fire Lake North iron ore project in the Labrador Trough. Photo by Champion Minerals

Oil Can’s iron ore lifts Champion Minerals

Champion Minerals (CHM-T) has traded higher on news that its 100%-owned Oil Can iron ore ­deposit, 6 km north of its flagship Fire Lake North project in the southern end of the Labrador trough, contains nearly 1 billion tonnes of…


Alexandria finds new gold in old stomping grounds

In the gold business, some places never go out of style.While Canadian juniors continue to pursue gold in far-flung locales, Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) is proving that one of Canada’s most well-worn gold-hunting grounds has plenty…


From left: Geologist Jacques Stacey, exploration manager Bill Cronk and COO Andrew Berry, in front of the Nutaaq Camp at Kivalliq Energy's Angilak uranium project in Nunavut. Photo by Kivalliq Energy

Kivalliq eyeing new uranium district in Nunavut

Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is cashed-up and moving forward with an ambitious exploration program on its 1,000-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut, just as the Nunavut government has formalized its uranium policy.The company completed an…



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