Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on Jan. 31/14 (with changes from Jan. 15/14).
News
Commentary: Dundee’s Murenbeeld on gold’s decline – and coming climb
VANCOUVER — Gold’s fall last year and its outlook in 2014 are both complicated and straightforward, according to Martin Murenbeeld, the chief economist with Dundee Capital Markets, and his weighing of all the factors results in a…
Editorial: Heenan Bleak-ey
Weep, weep for Canada’s corporate lawyers.
Interview: BC Minister of Mines Bill Bennett at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Following B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s opening address at the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference, The Northern Miner had an opportunity to sit down with…
Pilot Gold uncovers porphyry potential at TV Tower
VANCOUVER — With a 4,900-metre, four-month drill program, Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) has transformed the potential at its TV Tower project in Turkey from an interesting oxide gold target to a possible porphyry district.
Premier wraps up pair of PEAs for Trans-Canada
North America-focused explorer Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has released dual preliminary economic assessments of its 100%-owned Hardrock and Brookbank gold deposits, which make up part of its Trans-Canada project in…
U.S. markets, Jan. 27-31
A continued sell-off in emerging market currencies, worries about slowing growth in China and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would trim its monthly bond purchases by US$10 billion to US$65 billion, starting in February,…
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 27-31
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a step back for the second straight week, falling 1.7%, or 15.99 points, before closing the trading period at 951.32 points. Emerging markets and China’s increasing credit risk were concerns…
Sherritt’s Ambatovy reaches commercial production
Fifteen months after Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) and its partners first started shipping nickel and cobalt of commercial quality from the massive Ambatovy mine, the nickel–laterite operation in Madagascar has reached…
Newmont sees rough road this year
Newmont Mining (TSX: NMC; NYSE: NEM) had a good year in 2013, but it’s bracing for challenges ahead.
Graphite One boosts Alaskan graphite resource
VANCOUVER — With just 28 drill holes, Graphite One Resources (TSXV: GPH; US-OTC: GPHOF) has defined the largest known high-grade flake graphite deposit in North America.
McEwen Mining gets the go-ahead for El Gallo 2
Regulatory authorities in Mexico have given the green light to McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) to build and operate El Gallo 2 — part of the company’s larger El Gallo silver–gold mining complex in the foothills of the…