Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Mar. 31/13 (with changes from Mar. 15/13).
News
Great Western reveals PEA for South African REE mine
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy start to the year for Saskatoon-based rare earth outfit Great Western Minerals (GWG-V) and its past-producing Steenkampskraal project, 350 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. The company kicked off 2013…
Luna’s gold is Sandstorm’s gain
Luna Gold’s (LGC-T) Aurizona gold mine in northeastern Brazil’s Maranhao state looks more robust each day, and that’s good news for two sets of shareholders.
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, April 2, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…
Production keeps climbing for Fortuna Silver
VANCOUVER — Record silver and gold production that beat its own guidance enabled Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) to achieve record revenues in 2012, which leaves the company well positioned to complete a planned expansion at its…
Fission and Alpha emerge as newest players in Athabasca
The discovery of a high-grade uranium-bearing boulder field just south of the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan is shaping into a big find for joint-venture partners Fission Energy (FIS-V) and Alpha Minerals (AMW-V).
How will juniors handle Ontario’s new permitting regime?
New rules designed to lessen conflict between the mining sector and aboriginal communities in Ontario kicked in on April 1, but neither cash-poor juniors nor the province’s First Nations seem ready for them.
One man’s talc is another man’s treasure
With large companies shedding assets to trim costs and juniors struggling to pay the bills — not to mention raise money — it’s probably safe to say that listing a new exploration company these days is not for the faint of…
Orocobre set to make a mark in lithium
When over 500 people gather at a desolate salt flat in Argentina, it probably has something to do with mining.
Century Iron Mines lays out two mine plans
VANCOUVER — Century Iron Mines (FER-T) has a portfolio full of projects, a fair pile of cash, backing from not one but two Chinese partners and a plan to become a mid-sized iron ore producer within the next few years.
McIlvenna Bay keeps growing for Foran
Foran Mining (FOM-V) has bulked up resources at the McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in east-central Saskatchewan, with increases of 15% and 18% in indicated and inferred tonnage.
Naldrett celebration attracts mining’s ‘brain trust’
To attend the recent dinner at the University of Toronto’s Faculty Club honouring emeritus professor Tony Naldrett was to travel through time to an era when the university was recognized internationally as one of the top institutions for…