Wall Street enjoyed a three-day winning streak and ended the July 16-20 trading week in positive territory despite sobering news on Friday that Spain’s indebted region of Valencia had asked the central government for financial aid,…
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June…
Frustrated resource investors are resorting to proxy battles as share prices languish, with Maudore Minerals (MAO-V) and Roxgold (ROG-V) only two of the latest juniors to see shareholder revolts. The two have ample company, as investors blame…
Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) has added its name to a growing list of mining companies leaving or looking to leave Papua New Guinea (PNG).The company will abandon its Kili Teke gold-copper property in the country now that its licence renewal…
Montreal-based gold producer Semafo (SMF-T) found out how punishing markets can be these days when the company released long-awaited exploration results at its Mana gold mine 200 km west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Originally expected early…
Global economic woes stemming from the Euro crisis and slowing industrial activity in some of the world’s largest economies are taking a toll on coal producers, with Toronto-based developer Cline Mining (CMK-T) halting operations at its…
The following is an excerpt from a summary of the CPM Group’s Platinum Group Metals Yearbook 2012 report.The annual average prices of platinum and palladium rose to multi-year highs in 2011. Platinum prices averaged US$1,722.39 per oz….
The British Columbia Securities Commission has raised concerns about a 10.6-million-oz. gold resource estimate that Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) released on June 28.The concerns, based on a draft technical report supplied to the BCSC,…
From Sept. 8–9 in Toronto, 10 women representing Women in Mining will participate in the Weekend to End Women’s Cancers benefiting the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.The weekend event is part of the “Believe It!”…
Spanish coal miners protested their industry’s “disappearance” at the Ministry of Industry in Madrid after a month-long, almost 500-km Marcha Negra, or “Black March.” The march was initiated on foot by 80 miners…
Bannerman Resources — Mason Hills retired as a director; Ian Burvill appointed a director.Brazil Resources — Victor Jamarillo appointed technical director; Paulo Espellet appointed senior geologist.Forsys Metals — Rowen…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rallied late in the period but finished lower than where it began, shedding 145 points to 11,514.53. After a six-day losing streak the index rebounded on July 13 owing to speculation that China would stimulate…
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