Paladin sets things straight
Paladin Energy (PDN-T) felt it necessary to set the record straight.
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Taking a closer look at Taseko’s options
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) could become a consolidator in British Columbia and also prey to companies like Lundin Mining (LUN-T), Capstone Mining (CS-T) or Teck Resources (TCK.B-T), Chris Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities says.
Positive prefeasibility fails to stop Champion Iron’s slide
VANCOUVER – A preliminary feasibility study concluded the East and West deposits at Champion Iron Mines’ (CHM-T) Consolidated Fire Lake North project could produce 9.3 million tonnes of concentrate grading 66% iron for almost 20 years,…
Venture slides to start February
VANCOUVER – February did not start off well for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index: the board lost ground every day from Feb. 4th to 8th to end the week down 22.85 points at 1,205.81. Trading volumes for the week averaged 76.6 million,…
TSX rises on global optimism
The TSX Composite Index was up 118 points to 12,801.23 points for the February 4-8 period riding improving global investor sentiment. Investor confidence was bolstered by an unexpected drop in the U.S. trade deficit and data out of China that…
Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake
Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…
US stocks post first weekly loss in 2013
U.S. equities ended the Feb. 4–8 trading week down with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.1% or 16.82 points to 13,992.97, putting an end to five weeks of gains.
Namibia Rare Earths finds more heavies
Between 2005 and 2008 Namibia Rare Earths (NRE-T, NMREF-O) was focused on exploring for gold and copper mineralization in northwestern Namibia, about 450 kilometres northwest of the capital city of Windhoek.
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 31/13 (with changes from Jan. 15/13).
Getting it right at Comstock
Struggling with broken balance sheets and non-progressive management philosophies is part of his DNA, Corrado DeGasperis says.
Canada buys back a little Sudbury
The upstart precious metals-streaming business has clearly reached the big leagues, with a blockbuster cash deal being forged between Vale (VALE-N) and Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N).
Good gold recoveries might improve economics at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER – Metallurgical testwork is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T) as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.