Short Position Report (July 07, 2009)
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Bannerman finds more uranium in advance of Etango prefeasibility
Vancouver – Expansion drilling efforts continue to return uranium intercepts at Bannerman Resources’ (BAN-T) Etan…
PwC evaluates the top 40 miners in ’08
Mining companies have been busy slowing down, laying off and shutting down in reaction to the global financial cris…
African Aura hits gold in Cameroon on heels of merger news
Vancouver – The beginning of July is bringing big news out of African Aura Resources (AAZ-V): first the junior an…
Metalex finds diamonds near Victor
Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) announced it has discovered two micro diamonds in previously drilled core from a project…
Scoping study complete for Inter-Citic’s Dachang
A scoping study for the Dachang gold project in China’s western Qinghai province estimates gold production averagin…
Fresnillo Drops Bid For Mag Silver
VANCOUVER — Mexican major Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-L) sold it as fair value. Canadian junior Mag Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) swore it was a “take-under” bid.
Positive Study For Potash One’s Legacy
VANCOUVER–Backed by a resource of more than 1 billion tonnes of potassium chloride, a prefeasibility study for Potash One’s (KCL-T, KCLOF-O) Legacy project has churned out solid numbers for the propo…
Abacus Study Adds Potential At Ajax
VANCOUVER — Abacus Mining & Exploration’s (AME-V, ABCFF-O) president has long believed his Ajax project, a brownfields property surrounded by infrastructure and a mining-friendly population in Ka…
Yamana Eases Off On 2M-Oz Goal
Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) production targets have been creeping downwards over the last year, but chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says the company’s focus is quality over quantity.
Lake Shore Gold Reports Record Intercept At Thunder Creek
Shares of Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) surged 50¢ or 20.5% to $2.94 and those of its joint-venture partner West Timmins Mining (WTM-T, WTMNF-O) rose 55¢ or 54% to $1.57 after reports of …
Passendro Grows For Axmin
VANCOUVER — The measured and indicated resource in the Main zone of Axmin’s (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) Passendro project in the Central African Republic has grown by 30%.