Fronteer Readies Long Canyon Resource
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) has released some strong grades from recent drilling on its 51%-owned Long Canyon gold project, in Elko Cty., Nev., that will be included in an initial resour…
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Cost-Cutting Delays Rio Tinto’s Move Underground At Diavik Until Q3
In December, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) said it would cut jobs and spending and sell non-core assets to manage its roughly US$39-billion debt load and the aftershocks are being felt everywhere — includ…
Hawthorne Gold Bullish On Taurus
Hawthorne Gold (HGC-V, HWTHF-O) is boosting its gold resources by buying American Bonanza Gold’s (BZA-T, ABGFF-O) Taurus gold deposit near Cassiar, in British Columbia.
Updated Scoping Study Beefs Up Canarc’s New Polaris
Work on a preliminary assessment for the New Polaris gold project, in northwestern B. C., has yielded improved economics for owner Canarc Resource (CCM-T, CRCUF-O).
Columbia Yukon Casts Wider Net
A set of seven drill holes from the Storie molybdenum deposit, near Cassiar in northern British Columbia, point to expansion potential for Columbia Yukon Explorations (CYU-V, CYUXF-O).
Bard Awaits Lone Pine Moly Resource
As Bard Ventures (CBS-V, BVTLF-O) awaits a resource estimate for its Lone Pine molybdenum project, 15 kmnorthwest of Houston, B. C., the company has received initial metallurgical testing results.
TSX Venture Short Positions (January 19, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/08 (with changes from Dec. 15/08).
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 19, 2009)
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds Fund name Jan. 12 Jan. 5 Change Change YTD MER* Assets* ($) ($) ($) (%) (%) (%) (M$) AGF Pr Mtl 16.71 17.48 -0.77 -4.4 -7.98 2.60 540.4 Altamira Pr & S…
Golden Predator To Spin Out Gold Assets
Golden Predator Mines (GP-T, GPDRF-O) is going to separate its gold and silver assets from its base metal assets in a spinoff that should draw attention to the company’s strong portfolio of precious m…
Woodjam Shaping Up For Fjordland And Cariboo
VANCOUVER — Drill intercepts showing long intervals with consistent grades of copper, molybdenum and gold on the Woodjam property, 50 km east of Williams Lake, B. C., buoyed the share prices of 60/40…
TSX Short Positions (January 19, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/08 (with changes from Dec. 15/08).
Exchange Rates (January 19, 2009)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Jan. 12 Jan. 9 Jan. 8 Jan. 7 Jan. 6 US$ in C$ 1.2077 1.1923 1.1888 1.1853 1.1823 C$ in US$ 0.8280 0.8387 0.8412 0.8437 0.845…