Short Position Report (December 09, 2008)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov 30/08 (wi…
News
Great Basin Gold buys mill for Hollister
Vancouver – Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) is trying to get two mines into production within the next six months and in r…
Fortress cuts 111 metres of 19 grams gold
Vancouver – Fortress Minerals (FST-V) pulled out a long and tantalizingly high-grade gold intercept from the Amy zo…
Mexivada starts artisanal diamond mining in Sierra Leone
The 968-carat “Star of Sierra Leone” diamond was discovered in 1972 — just a few miles north of where …
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Luna ends drill program with strong results
Luna Gold (LGC-V) struck upon some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wra…
Tirex Offers 5 Oz. Gold For New Slogan
Before Tirex Resources (TXX-V, TIRXF-o), came along, gold and silver values were largely unknown in the Mirdita mining district of Albania because the state-run exploration company in charge never ass…
U. S. MARKETS – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
U. S. markets were down during the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session on continued signs of a recession, both stateside and around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 330 points, or 3.9%,…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
On Dec. 1, Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX composite index experienced its worst one-day percentage fall since the crash of October 1987 — plunging 864.41 points, or 9.3%, to 8,406.21. The rout coinci…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
All things considered, it was a fairly uneventful week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session. The board ended the week up 16.33 points at 739.12, still ho…
Dividends (December 08, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863 div for pref sh series…
Lending Rates (December 08, 2008)
as of 9 a. m. ET. Nov. 25, 2008 (%) Bank of Canada 2.50 Target overnight rate 2.25 Canadian Prime 4.00 U. S. Discount Primary 1.25 U. S. Fed Funds market rate 1.00 U. S. Prime …