Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12). Largest Short Positions…
United States
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …
General Moly whacked by cost overruns at Mt. Hope
It may not be the best time to be in the molybdenum business, as aspiring U.S.-based producer General Moly (GMO-T, GMO-X) finds itself coping with rising costs at its flagship Mt. Hope development in central Nevada, in the face of weakening…
Molycorp falls on financing news
Shares of Molycorp (MCP-N) plunged 7.5% to close at US$11.16 per share — a 52-week low — after the U.S.-based rare earths company said it would be raising US$450 million in convertible senior notes and common equity.
Toronto Stock Exchange
he S&P/TSX Composite Index was off 101 points to 11,662.59 for the period after the European Central Bank disappointed investors. In the previous period ECB president Mario Draghi ignited a market rally by saying the central bank would do…
TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 3.69 points to 1,186.95 in the period after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume was up by several million to an average of 62 million shares traded daily, but still well in…
US markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week above the 13,000 level following mixed economic news from the U.S. and Europe. The Dow gained 20 points to close at 13,096.17. The U.S. Labour Department said that employers added 163,000…
Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankTuesday, August 7, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July 15/12). Largest Short Positions…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …
Hecla withdraws US Silver bid
Hecla Mining’s (HL-N) attempt to derail a merger agreement reached last month between U.S. Silver (USA-T, USSIF-O) and RX Gold & Silver (RXEXF-O) has fallen short. Both U.S. Silver and RX Gold shareholders have voted in favour of a…
NovaCopper hits the ground running in Alaska
Newly minted NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) has grand ambitions for its Upper Kobuk project in Alaska’s prolific Ambler mining district, and the company is off to a quick start with a US$16.5-million exploration program and an inaugural…