Short Position Report (November 24, 2009)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at Nov. 15/…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
UPDATE: Argonaut raises $150M for Castle Gold takeover
Vancouver – A private firm, Argonaut Gold, has closed a brokered private placement meant to fund its proposed …
Cliffs to acquire chromite deposits from Freewest
Noront Resource’s (NOT-V) hostile takeover bid for Freewest Resources (FWR-V) last month jolted Cliffs Natural…
First Quantum rises on $260-million offer for Zambian explorer Kiwara
Vancouver – Dipping into its US$800-million treasury, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) is buying Zambian base met…
Great Western boosted by Hoidas rare earths resource
Vancouver – Rare-earths explorer Great Western Minerals (GWG-V, GWMFG-O) more than doubled tonnage of mea…
Juniors The Belles Of The Gold Ball
With gold prices hitting new record nominal highs almost daily, the first half of November was a great time to be a gold junior.
PDAC Says Bill C-300 Is A ‘Disservice’ To Mining
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) has dug in its heels and labelled a private member’s bill aimed at corporate accountability for mining in developing countries “a disservice…
Canadian Mining Hall Of Fame Inducts 7 More
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will induct four new individual members and a group nominee at its 22nd annual dinner and induction ceremony to be held Jan. 14, 2010, in Toronto.This year’s inductees are Graham Farquharson, Victor…
U.S. Markets – NOVEMBER 10-16
Over the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 159.99 points or 1.56% to finish at 10,406.96, while the S&P 500 index added 16.29 points or 1.49% to 1,109.3.
TSX Venture Exchange – NOVEMBER 10-16
In a global climate of cautious economic optimism, paced by regular nervous setbacks, the S&P/TSX Venture composite index performed as best it could over the Nov. 10-16 reporting period, finishing…
LME Warehouse Levels (November 23, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, November 17, 2009 (change from Nov. 10 in brackets):
Spot Prices (November 23, 2009)
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