Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on Jan. 31/14 (with changes from Jan. 15/14).
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, February 4 2014 Precious MetalsPrice…
Commentary: Dundee’s Murenbeeld on gold’s decline – and coming climb
VANCOUVER — Gold’s fall last year and its outlook in 2014 are both complicated and straightforward, according to Martin Murenbeeld, the chief economist with Dundee Capital Markets, and his weighing of all the factors results in a…
Editorial: Heenan Bleak-ey
Weep, weep for Canada’s corporate lawyers.
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 27-31
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a step back for the second straight week, falling 1.7%, or 15.99 points, before closing the trading period at 951.32 points. Emerging markets and China’s increasing credit risk were concerns…
Newmont sees rough road this year
Newmont Mining (TSX: NMC; NYSE: NEM) had a good year in 2013, but it’s bracing for challenges ahead.
U.S. markets, Jan. 27-31
A continued sell-off in emerging market currencies, worries about slowing growth in China and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s announcement that it would trim its monthly bond purchases by US$10 billion to US$65 billion, starting in February,…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 27-31
The Canadian market fell slightly during the week after the latest move by the U.S. Federal Reserve to cut its stimulus program by another US$10 billion per month, given signs of improvement in the U.S. economy.
Guarded optimism for 2014 from PI Financial’s Jim Mustard
VANCOUVER — In the final talk of the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) Roundup conference, PI Financial’s vice-president of mining investment banking Jim Mustard gave the audience reason to…
PotashCorp’s Q4 earnings fall 46%
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) has posted a 46% drop in its fourth-quarter 2013 earnings and a weaker-than-expected 2014 guidance, as tough market conditions linger for crop nutrients.
Mark O’Dea’s ‘science of discovery’ at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Over the past decade Mark O’Dea has become one of the strongest members of a new generation of explorers bent on making discoveries and running public mining companies the “right” way.
Interview: BC Minister of Mines Bill Bennett at Roundup
VANCOUVER — Following B.C. Premier Christy Clark’s opening address at the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia’s (AME BC) annual Roundup conference, The Northern Miner had an opportunity to sit down with…