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TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at June 15/12 (with changes from May 31/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total Short Change New Gold NGD 40853651 805488…
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EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 25 June 22 June 21 June 20 June 19 US$ in C 1.0303 1.0260 1.0251 1.0194 1.0178 …
Sandspring soldiers on at Toroparu in Guyana
It has been a rough year for junior explorer Sandspring Resources (SSP-V), with its share price plummeting 67%, or $1.60, to lows of 57¢ in May. The company has suffered from questions concerning the economics of its low-grade,…
TSX venture exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index sunk to a new low, dropping 45 points to close at 1,206.03. The closing position puts the index at a new 52-week low, and at its lowest level since September 2009. With no spikes in volume during the week…
Edgewater nabs $120M for Corcoesto in Spain
Edgewater Exploration (EDW-V) has secured in principle a $120-million debt financing for its flagship Corcoesto gold project in Spain as it moves it towards production.The company has entered into a mandate letter with Credit Suisse…
Atico looks to repeat Fortuna’s success
Recently listed Atico Mining (ATY-V) has joined the rush of companies exploring for gold in Colombia, but the company plans to set itself apart with its unique management team and strategy.The team includes many of the people behind the success…
Metals, mining and money markets
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankFriday, June 26, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Haileybury School of Mines celebrates centenary
More than 200 alumni, faculty and friends gathered for a June weekend to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of the Haileybury School of Mines (HSM), including luminaries such as Mining Technologies International president and CEO Bob…
Sunward expands Titiribi resource to 4.6M+ oz. gold
Sunward Resources (SWD-T) believes it could be sitting on top of Colombia’s next gold district, and its latest resource estimate lends some credit to the notion.Its flagship wholly owned Titiribi gold-copper project is located in…
Torex chalks up another gold discovery at Morelos with Media Luna
Not content to sit on its multi-million-ounce, open-pit Morelos deposit, Toronto-based Torex Gold Resources (TXG-T) has again struck gold on its 290-sq.-km land concession 180 km southwest of Mexico City.Morelos already boasts a measured and…
Belo Sun outlines Volta Grande’s potential
Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its newly delineated South Block area at the Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para State.The estimate shows that the Pequi, Grande and Itata deposits host 4 million…
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