Endeavour bids for Avion
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) plans to buy Avion Gold (AVR-T) in a $389-million deal to consolidate its position in West Africa and grow its expected gold production for 2012 by 50%.
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TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 31/12 (with changes from July…
Molycorp sinks on Q2 loss
Second-quarter earnings season hasn’t been a picnic for most companies but Molycorp’s (MCP-N) US$67.6 million loss or US$0.71 per share in the quarter compared to a profit of US$47.8 million or US$0.53 per share in the second…
Roxgold rushes initial resource at Yaramoko
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Roxgold (ROG-V) continues to advance its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders….
Venture slips slightly in July 30-August 3 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 3.69 points to 1,186.95 points in the July 30 to August 3 period after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume was up by several million to an average of 62…
TSX falls as ECB fails to follow through
The TSX Composite Index was off 101 points to 11,662.59 for the July 30 to Aug 3 period after the European Central Bank disappointed investors.
U.S. stocks gain on expectations, July 30-Aug.3
The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to end the July 30–August 3 trading week above the 13,000-level, following mixed economic news from the United States and Europe. The Dow gained 20 points to close at 13,096.17.
Touchstone Gold and Atlantis Gold Mines to merge
Touchstone Gold (TGL-L) and Atlantis Gold Mines are combining their assets in Colombia to create a new gold exploration and development company that consolidates neighbouring assets in a region with a history of high-grade gold…
Short position reports
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June 30/12). Largest Short Positions Security Ticker Total…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date July 30 July 27 July 26 July 25 July 24 US$ in C 1.0033 1.0060 1.0101 1.0181 1.0208 …
Canamex soars 290% on high-grade hit
Canamex Resources’ (CSQ-V) shares soared to new heights after the company released the best hole to date from its Bruner gold-silver project in central Nevada. On July 18 the junior reported the monstrous hole returned 118…
Avalon expands Nechalacho resource
Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) reports that exploration drilling completed last year has lifted indicated resources at its flagship Nechalacho rare-earth deposit in the Northwest Territories by 73% to 152.3 million tonnes grading 1.32% total…