Short position reports
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Volume 98 Number 19 Jun 25 - Jul 1, 2012
Yamana ramps up exploration at El Penon
Of Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) $125-million budgeted for exploration this year — a 10% increase over 2011 — about $29.5 million, or 23%, is earmarked for northern Chile, where it owns 100% of the high-grade El Penon…
Candente makes headway in Peru
On the last day of May, Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines granted Candente Copper (DNT-T) the permit it needs to complete drilling for its feasibility study on the Canariaco Norte project, a porphyry copper deposit about 700 km…
Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru
As with many resource-rich developing countries, there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…
Panoro shows promise in Peru
Panoro Minerals (PML-V) has over a dozen properties in Peru, but is focusing on developing its two advanced-stage projects in the country’s southeastern region.Its top priority is the wholly owned Cotabambas copper-gold project,…
Atacama drills deep into Chile
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.The president and CEO of Atacama Pacific (ATM-V) is advancing the company’s wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold project, which is just…
Mining boom drives growing energy need
The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are the top copper-producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number-one spot with annual production clocking in at 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in second place with output totalling 1.2 million…
Mid-tier producers grapple with Peru’s growing pains
Peru is experiencing a mining boom of global proportions thanks to years of heavy investment and increasing production. The country is the world’s number-two copper producer, number-two silver producer, number-six gold producer,…
Exchange rates
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 18 June 15 June 14 June 13 June 12 US$ in C 1.0266…
Eastplats stung by platinum price drop
A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…
Trevali pushes towards Peruvian production
Vancouver-based Trevali Mining (TV-T, TREVF-Q) is getting closer to launching Peru’s next polymetallic mine with a little help from a well-known player in the metal game: Glencore International (GLEN-L).The two companies plan to have…
Patience required for Joanna gold mine development, Aurizon says
Cashed-up gold producer Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) has taken a step back from the development threshold on its Joanna gold property 20 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que. The company made the decision following a lukewarm feasibility study on a…