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Venture edges up in July 16-20 period

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 9.23 points in the July 16-20 period to end at 1,196.19 points after three days of gains outweighed two days of losses. Volume would have increased noticeably were it not for a…





Short position reports

TSX Short Positions                                   Short positions outstanding at July 15/12 (with changes from June…



Papua New Guinea scaring off miners

Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) has added its name to a growing list of mining companies leaving or looking to leave Papua New Guinea (PNG).The company will abandon its Kili Teke gold-copper property in the country now that its licence renewal…


Facilities at Semafo's Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. Photo by Semafo

Semafo stumbles on Mana expansion update

Montreal-based gold producer Semafo (SMF-T) found out how punishing markets can be these days when the company released long-awaited exploration results at its Mana gold mine 200 km west of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Originally expected early…


Cline hit hard by falling coal demand, suspends New Elk ops

Global economic woes stemming from the Euro crisis and slowing industrial activity in some of the world’s largest economies are taking a toll on coal producers, with Toronto-based developer Cline Mining (CMK-T) halting operations at its…



BCSC questions Barkerville’s mega resource

The British ­Columbia Securities Commission has raised concerns about a 10.6-million-oz. gold resource estimate that Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) released on June 28.The concerns, based on a draft technical report supplied to the BCSC,…


Women in Mining during last year's Weekend to End Women's Cancers: Agnico-Eagle Mines senior geologist Jane Werniuk (centre) and Investors Group financial advisor Cathy Fletcher (right), with Gina Pace. Photo by Weekend to End Women's Cancers

Women in Mining walking to end cancer

From Sept. 8–9 in Toronto, 10 women representing Women in Mining will participate in the Weekend to End Women’s Cancers benefiting the Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation.The weekend event is part of the “Believe It!”…


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