Nautilus’s novel undersea mining proposition
For the past five years, Nautilus Minerals has been working to bring undersea mining from the theoretical realm to the practical.
News
Kinross, Red Back make a great team
Kinross Gold just can’t keep out of the headlines these days, and in a good way.
Prospero gets slapped by BCSC
Prospero Silver (PSL-V) got too aggressive with its announcements and as a result the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has scrutinized the Vancouver-based company.
Positive economics for Midway’s Pan
VANCOUVER — A preliminary economic assessment of Midway Gold’s (MDW-V) Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., predicts an open-pit mine could produce 44,000 oz. gold annually for roughly US$450 p…
US Gold gets El Gallo resource
The initial resource estimate for US Gold’s (UXG-T, UXG-X) El Gallo silver discovery in Sinaloa state, Mexico, tallies up to 25.1 million oz. silver and 21,000 oz. gold under the measured and indicate…
Zambia’s gov’t may reinstate windfall tax
Dow Jones Newswires is reporting that a parliamentary committee in Zambia is recommending that the government reintroduce a 25% windfall profit tax on mining companies that was scrapped early last yea…
Stornoway, Soquem to decide Renard’s fate
Stornoway Diamond (SWY-T) and 50-50 joint-venture partner Soquem are now officially going ahead with a feasibility study on the Renard diamond project in north-central Quebec with a goal of deciding b…
Western Pacific lays claim to Mineral Gulch
SITE VISIT CASSIA CTY., IDAHO — Rising prominently out of the flat scrubland, it is hard to believe the site of the past-producing Black Pine…
Kinross, Red Back set to merge
In a US$7.1-billion deal that would give Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) a foothold in West Africa, the boards of Kinross and Red Back Mining (RBI-T) have agreed to a friendly merger that values the interme…
Medusa maintains reserves, lowers costs
Vancouver – Medusa Mining (MLL-T, MML-L, MML-A) has released an updated reserve estimate for its Filipino Co-O…
Edgewater boosts Corcoesto gold resource
Vancouver – When Edgewater Exploration (EDW-V) took over a Lundin Mining (LUN-T) subsidiary to gets its hands …
Short Position Report (August 06, 2010)
TSX Short PositionsShort positions outstanding at July 31/…