Tsx Venture Short Positions (December 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Nov. 15/08 (with changes from Oct. 31/08).
News
Cameco’s Q3 Earnings Down 46% From Last Year
Third-quarter net earnings for the world’s largest uranium producer and one of two Candu fuel manufacturers in Canada fell nearly 50% year-on-year due to lower prices and higher costs.
Dividends (December 01, 2008)
Note: Alcoa will pay its quarterly div of US$0.9375 for US$3.75 cmltv pr sh on Jan 1, rec Dec 12. Xstrata Canada will pay $0.2863 div for pref sh series…
Editorial: HudBay’s baffling Lundin bid
While metal prices seem to have bottomed out in November, the week ended Nov. 22, the 47th trading week of 2008, saw several miners’ share prices get their feet knocked out from under them.
Arctic Star Diamond Pushes Ahead With Nickel Discovery
When junior explorer Arctic Star Diamond (ADD-v) acquired its Credit Lake property — “within sight of Canada’s greatest diamond mines” in the Northwest Territories four years ago–it didn’t expect to…
Commentary: The Austrians were right
The following is the text of a speech delivered by U. S. congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.) to the U. S. House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2008.
Suppliers News: Pala Investments buys Dumas Contracting
Pala Investments Holding, a mining- focused Swiss investment company, has acquired Canadian mine engineering firm Dumas Contracting.
Suppliers News: CNQ relaunches as CNSX
With just over four years under its belt, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System (CNQ) has changed its name to the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX).
Kalahari Scraps Extract Merger
Kalahari Minerals (KAH-l) has called off a merger with Extract Resources (EXT-T, EXT-a) over fears that it would give Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-n), a stakeholder in both companies, too much power in the m…
U. S. MARKETS – NOV. 18-24
U. S. stock indices were mixed during the Nov. 18-24 trading session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 170 points, or 2.1%, to 8,443; the S&P 500 Index rose 1 point, or 0.1%, to 852; and th…
Helio Hunts For ‘Meat’ In Tanzania’s Southwest
Vancouver — In 2005, Helio Resource’s (HRC-V, HELOF-o) CEO Richard Williams and chief operating officer Christopher Mackenzie were working in Namibia, where Helio still holds a number of properties. …
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOV. 18-24
The S&P-TSX Composite Index took another beating over the Nov. 18-24 trading period with the mining sector especially hard hit. The index fell 4%, or 355 points to 8,441 points for the week after …