Silver Bear moving swiftly to develop Vertikalny Central
Since the end of last year, shares of Russia-focused Silver Bear Resources (TSX: SBR) have soared from 1.5¢ to 24¢ apiece. “That’s more than a tenfold increase in the last six months…
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Dundee Precious Metals to start construction at Krumovgrad in Q3
Updating investors on its Krumovgrad gold project in southern Bulgaria, Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) says it could start construction before October and has revised its construction capital cost estimate…
It’s official: Lydian to start construction at Amulsar
Lydian International (TSX: LYD) has decided to build Armenia’s largest gold mine, with the first gold pour anticipated in 20 months. The company has more than 80% of the financing…
MDN sees future in niobium, acquires Argor
Two of the bigger mining deals in recent memory have a common denominator that might surprise a few people. Was it gold or copper? Neither. It was niobium — a…
Nordgold raises its offer for Northquest
VANCOUVER — After increasing its stake in Northquest (TSXV: NQ) to 52.3% late last year, Russian gold miner Nordgold is making a move to acquire the rest of the junior and…
U.S. equities hold steady, May 30-June 3
Economic data was mixed with reports that U.S. consumer spending in April posted its sharpest increase in more than six years, while jobs data showed that non-farm payrolls in May…
Scandium International hits feasibility study milestone
With a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) and a definitive feasibility study under its belt for a specialty metal project with a 20-year mine…
Aston Bay, BHP agree to take on Storm together
After a year of talks and hundreds of hours of due diligence, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has signed an option agreement to earn a 75% stake in Aston Bay Holdings’…
Randgold’s Bristow hits the road on motorbike journey across Africa
In what is believed to be the first attempt by motorbike, Mark Bristow embarked at dawn on June 1 on a 7,500 km journey that would take him from the…
Orion to finance Premier Gold
When it comes to financing companies in the mining sector, private equity firms typically call the shots. But in a deal announced on May 31, Orion Mine Finance appears to…
TSX posts slight gain, May 23-27
The Bank of Canada kept its target for the overnight lending rate at 0.5% and estimated that the wildfires in Alberta would knock 1.25 percentage points from real gross domestic…
Golden Predator attracts heavy hitters Albert Friedberg, Rob McEwen & Pat DiCapo
Albert Friedberg and his Friedberg Mercantile Group were listed among the top-40, highest-earning hedge fund managers in the world by Forbes magazine in 2011. More recent rankings weren’t immediately available,…