Tahoe bids $945M for Lake Shore Gold
Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is set to buy Toronto-based junior producer Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) in a $945-million, all-share bid, with analysts on both sides of the deal approving.
Financial Matters, M&A
Bennett supports power cost deferral for BC miners
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s Minister of Energy & Mines Bill Bennett said during a press conference on Jan. 26 at this year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup convention that miners in the province can expect a decision…
U3O8 aims to help meet Argentina’s uranium demand
VANCOUVER — It’s been a bumpy ride for foreign mining companies in Argentina over the past three years, but explorer U3O8 Corp. (TSX: UWE) saw light at the end of the political tunnel in late October when the Andean…
Sandstorm picks up 56 royalties from Teck
VANCOUVER — Business has been booming for outfits in the precious metal-streaming and royalty game, with the latest deal seeing Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL) amass another 56 royalties from Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK).
Editorial: Does mining have an ROI problem?
In mid-January, The Northern Miner was once again privileged to host the latest in our popular series of Roundtable discussions featuring a who’s who of mining leaders in Canada. Held in downtown Toronto and sponsored by accounting…
Teck inks deal with Lorraine Copper
VANCOUVER — It’s been over a decade since Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) first optioned the Lorraine copper-gold project in north-central B.C. from Lorraine Copper (TSXV: LCC), but now the major is set to relinquish its 51%…
Kaminak boosts confidence in Coffee with new studies
VANCOUVER — It’s hard to find a flaw in Kaminak Gold’s (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) Coffee gold project, 130 km south of Dawson City in the Yukon. The economics of a proposed heap-leach operation have held up through…
Lundin, Ecuador gov’t agree to advance Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — It has taken half a year of negotiations for Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) to come to a financial agreement with the government of Ecuador to develop its flagship Fruta del Norte high-grade underground gold deposit, 80…
Rubicon’s F2 deposit is uneconomic
A revised geological model and updated resource estimate that eviscerates much of the tonnage and grade at Rubicon Minerals’ (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) F2 gold deposit means that more exploration would be needed at depth and along strike…
Dominion Diamond grapples with activist shareholders
Yellowknife-based Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) is the latest Canadian miner to land in the cross hairs of activist shareholders. On Dec. 21, Toronto-based hedge fund K2 & Associates Investment Management emailed a letter…
Copper miners will ‘struggle for survival’, Canaccord says
VANCOUVER — It’s now a “survival of the fittest” story for copper miners, according to Canaccord Genuity analyst Peter Bures, and commodity markets might not offer much relief for at least two years. Over the past 12…
Torex CEO reflects on journey to first gold at Morelos
VANCOUVER — Nearly six years ago Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) consolidated a promising claim block 180 km southwest of Mexico City — called Morelos Norte — via a US$150-million deal with Teck…