While it won’t come close to covering the entire $747-million price tag to build the Brucejack gold mine in northwestern B.C., an $81-million strategic investment by China’s Zijin Mining in project owner Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG;…
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the mining sector should double in value this year compared to 2013, were deal volumes fell short of $90 billion, according to a new report by Grant Thornton.
VANCOUVER — Explorer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has been one of the few juniors that has kept a steady drilling rate over the past two years despite tough capital markets. The company’s Patterson Lake South (PLS)…
VANCOUVER — Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) is facing a lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court alleging it was complicit in the use of forced labour by local contractors at its Bisha copper-gold operation in Eritrea in East Africa….
VANCOUVER — It’s been a wild year for Sean Roosen and his team at Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF), but now that the dust has settled the company looks poised to become a major player in the royalty and…
U.S. equities are up for the fourth straight week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 60.81 points to 17,634.74, while the S&P 500 Index rose 7.9 points to a record high of 2,039.82. The Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 56.01 points to…
VANCOUVER — Volatile gold markets have shifted the goal posts for miners, and South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) has responded by streamlining operations and getting a better grasp on its balance sheet. The company has…
VANCOUVER — Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; US-OTC: OKSKF) is one to watch in the realm of corporate finance. The company is a spin-out from Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Yamana Gold’s (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY)…
VANCOUVER — New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) executive chairman Randall Oliphant recently reiterated the fact that its Rainy River gold asset — located 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, Ont. — is a “priority development…
VANCOUVER — Chilean copper miner Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO; US-OTC: ANFGY) and Toronto-based explorer Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) are joint-venture partners in the Twin Metals Minnesota…
It’s taken six years and over US$20 million in legal costs, but Gold Reserve (TSX: GRZ; US-OTC: GDRZF) has won US$740.3 million in compensation for the expropriation of its Brisas gold project by the Venezuelan government. It’s one…
Semafo (TSX: SMF) has amended its bid for 100% of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) to A$0.65 per share from its proposal on Oct. 12 of between A$0.62 and A$0.65 per share in a deal now worth A$163.9 million (US$143 million).
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