The battle over Hathor Exploration (HAT-T) and its Roughrider high-grade uranium project in the Athabasca basin continues to heat up, with Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) trumping Cameco’s (CCO-T, CCJ-N) latest offer.
Investors arguing that gold mining stocks are sitting at historically low valuations were given a serious boost to their case, in the form of the sector’s latest takeover offer.
Iberian Minerals (IZN-V) has agreed to allow Trafigura Beheer, its largest shareholder, to acquire all of its shares that it doesn’t already own for $1.10 apiece in cash, causing some analysts to question the bid.
B.C.’s new Liberal premier, Christy Clark, has made bold statements about mining since taking power.
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has raised its all-cash hostile offer for Hathor Exploration (HAT-T) by 20%, from $3.75 per share to $4.50 per share, trumping Rio Tinto’s (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) friendly $4.15 per share, all-cash bid.
Despite China being the largest producer of gold one of the country’s biggest state-owned gold mining companies is looking westward to lock-up future production.
Anglo American’s (AAL-L) agreement to pay $5.1 billion in cash for the Oppenheimer family’s 40% stake in De Beers will have a profound impact on the diamond industry, executives and analysts say.
Exploration spending in the twelve months ended June 30 increased 115% year-on-year while total production costs have more than quintupled since 2006, rising more than 23% between 2010 and 2011, PwC concludes in its annual study of the top 100…
In an unusual move, two firms from traditional rivals China and Japan have teamed up to buy Alberta coal producer Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T) at a hefty premium, despite choppy times for the metallurgical coal industry.
Mining magnate Ross Beaty has agreed to invest $11 million in Colombia-focused junior gold explorer CB Gold (CBJ-V) just days after the company announced a major discovery at its main Vetas gold project.
Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has sweetened its all-share bid for St. Eugene Mining (SEM-V).
B2Gold (BTO-T) and Auryx (AYX-T) have agreed to tie the knot through a plan of arrangement by year-end.
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