Coeur Mining to buy Silvercrest in US$1.7B deal
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) has reached an agreement to acquire Canadian precious metals producer Silvercrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) in an all-share deal valued at US$1.7 billion. The addition…
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Video: Evolution’s Red Lake turnaround confirms it as cornerstone asset, CEO says
Australia-based Evolution Mining’s (ASX: EVN) Red Lake mine in Ontario, acquired in 2020, has shown signs of recovery after a difficult period, managing director and CEO Lawrie Conway said in…
Gold majors vow not to repeat decadent spending of a decade ago
As gold prices hit record highs, industry executives are hoping they can convince investors – who haven’t yet piled into gold mining stocks – that they’ll put their cash to…
Central banks reined in gold purchases in August as prices climbed — WGC
Central banks are still buying gold, but they’ve pared back their purchases since highs reached last year — possibly because of the recent surge in gold prices, the World Gold…
Video: Liberty Gold expects Black Pine prefeasibility to boost gold ounces
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD) plans to release a prefeasibility study for its Black Pine gold project in southern Idaho in weeks, president and chief operating officer Jon Gilligan said in…
Lack of capital rises to top risk in EY mining survey
Capital is the top risk facing the mining industry this year, up from the number two spot last year, as tough financing and economic conditions make it more difficult to deliver…
Rio2 gets lift on permits for Fenix gold mine in Chile
Rio2 (TSXV: RIO; US-OTC: RIOFF) shares traded as much as 11¢ or 17.7% higher today after it said it’s received the final permits needed to begin construction at its Fenix…
Iamgold closer to buying back 9.7% stake in Côté gold mine
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) is a step closer to buying back the 9.7% interest in its Côté gold mine in Ontario from Sumitomo Metal Mining, after issuing a 60-day…
Video: Why one contrarian mining investor prefers Australia over North America
Australia offers true discovery potential whereas “every rock seems to be turned three times” in North America, Commodity Discovery Fund founder Willem Middelkoop said in an interview. The Netherlands-based investor…
Aussie investors buy Yorbeau’s Rouyn gold project for $25M
Quebec-focused explorer Yorbeau Resources (TSX: YRB) is selling its flagship Rouyn gold property to a group of Australian investors for $25 million — a move that it says will help…
Video: New commodity supercycle to lift gold, copper and uranium stocks, fund manager says
Global investment in infrastructure and inflationary pressures are driving a new commodity boom, fund manager Wasif Latif said in an interview. Latif, the chief investment officer at Texas-based Sarmaya Partners,…
Velocity Minerals sells Bulgarian assets for US$59M
Bulgaria-focused Velocity Minerals (TSXV: VLC; US-OTC: VLCJF) has agreed to sell its Rozino gold project, along with various other assets, in return for US$59 million in cash. Türkerler, a diversified…