Franco-Nevada buys Yanacocha gold mine royalty for US$210M
Royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has agreed to pay Buenaventura up to US$235 million in cash and shares for a 1.8% net smelter return royalty (NSR)…
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PDAC 2024: Some junior miners must die so others may live, panel says
Canada’s once-mighty junior mining sector crumbled after governments squeezed the middle class and let multinationals buy the country’s big miners, a panel of finance experts told mining’s biggest conference this…
Franco-Nevada invests US$352M in Tocantinzinho gold project in Brazil
Gold streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has committed US$352.5 million to a finance package totalling US$481 million for the Tocantinzinho project located in Pará state, Brazil, currently held…
US markets fall, August 16-20
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 395.3 points or 1.11% to 35,120.08 and the S&P 500 lost 26.33 points or 0.59% to finish the trading week at 4,441.67. Spot gold…
Two charts show why investors are right to love mining streaming companies
Despite keen investor interest, streaming and royalty deals still only make up a fraction of overall debt and equity financing in the mining industry, accounting for just 1%–3% from 2017…
Franco-Nevada posts ‘record’ results, grows royalty portfolio
The company has also announced that it has adopted a goal of at least 40% of diverse representation at the board and senior management levels. Last year, Franco-Nevada sold 521,564…
SolGold receives US$100M injection from Franco-Nevada
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) said today that it had received $100 million from streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV), which it will use to progress its…
‘Surround yourself with good people’: Franco-Nevada’s Paul Brink on building a multigenerational gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner’s three-day Global Mining Symposium kicked off on Tuesday with a one-on-one interview with Paul Brink, president and CEO of Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV). The Northern Miner’s…
SolGold offers $140M for Cornerstone Capital
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is trying to buy Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP), which owns a minority stake in the Alpala copper-gold project, part of the Ecuador-focused miner’s Cascabel…
Canada’s top 10 royalty and streaming companies
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canadian-headquartered royalty and streaming companies by market capitalization, as of late-June 2020. 1. Franco-Nevada Market capitalization: US$26.40 billion Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) continues…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 190: Pierre Lassonde signs off as chair of Franco-Nevada
This week features Pierre Lassonde’s final shareholder meeting as chair of Franco-Nevada, which took place on May 6, 2020. Lassonde discusses the founding of the company, the dramatic appreciation of…
SolGold seeks US$20M to prevent takeover attempts
Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is bolstering its defences against a takeover by fundraising to raise a minimum of £16 million (US$20 million) as top miners try to…