Surge Copper acquires option on 70% stake in Berg copper project
Explorer Surge Copper (TSXV: SURG) has entered into a definitive option agreement with Centerra Gold (TSX: CG) to hold the right to acquire a 70% interest in the Berg porphyry…
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Newcrest bets big on Greatland’s Havieron gold-copper project
It has also inked a farm-in and JV agreement with Greatland to access the latter’s Black Hills and Paterson Range East exploration licenses in the Paterson region of Western Australia.
Newcrest expands access to North American capital with TSX listing
Following its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Oct.13, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), Australia’s largest gold producer, hopes to improve the company’s global visibility and increase its North American…
EnGold takes new approach at Lac La Hache in B.C.
EnGold Mines’ (TSXV: EGM) wholly-owned Lac La Hache copper-gold-silver project in British Columbia’s southern Cariboo region has a history dating back several decades. The property, 14 km northeast of Lac…
Will Canadian miners rise again?
The flurry of M&A transactions last year brought a much-awaited consolidation of the global gold sector. It also brought significant changes to the Canadian mining landscape: Newmont’s (NYSE: NEM) takeover…
Imperial Metals posts $28.6M loss in Q3
Imperial Metals (TSX: III) recorded a net loss in the third quarter of $28.6 million compared to a net loss of $1.6 million in the same quarter a year ago,…
Imperial Metals dodges liquidity bullet, for now
Troubled miner Imperial Metals (TSX: III) has kicked debt-repayment deadlines further down the road, and will examine strategic alternatives that could include a sale or merger. Asset sales, joint ventures…
Imperial Metals records $28M loss on strike, operating issues
A strike at Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Mt. Polley copper-gold-silver mine in central B.C. and lower copper recoveries at its Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern B.C. in the second…
Site visit: Northern Empire juggles options for Sterling gold
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Out in the Nevada desert, 160 km northwest of Las Vegas and amid military facilities where soldiers pilot drones in the Middle East, and the secrets…
TSX slips, Jan. 8-12
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.25% to finish at 16,308.18. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 4.19% to 76.85 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.03% to 200.62, with…
TSX rises slightly, Oct. 30-Nov. 3
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.42% to finish the trading week at 16,020.16. The S&P/TSX Gold Mining Index and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index posted incremental gains, rising 0.42% to 68.01…