New Gold sells Blackwater gold stream to Wheaton for US$300 million
New Gold (TSX: NGD) is selling its gold stream on the Blackwater project in British Columbia to Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE: WPM; TSX: WPM; LSE: WPM) for US$300 million. The gold…
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Update: Argonaut Gold sees Magino capex rise 57% to $800M; CEO departs
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has taken another look at the cost of putting the former Magino gold mine in Ontario back into production and found capex has risen 57% to…
Altus in the red on Newcrest royalty buy
The London-quoted equity in Altus Strategies (AIM: ALS; TSXV: ALTS; US-OTC: ALTUF) traded more than 14% in the red on Tuesday following the overnight announcement that it and a privately-held…
Noront to negotiate with Wyloo on sweetened offer
Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) said on Tuesday it plans to negotiate directly with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals on the company’s sweetened acquisition bid, which has reignited a long-dragge-out…
Eldorado Gold eyes further growth outside Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) says it has completed key growth projects at two of its assets — the Lamaque mine in Val d’Or, Quebec, and the Kışladağ gold…
Franco-Nevada takes strategic stake in Skeena Resources
Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV) is acquiring 1.47 million flow-through common shares in Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) at $21 per share in a non-brokered private placement. After the deal closes,…
Decarbonization plays the metals fiddle in 2022
The recent 26th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) brought about renewed vigour to phase down carbon dioxide emissions across the globe. Still, to get there, the mining…
Kinross’ Great Bear acquisition ‘credit negative’ says Moody’s
The US$1.4 billion acquisition of Great Bear Resources (TSX: GBR) by Kinross Gold Corp (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is credit negative for Kinross, credit ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service said…
Vale sells 50% stake in California Steel to Nucor for US$400 million
Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Canadian subsidiary has agreed to sell its 50% stake in California Steel Industries (CSI) to Nucor (NYSE: NUE) for US$400 million, the company said. The Brazilian mining…
JV Article: QuestEx Gold & Copper is exploring for world-class projects in BC
Canadian explorer QuestEx Gold & Copper (TSXV: QEX; US-OTC: CLASF) holds approximately 110,000 hectares of mineral tenures that host precious and base metals projects in the Golden Triangle and Toodoggone areas…
JV Article: Equity Metals hits bonanza-grade silver at Silver Queen in BC
Canadian explorer Equity Metals (TSXV: EQTY; US-OTC: EQMEF) owns precious-base metal and diamond projects in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. The Vancouver-headquartered junior is focused on advancing its 100%-owned flagship Silver…
Rio Tinto and Star Diamond make peace
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) and Canadian junior Star Diamond (TSX: DIAM) have reached an agreement to end a long drawn out dispute over the development of…