Agnico Eagle, Pan American to buy Yamana Gold in US$4.8B deal
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) are buying fellow Canadian miner Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) in a…
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Newcrest approves $140M expansion of Telfer gold-copper operation
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Petra Diamonds halts Williamson mine in Tanzania after dam breach
Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) said on Monday it had halted operations at its Williamson mine in Tanzania after a tailings storage facility burst, causing flooding in nearby areas. The company,…
SolGold secures US$50M royalty funding from Osisko Gold
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) has secured US$50 million in royalty financing from Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR), which will help the miner fund the development of its…
Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has ruled out the possibility of raising its offer for Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) after two Canadian miners teamed up last week…
Diamond trade watchdog mulls fate of Russian gems
The Kimberley Process (KP), an international scheme that certifies rough diamond exports, is expected to decide this week whether Russian diamonds should be declared conflict gems. Members of the KP…
B2Gold, AngloGold put Gramalote project in Colombia up for sale
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: BTG) and South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG) have decided to put their US$925-million Gramalote gold project in Colombia up for sale before…
Sibanye-Stillwater mulls cutting thousands of jobs at gold mines in S. Africa
Precious metals miner Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBSW) may axe more than 2,000 jobs at some of its gold mines in South Africa as part of a restructuring of those operations struggling to make…
PureGold Mining seeks creditor protection
Canadian precious metals miner PureGold Mining (TSXV: PGM; LSE: PUR) has applied for an initial order for creditor protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia, having considered its cash…
Teck Resources hikes cost of QB2 copper project in Chile again
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B; NYSE: TECK) has once again raised its construction cost estimate for the Quebrada Blanca phase 2 (QB2) copper project in Chile by at least…
Teck exits oilsands with $1B sale of Fort Hills stake to Suncor
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A | TECK.B; NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is exiting the oilsands business with the sale of its 21.3% stake in the Fort Hills project to Suncor…
Opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining may lead to massive forest losses
A model developed by Brazilian researchers shows that opening up protected areas in the Amazon to mining projects would lead to massive losses of forest coverage. In a paper published…