Klondex buys Rice Lake complex for US$32M
Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX) is buying the idled Rice Lake gold mine and mill near Bissett, Man., to complement its flagship operations in Nevada.
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High grades, good execution keeps Klondex shining
Salman Partners’ analyst Derek Macpherson has recently initiated coverage on Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX), with a “buy” rating and a one-year, $5-per-share price target.
Oban capitalizes on downturn, buys more ground
With $70 million in cash and equivalents, Oban Mining (TSX: OBM) is quietly consolidating ground in the Abitibi by acquiring junior companies and properties in Ontario and Quebec.
Discovery Ventures lays groundwork for production at Willa in BC
VANCOUVER — Discovery Ventures (TSXV: DVN) is eager to develop its Willa gold-copper-silver deposit, located 8 km south of Silverton, southeast B.C., now that the company has secured complete ownership of the Max mine and mill complex,…
Fission eyes ‘landmark’ deal with China’s CGN Mining
VANCOUVER — It was a stormy 2015 for explorer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) marked by a failed merger, struggling uranium prices and the brief threat of a proxy battle from retail shareholders.
Patricia Mohr names lithium as one of top picks for 2016
Most mined commodities declined in price this year, but spot prices in China for lithium carbonate actually increased, rising 15% year-on-year to as high as US$7,500 per tonne, making it one of Patricia Mohr’s top picks for 2016.
Blue sky for NGEx at Filo del Sol
NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) has bulked up the resource at its Filo del Sol silver-copper-gold deposit, located in Argentina’s San Juan province, and is taking a step back to evaluate how to expand the epithermal system’s…
Commentary: The Paris Agreement is a historic climate deal
Why should you care? The outcome of the 2015 Paris Climate Conference is of great interest to anybody in the energy, industrial and environmental sectors, as the international community has finally reached an agreement showing global intention…
Nordgold raises stake in Northquest
As Canadian mining companies look inward, licking their wounds from the prolonged rout in commodity markets, a Russian gold producer with nine operating mines and heaps of cash has exercised warrants above market price to take a majority stake…
Editorial: ‘Tis the season for dividend cuts
As we all know, mining is a cyclical business, and by all appearances we are into the stage of the commodities cycle where many of the biggest, highest-quality major mining companies, especially base metal miners, are trimming and even…
Pilot rediscovers a Carlin-style gold trend in Utah
It’s not every day that a junior exploration company takes a step outside the well-trodden Carlin and Cortez districts of Nevada to look for Carlin-style gold deposits, but Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) is proving to be the…
TSX Venture drops 2.5%, Dec. 4-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2.5%, or 12.85 points, to close at 504.28 points, weakened by collapsing oil prices and a sinking loonie.