CIBC analysts ponder Detour Gold suitors
Shares of Detour Gold (TSX: DGC) jumped nearly 12% yesterday on disclosure from one of the company’s largest institutional shareholders, Paulson & Co., that a potential acquirer is interested in…
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De Beers bids $107M for Peregrine
De Beers has tabled a friendly bid for Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD; US-OTC: PGDIF) of 24¢ in cash per share that values the Canadian diamond exploration company at $107 million….
Moneta extends mineralization at Golden Highway near Timmins
Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSX: ME; US-OTC: MPUCF) has identified a new mineralized shoot and two new veins at the South West deposit of its Golden Highway gold project, 110 km…
US Dept. of Commerce launches investigation of uranium imports
If the U.S. Trump administration extends its trade war to uranium it would be bullish for equities with U.S.-based assets, Haywood Securities commented in a uranium sector update. U.S. Commerce…
Avino sees copper output rise, silver-gold decline in Q2
Vancouver-based junior miner Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE-AM: ASM) had a mixed second quarter of production at its Avino property in Mexico’s Durango state, with copper production…
Kerr funds Copperstone gold mine revival with US$27.6M financing
Kerr Mines (TSX: KER; US-OTC: KERMF) has agreed to a US$27.6 million prepaid forward gold financing with Pandion Mine Finance to fund its past producing Copperstone gold mine in Arizona…
Equinox Gold sells Koricancha mill, completes Castle PFS
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) is selling its Koricancha mill in Peru to Inca One Gold (TSXV: IO) in a $16.3 million cash and share deal. The mill is about…
TSX Venture drops, July 9–13
Shares of Argentum Silver rose 10¢ to 25¢ after the company struck an option to acquire 80% of Lithium Energy Products’ Vanadium Ridge property for $150,000 and 1,250,000 Argentum shares….
Technology Metals Snapshot: Eight juniors step up to meet the tech-metal challenge
The wider use globally of advanced technologies such as electric vehicles has led to a boom in juniors developing technology-metal assets, with an emphasis on lithium, cobalt, vanadium and rare…
GFMS: Will platinum’s dark days last?
The following is an edited release by Thomson Reuters on the occasion of the publication in early June of the GFMS Platinum Group Metals Survey 2018, which looks at developments…
Africa Snapshot: Eight juniors on the hunt for precious metals, battery minerals
Apart from the usual gold targets in West Africa and base metals in the Copperbelt, a couple of new trends in the junior exploration and development scene in Africa are…
Silver set for lacklustre gains in late 2018
The following is an edited release by precious metals consultancy firm Metals Focus, coinciding with the publication on June 7 of Silver Focus 2018, its flagship annual report that features…