Back in May 2013, as we editorialized about the still-fresh merger of trading house Glencore and mining major Xstrata — a deal creating a US$70-billion company that still ranks as the largest M&A move in mining history — we…
VANCOUVER — Any investor on the lookout for a junior explorer offering base and precious metal exposure via emerging in-situ metal resources and strategic land positions, might take a second glance at Balmoral Resources (TSX: BAR;…
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is one step closer to production its high-grade Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero, Mexico, after a deal with major Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) for a mill and processing facility that could cut development…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen reiterated increasing interest rates later this year, if the labour market improves and inflation returns to 2%. The U.S. Commerce Department reported that the country’s gross domestic product (GDP)…
Listening to the CEOs of the world’s largest gold miners at this year’s annual Denver Gold Forum in September, you couldn’t help but notice they all sang off the same songsheet, despite the challenges of their individual…
In what would become their third partnership in a decade, Randgold Resources (LSE: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) have signed an investment agreement to consider setting up a joint venture that would redevelop and operate…
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) is proving that struggling equity markets and global economic woes can’t keep a good project down. On Sept. 15 the company announced terms for a US$540-million…
David Pathe, president and CEO of Sherritt International (TSX: S), did not mince words when he said the company needed to take action to protect its balance sheet so that it could withstand lower commodity prices, with “more than 60% of…
La Mancha, a privately held investment company controlled by the family of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris — who earlier this month tweeted that he wants to buy an island in Europe to provide a home for refugees fleeing war-torn Syria…
VANCOUVER — Attending the Coal Association of Canada’s annual gathering here in downtown Vancouver, it’s clear it’s a pretty terrible time to be in the coal business, and that goes for both the metallurgical (met or…
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT; US-OTC: NOSOF) has emerged as a leader across the Ring of Fire region in the James Bay Lowlands of Northern Ontario, and it has a long-term plan in the works that it hopes will establish a…
I find Mr. Rule’s comments about junior resource companies to be incredibly frustrating and unhelpful (“Interview: Market insights from Sprott’s Rick Rule,” T.N.M., Aug. 31–Sept. 6/15). It’s easy to call for the wiping…
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