Silver Bear shares tumble
Shares of Silver Bear Resources (TSX: SBR) dropped after two major Russian shareholders announced that they are converting promissory notes at a sharp discount to the junior’s share price. Inflection…
Financial Matters, M&A
Uncertainty in Guatemala drives Tahoe to suspend dividend and guidance
Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is stopping dividend payments and company-wide guidance due to the suspension of its flagship Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. Ending the monthly 2¢-per-share dividend…
Endeavour Mining bids for Avnel Gold
Unless another gold miner like B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) or Randgold Resources (LON: RRS; NASDAQ: GOLD) swoops in with a sweeter offer, the boards of both Endeavour Mining (TSX:…
Metalla picks up royalties, stream from Coeur Mining
Metalla Royalty & Streaming (CSE: MTA; US-OTC: EXCFF) is buying three royalties and one stream — two of which are on producing mines — from Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) in…
Cobalt deficit on the horizon
Cobalt prices have nearly doubled in the first quarter of the year, with demand for its use in rechargeable batteries and the electric-vehicle market, in particular, expected to take off….
Dominion Diamond explores options after takeover approach
It’s been an eventful year for Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC), with the company receiving an unsolicited takeover approach in February, shortly after CEO Brendan Bell announced his resignation…
Roundtable and research report: Strategies for cash deployment
How can mining companies best deploy cash? The mining sector is beginning a recovery, but it is still fragile and not uniform across all commodities. How can companies avoid the…
Barrick sinks on Q1 earnings miss
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) shares fell nearly 11% after it missed analysts’ expectations for first-quarter earnings and trimmed its 2017 production guidance, largely due to selling half of its…
TNM Roundtable: Industry leaders debate strategy
Industry experts weighed in on how companies could best deploy cash at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion in Toronto in early April. The roundtable — sponsored by PwC and moderated…
PDAC 2017: Ecuador joins IGF, lays out welcome mat for miners
Ecuador’s government expressed its commitment to mining by joining the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)…
Commentary: Stream financing in uncertain times
Now that mining has once again become one of the hottest sectors of the Canadian stock market, mining companies are reassessing opportunities to expand. Yet there remains some unpredictability surrounding…
Exclusive interview: Lukas Lundin on the state of the mining industry
VANCOUVER — Lukas Lundin, chairman of the Lundin Group of Companies, sat down with The Northern Miner via Skype from Switzerland for an in-depth discussion on the current state of…