Stornoway’s ‘good timing’ at Renard
Since it raised $946 million last July to build its Renard diamond mine in Quebec, Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) has kept construction and engineering at the project on time and…
Financial Matters, M&A
Site visit: Barkerville reborn after ‘massive housecleaning’
WELLS, B.C. — Emerging in July 2013 from an 11-month cease-trade order issued by the B.C. Securities Commission stemming from a questionable resource estimate, Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) was left facing a severe cash…
Star Mountain buys shuttered zinc mine from Hudbay
Star Mountain Resources (US-OTC: SMRS) is acquiring a past-producing zinc mine and concentrator in New York state, which the company says will catapult it from explorer to producer in less than a year.
Sibanye Gold dives headlong into platinum
In less than a month, South African miner Sibanye Gold (NYSE: SBGL) has announced two acquisitions that will make it a big player in the platinum market, and the fifth-largest PGM producer in the world.
TSX dips, Oct. 9-15
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1% during the Thanksgiving holiday-shortened period to finish Oct. 15 at 13,828.97. The S&P/TSX Capped Metals & Mining Index tumbled 3.7% to 469.58, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index jumped…
TNM Roundtable: Industry leaders debate new finance frontiers
Industry leaders weighed in on alternative financing at The Northern Miner’s roundtable discussion titled “New Frontiers in Mining Finance,” held in the offices of Newport Private Wealth in Toronto in early October. The…
Suncor goes hostile on Canadian Oil Sands
VANCOUVER — Low crude oil prices have driven market valuations in the energy industry to historic lows, and Suncor Energy (TSX: SU; NYSE: SU) is hoping to take advantage of the downcycle with a hostile bid for Canadian Oil Sands…
Editorial: Navigating the new terrain of mine financing
In early October, The Northern Miner was privileged to play host to a roundtable discussion bringing together some of the heaviest hitters and nimblest minds on Bay and Howe streets to hash out the state of alternate finance methods in the…
Editorial: Glencore stock crash reverberates across mining sector
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…
Balmoral offers a new way to play the Detour trend
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: Ana Paula is ‘great downside insurance’
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…
US stocks end lower, Sept. 21-25
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)…