Rising costs, lower prices and market skepticism have led to a decrease in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) throughout the mining sector, but economic circumstances may force a number of mining companies to sell off their companies and/or…
Despite being one of the most well-diversified commodity companies in the world — with marketing, trading, mining, smelting and shipping assets in metals, oils and agriculture — Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) was unable to protect…
Shareholders of Esperanza Resources (TSXV: EPZ) voted 96.25% in favour of the company’s acquisition by Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI), and the Supreme Court of British Columbia has given its seal of approval to the plan of arrangement.
Rising costs, lower prices and market skepticism led to a decrease in mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout the mining sector. However, as I pointed out in my previous article, “Executive compensation and M&A:…
VANCOUVER — After almost ending up a neglected project on Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) shelf, a 50% stake in the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project has sparked a $170-million takeover.
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) aluminum subsidiary Rio Tinto Alcan is closing its aluminum smelter in Shawinigan, Que., in two quick stages so that it can remove 100,000 tonnes per year of aluminum smelting capacity by the end of this…
Nolan Watson — the dynamo who co-founded Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) in the depths of the financial crisis in 2008 after serving as one of the first two employees at Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE-MKT: SAND) and as its chief…
VANCOUVER — Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) has taken another step in its effort to sell non-core assets and reduce its debt with a deal to sell its 80% stake in the Northparkes copper mine in Australia to China Molybdenum (US-OTC: CMCLF)…
Falling commodity prices, rising production costs, and a risk-averse investment community have led to a decrease in mining mergers and acquisitions so far in 2013. With scarce investment dollars available, many junior mining companies are now…
A Hong Kong investment company has invested $3 million for an 11% stake in Champion Iron Mines (TSX: CHM) and its portfolio of iron ore properties in the Labrador Trough.
Newcrest Mining’s (TSX:NM; ASX: NCM) warning in early June that it would be taking up to a A$6-billion writedown on its various gold mining assets around the world has come to pass, and the bite is a little deeper than first anticipated…
In a tough gold market, Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) has turned a non-core asset into cash.
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