Mediterranean gets unsolicited bid from mystery Aussie Jr.
Mediterranean Resources (MNR-T) has received a takeover offer from an Australian exploration company that CEO Christopher Ecclestone says has requested confidentiality.
Financial Matters, M&A
Kinross abandons Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is walking away from its development-stage Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador, five years after spending just under $1 billion on Aurelian Resources to acquire the project, and two years after…
Agnico Eagle spends $66M to seal five strategic deals
VANCOUVER — For mining companies pursuing growth, it is a good time to buy. Several years of depressed base metal prices combined with a recent downturn in the gold price means junior miners and explorers are generally cheap, which is the…
New Gold eliminates Mesquite hedges for US$65.7 million
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based producer New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has suffered similar market devaluation to its peers in recent months, with its shares dropping 40% or $4.44 since early January as gold prices have declined. However, the…
New Gold sees opportunity in $310M Rainy River deal
VANCOUVER — With junior equity valuations falling, it’s a good time for larger-cap companies to do a little bargain hunting. And that’s the case for producer New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X), which has launched a friendly $310-million…
Energy Fuels to buy Strathmore for its uranium resource
Leading U.S. uranium producer Energy Fuels Resources (EFT-T) is eyeing Strathmore Minerals’ (STM-T) nearby uranium projects in a move to boost its resources and improve operations.
Editorial: Clash of the Titans
Canadians trying to make sense of what’s going on in the upper echelons of the newly merged Glencore Xstrata are getting a feel of what it must have been like to be an ancient Greek peasant looking up at his distant panoply of…
Xstrata directors sent packing at first Glencore Xstrata AGM
VANCOUVER – The merged Glencore Xstrata PLC (GLEN-L) was supposed to bear a board with directors from both predecessor companies, part of the attempt to portray the deal as a merger of equals instead of a takeover of Xstrata.
Glencore Xstrata promises fiscal discipline
VANCOUVER — It was not always a smooth process and it took a year to gel, but Glencore International has completed its US$29-billion takeover of Xstrata, with the merged company trading as Glencore Xstrata (GLEN-L) and boasting a…
Capstone buys BHP’s Pinto Valley
VANCOUVER — Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets so that they can optimize key operations, shore up earnings and cut back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
Riverside, Hochschild forge alliance
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project-generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is adding to its partnerships in Mexico with a $2.5-million alliance with London-based precious-metal producer Hochschild Mining (HOC-L).
Homestake tallies resource, passes project to Agnico
VANCOUVER — Homestake Resource (HSR-V) is turning the page on nine years of exploration at its Homestake Ridge gold-silver property on the Iskut-Stewart-Kitsault belt, 32 km northwest of Alice Arm, B.C. A final resource update on April 25…