TSX rises over the Feb. 6-10 trading week
Over the Feb. 6-10 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose by 146.22 points or 0.7% to 20,758.34. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 3.34 points or 2.9% to 116.22…
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Yamana Gold, Pan American Silver shareholders approve Agnico Eagle deal
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY) shareholders have approved the company’s acquisition by Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM)….
TSX Venture Exchange ends Nov. 28–Dec. 2 trading week higher
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the Nov. 29-Dec. 2 trading session at 599.20 points, up 23.56 points or 4.1% higher. Topping the percentage gainers this week was Queensland Gold,…
Wallbridge completes nickel asset sale to Archer; stock rises
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM, US-OTC: WLBMF) has completed the sale of all its nickel assets — namely the Grasset and RUM projects in Quebec and Sudbury and NW projects in…
Maple Gold seeks Abitibi acquisitions as it drills deep in Quebec
NEAR MATAGAMI, QUEBEC– Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is in “advanced and detailed” talks with three potential acquisitions as it seeks to nearly double its contained gold resources,…
Canada draws a line on critical minerals, but leaves unanswered questions
Less than a year after the federal government approved the takeover of Neo Lithium by China’s Zijin Mining without a full national security review under the Canada Investment Act, it…
Pan American, Agnico Eagle throw wrench in Gold Fields-Yamana deal
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) have announced a rival offer for Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), throwing Gold Fields’…
Turquoise Hill agrees to beefed up US$3.3B offer from Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has reached an in-principle deal with Turquoise Hill (TSX: TQR) to buy the 49% of the Canadian miner it doesn’t already own…
Video interview: American Pacific Mining’s Constantine buy a ‘win-win’ for both juniors
Vancouver-based American Pacific Mining (CSE: USGD; US-OTCQX: USGDF) has announced the acquisition of Constantine Metal Resources (TSXV: CEM) and its Palmer zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanic massive sulphide project north of Haines in…
Silver Lake to invest more than $30M in turnaround plan for Sugar Zone gold mine
Australia’s Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR), the new owner of the Sugar Zone mine in northern Ontario, is prepared to invest between $31.2 million and $41.1 million over the next…
Denison completes test work to define Phoenix process plant components; confirms ability to produce yellowcake
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) has achieved a key milestone in the advancement of its Wheeler River uranium project in Saskatchewan with the completion of metallurgical test work to define the mechanical components for…
TSX end July 25-29 trading week in the black
Over the July 25-29 trading week, the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 588.44 points or 3.1% to end at 19,104.48. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 5.15 points or 5.9% to…