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’…
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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…
Aris Gold, GCM Mining rise on all-share merger deal
Colombia focused precious metals producers Aris Gold (TSX: ARIS) and GCM Mining (TSX: GCM) have announced an all-share merger deal that will see GCM — already a major shareholder of…
B2Gold to buy Aussie junior Oklo Resources
Canada’s B2Gold (TSX, NYSE: BTO) is buying Australian explorer Oklo Resources (ASX: OKU) in a deal valued at A$90 million (US$64 million) or 17.25¢ per share, representing a 127% premium on…
Wyloo targets net-zero mine, world-class battery production after Noront takeover
Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has completed the acquisition of Noront Resources almost a year after placing its initial offer to buy the company and edging out the world’s…
UPDATE: Rio Tinto goes after Turquoise Hill in US$2.7B bid
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) has offered US$2.7 billion for the 49% of shares it doesn’t already own in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) in…
MAG Silver to acquire Gatling Exploration in all-share deal
MAG Silver (TSX: MAG; NYSE-A: MAG) is acquiring Canadian junior Gatling Exploration (TSXV: GTR) in an all-share deal. Gatling shareholders would receive 0.017 of a MAG common share for each…
AME Roundup: Ian Telfer on how not to build a gold miner
The mining sector is notorious for not following proven business principles that ensure value creation for shareholders through the ups and downs of the commodity cycles, senior executive Ian Telfer…