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Workers underground at the Ocampo mine. Source: AuRico Gold

AuRico announces share buy-back

Flush with US$750 million in cash from the sale to Minera Frisco (MSNFY-O) of its Ocampo mine and  adjacent exploration projects Venus and Los Jarros in Mexico’s Chihuahua state and its 50% interest in Orion, an advanced exploration…


Silver Standard's Pitarilla silver project. Source: Silver Standard

[Update] Silver Standard sees bright future at Pitarrilla

After repositioning Silver Standard as a well-funded firm with a strong management team and a sole operating mine in Argentina, Silver Standard Resources’ (SSO-T, SSRI-N) president and CEO John Smith says, “Now we are getting the…


A drill platform at Inmet's Cobre Panama project. Source: Inmet Mining

First Quantum offers $5.1B in sweetened bid for Inmet

First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has stepped up its game for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) with a hostile $5.1-billion takeover offer in hopes of winning over Inmet shareholders after failing twice to entice the company’s board in recent…


A worker taking notes at Kaminak Gold's Coffee property. Source: Kaminak Gold

Kaminak gains ground on back of maiden resource

VANCOUVER — It has been a promising five days for shareholders of Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V). The company has seen its share price rise roughly 44% since Dec. 10 — jumping 44¢ before closing out the week at…


Berlin project has room to grow

Revenue from by-products phosphate, vanadium and yttrium will more than pay for the mining and extraction of uranium oxide at U308 Corp.’s (UWE-T, UWEFF-O) Berlin project in Colombia, according to a preliminary economic assessment.




Primero snaps up Cerro del Gallo

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based gold producer Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) has waded into the merger-and-acquisition waters with a definitive agreement to acquire Australian explorer Cerro Resources (CJO-V, CJO-A) in an all-stock deal worth…


Borden yields quick return for Probe Mines

It didn’t take Probe Mines (PRB-V) long to prove to the world that its decision to sell a royalty on one past producing mine to invest more into a potential mine was a sound decision.



Centerra commits to Turkey

Centerra Gold (CG-T) is going all-in on a Turkish gold project as the company is acquiring the final 30% interest in the Oksut Gold Project from Stratex International (STI-L) for $20 million in cash and a 1% net smelter return that is…


Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern B.C.’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both chairman John King Burns and…


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