Newmont to delist from TSX, citing low volumes
Gold mining giant Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) said it plans to voluntarily withdraw its common shares from the Toronto Stock Exchange due to low trading volumes. The delisting is…
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Lundin Gold says Beck to replace Hochstein as CEO
Lundin Gold (TSX, Nasdaq: LUG) said CEO Ron Hochstein will step down in November after 10 years in the role and make way for former Filo Corp. boss Jamie Beck….
Abcourt pours first gold from historic Sleeping Giant
Abcourt Mines (TSXV: ABI; US-OTC: ABMBF) has officially placed Quebec’s past-producing Sleeping Giant mine back on the map with its first gold pour after two months of development work. The…
Freeport keeps Grasberg shut amid rescue operations
Freeport McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) said operations at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia remain suspended as the company continued efforts to rescue seven workers trapped underground earlier this week. The…
Barrick sells Hemlo Gold mine for $1.1B
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has agreed to sell its last operating gold mine in Canada, marking a significant milestone as the company shifts its focus towards copper. The…
Beaver Creek: ‘Paper gold is over’ as BRICS build dollar-free payments
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Canadian dealmaker Frank Giustra says the age of paper gold is ending as BRICS nations stand up a parallel financial system that routes around the U.S….
Northern Graphite to raise $2.2M for feasibility study
Canadian miner Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to raise up to C$2.2 million on the stock market as it builds on a recent federal lifeline extended to North…
Anglo-Teck deal seen spurring rival bids: analysts
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) proposed acquisition of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) could end up putting both companies in play as rival miners scramble to find large-scale copper assets,…
Galiano halts Ghana deposit work after clash
Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) says it temporarily suspended operations at the Esaase deposit at Ghana’s Asanko mine after one person died Tuesday during a clash between soldiers and area…
Anglo, Teck strike $50B merger in decade’s top deal
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is acquiring Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, in a $50-billion (C$69-billion) all-share deal that would create the world’s fifth-largest copper…
Freeport sinks after Grasberg workers trapped
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) shares sank Tuesday after the company suspended operations at its Grasberg Block Cave underground mine in Indonesia, where a surge of wet material blocked access routes and…
Agnico sells out of Orla for $560M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest gold miner by output and market value, has sold its 11% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) for nearly $561 million…