Gold

Inmet, Franco-Nevada ink Cobre Panama deal

VANCOUVER — In a highly-anticipated move, base-metal producer Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has closed a financing deal with streaming company Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) worth US$1 billion in a bid to cover a funding shortfall at its…


Rocky times for Great Basin Gold

Technical and infrastructure challenges at Great Basin Gold’s (GBG-T, GBG-N) two principal projects hammered its revenues in the second quarter and the company says it faces a near-term liquidity crisis. A strategic review has been…


Colt Resources' vice-president and chief operating officer Declan Costelloe (far right) and president and CEO Nikolas Perrault (second from right) brief site visitors at the Tabuaco tungsten project in Northern Portugal. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Colt lights up its ambitions in Portugal

Colt Resources (GTP-V, COLTF-O) has lofty plans to bring the next gold and tungsten mines to Portugal, a country perhaps best known for its fortified wines. The junior’s motto is “A gold company created by investors for…


Royalty, streaming companies blossom

When equity and debt markets freeze up, cash-hungry mine developers are forced to find alternate financing options. And that means business is looking good for those in the precious metal streaming and royalty game.Big-time players like Royal…


Alacer boosts production, stock rises

Alacer Gold (ASR-T, ALIAF-O) has wrung more production out of two of its gold mines, and in doing so, has made up for disappointing results from another.The company announced that second-quarter mine production results for its operations…


Nzema mine in Ghana. Photo by Endeavor Mining

Endeavour bids for Avion

Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) plans to buy Avion Gold (AVR-T) in a $389-million all-stock deal to increase its foothold in West Africa, and expand its annual production to over 450,000 oz. gold in 2015. Endeavour will provide a US$20-million loan to…


Hudbay to build Constancia, signs stream agreement

Construction of the $1.5-billion Constancia copper mine in southern Peru is a go, and Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has signed a streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) to help foot the bill.Under the first streaming agreement…


Premier hits more high grade at Trans-Canada

In an exploration update, Premier Gold Mines (PG-T, PIRGF-O) says it continues to intersect and expand on several horizons at its Trans-Canada gold project in northwestern Ontario, while hitting multiple high-grade intercepts. A bulk of the…


Centerra reveals details of Kumtor review

Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second-quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the Kyrgyz commission,…


Roxgold tables initial resource at Yaramoko

Roxgold (ROG-V) is advancing its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders.


Riverside sees latent potential in Mexico

VANCOUVER — During a period when junior explorers are feeling a cash crunch and limiting expenditures, Vancouver-based Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is notably busy in its capacity as a project generator and early-stage explorer. With a…


Barrick looks to sell its African assets

Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) new CEO Jamie Sokalsky has gotten straight down to business to help lift the company’s stagnating share price through a possible sale of its African unit.


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