Silver Wheaton buys half of Constancia’s gold output
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has inked a second offtake agreement on Hudbay Mineral’s (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Constancia polymetallic project in southern Peru: this time for its gold output.
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Orezone issues paper for cash
Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE) has more money for its company coffers as it managed to raise another $5 million by issuing more equity.
Kirkland Lake sells Macassa royalty to Franco-Nevada
VANCOUVER — Royalty and metal streaming agreements have risen to prominence over the past few years, and Ontario-based Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; LON: KGI) opted to get in on the action on Oct. 29, when it inked a royalty agreement…
Northern Vertex mines Moss
BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — Sometimes an old project just needs a new perspective. For the Moss gold-silver mine project in northwestern Arizona, that new perspective arrived two and a half years ago when Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE)…
Brigus Gold could extend mine life at Black Fox
Orebodies in the Timmins camp of Ontario often surpass depths of 1,000 metres, so investors in Brigus Gold (TSX: BRD; NYSE-MKT: BRD) cheered when they heard that a downdip test hole drilled from the underground at the company’s Black Fox…
Asanko gets the cash for Esaase
Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG) has taken a major step towards turning its Esaase gold project in Ghana into a mine.
Allied Nevada gets back on track
After a rough second quarter slashed its stock price, Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) could make the year’s biggest comeback.
Randgold’s Bristow defies Kibali ‘skeptics’
Those who questioned the wisdom of building the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were mistaken, Randgold Resources’ (LSE: RRS; US-OTC: GOLD) CEO Mark Bristow declared at a media briefing in Kinshasa in…
Real tears of joy for Crocodile
Crocodile Gold (TSX: CRK; US-OTC: CROCF) investors are soaking up the good news. The Toronto-based miner boosted its 2013 production guidance on the back of higher-than-expected gold production in the third quarter. Given consistent output…
Red Eagle closes in on production at San Ramon
VANCOUVER — Things are coming together for Vancouver-based junior Red Eagle Mining (TSXV: RD) at its wholly owned San Ramon gold deposit in Antioquia, Colombia.
Thompson Creek all smiles at Mount Milligan
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — Thirty years after prospector Richard Hanslinger discovered copper-gold mineralization in the hills north of Fort St. James in central B.C. and three years after Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) struck a…
B2Gold makes all-share offer for Volta Resources
VANCOUVER — Shares of Volta Resources (TSE: VTR) doubled on Oct. 28, after the tabling of a friendly, all-share bid from diversified producer B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) values the junior gold explorer at US$63 million.