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Osisko continues to fend off Goldcorp’s hostile bid
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) CEO Sean Roosen maintains the company’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec is being grossly undervalued by Goldcorp (TSX:G; NYSE: GG) which launched a hostile US$5.95 per share takeover bid in…
The new and improved Laurentian Goldfields
VANCOUVER — With a new project, a new board of directors, a refreshed treasury and new membership in a successful group of Vancouver-based exploration companies, Laurentian Goldfields (TSXV: LGF; US-OTC: LRTNF) is being reborn.
Silver Wheaton hangs tough amidst lower metal prices
VANCOUVER — Despite a sharp fall in profits due to declining precious-metal prices, streaming outfit Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) remains a favourite amongst analysts and investors. The company recorded its fifth…
Continental Gold strikes a deal with artisanal miners at Buritica in Colombia
After close to a year of negotiating, Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) is formalizing artisanal mining in and around its Buritica gold project in northwestern Colombia, and expects to execute subcontracts with small-scale miners there…
Atna finishes 2013 in the red, but remains optimistic
Atna Resources (TSX: ATN; US-OTC: ATNAF) is setting itself up for a comeback after finishing last year with a huge net loss, significant impairment charges, a suspended mine and a battered share price.
Goldeye rises on golden Weebigee results
VANCOUVER — Good gold results from a 22-hole program at the Weebigee project in Ontario have doubled Goldeye Explorations’ (TSXV: GGY; US-OTC: GEYEF) share price since the start of the year.
Chaparral lifts Converse gold count as Waterton takeover deadline looms
VANCOUVER — As it works to fend off a hostile takeover bid from Waterton Global Resource Management, Chaparral Gold (TSX: CHL; US-OTC: CRRGF) has boosted the gold resource at its Converse project in north-central Nevada to 6.6 million oz….
More disciplined M&A on tap for gold miners in 2014
When the market was hot from 2010 through 2012, mid-tier Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) stayed on the sidelines of an otherwise active M&A scene because valuations for companies were “through the roof,” says the…
Murenbeeld ‘mildly bullish’ on gold in 2014
Martin Murenbeeld, chief economist at Dundee Capital Markets, says he’s “mildly bullish” about this year’s gold price.
San Jose yields more high grades
VANCOUVER — Partners McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) and Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) more than replaced the mined-out reserves at their San Jose mine in Argentina in 2013, despite the operation producing 33% more gold…
COO Burns on Goldcorp’s cost-cutting drive
VANCOUVER — In a climate of lower gold prices and rising costs, gold producers have been focusing on improving operations at established mines, and Vancouver-based Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is no exception. The company’s…