Carpathian suspends new RDM gold mine
Carpathian Gold (TSX: CPN; US-OTC: CPNFF) has temporarily halted production at its new Riacho dos Machados (RDM) gold mine in Brazil, a day after pouring its first doré gold bar.
Silver
Hudbay unveils financing, 2014 guidance
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) was among the first off the starting blocks this year with news of a $1-billion capital budget for 2014 — the lion’s share of which is earmarked for growth initiatives — and a $150-million…
Goldcorp offers $2.6B in cash and shares for Osisko
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is launching a hostile $2.6-billion takeover bid for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) to acquire the smaller rival’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec, with many analysts arguing the…
Impact’s drills unearth more high-grade in Zacualpan
VANCOUVER — For emerging producer Impact Silver (TSXV: IPT) short-term exploration success remains an integral ingredient in its business strategy. The company currently operates the 500-tonnes-per-day Guadalupe production centre in…
Santacruz unveils maiden resource at Gavilanes
VANCOUVER — Emerging producer Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF) added more quality in-situ silver equivalent ounces to its books on Dec. 18, when it released an initial resource estimate on its Gavilanes polymetallic…
Iamgold options into Solvista Gold’s Caramanta project
Shares of Solvista Gold (TSXV: SVV) rose 31% after Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) signed an option agreement for the junior’s Caramanta gold project in Colombia.
Defiance drops mill option to advance San Acacio
With a dwindling cash reserve, Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) had to choose between optioning into a mine or a mill, and swiftly chose the former last December.
Macquarie reviews 2013 metal prices
Analysts at Macquarie Commodities Research in London and Beijing have totted-up the final numbers for 2013 and conclude in a research note published Jan. 2 that of all the precious and base metals, palladium posted the largest year-on-year…
Commentary: Rob McEwen on the outlook for 2014
Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining, shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the outlook for the mining industry in 2014. McEwen Mining’s principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina…
Editorial: Silvercorp’s short-seller headache
The murky and often frivolous world of financial blogs showed its serious side in mid-December.
Cowen & Co.’s picks as M&A targets in gold’s next growth stage
In a report published early last month on acquisition targets that would make sense in the gold sector, Cowen and Company mining analysts Adam Graf and Misha Levental reason that major producers of the precious metal are still profitable and…
Eurasian pushes ahead in Turkey
ISTANBUL, TURKEY — Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX) started exploring Turkey’s Western Anatolia and Eastern Pontides mineral belts for gold and silver, as well as porphyry copper targets, more than a decade ago,…