Augusta Resource Corporation


Hudbay Minerals Rosemont copper project in Arizona. Credit: Hudbay Minerals

Augusta says yes to sweetened Hudbay takeover

VANCOUVER — After a drawn-out takeover battle that tested proposed new regulations on the tenure of shareholder rights plans in B.C., Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) has agreed to a sweetened takeover bid from Hudbay Minerals…


An ocelot in Texas, similar to the one spotted in Arizona's Santa Rita Mountains near Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project. Photo by Eric Kilby.

Wildcat spotting delays Augusta’s permit at Rosemont

A recent sighting of an ocelot wildcat near Augusta Resource’s (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has triggered U.S. environmental authorities to believe further consultation is needed before the company…


TSX dips a little, May 12-16

The S&P/TSX Composite Index has risen by more than 7% so far this year, but Canada’s main stock index fell 19.32 points to 14,514.74 during the trading week. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index rose 22.08…



Augusta Resource president and CEO Gil Clausen.

Augusta’s Clausen on Hudbay bid, other suitors

Nine interested parties — including a number of “significant industry players” — have signed confidentiality agreements to review the Rosemont copper project in Arizona, Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) says.



Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project  in Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Augusta blasts Hudbay’s ‘lowball’ hostile bid

Augusta Resource’s (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) board calls the unsolicited takeover offer by Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) “grossly opportunistic” and “lowballed,” and urges shareholders to reject the…


TSX posts strong numbers, Feb. 10-14

Upbeat trade numbers from China showing that import growth reached a six-month high in January helped ease worries about emerging markets and pushed up oil prices. Investors were also relieved when the U.S. Congress approved an increase in the…



Trucks on location at Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project in Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Hudbay launches hostile takeover of Augusta

If Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) succeeds in its hostile takeover bid for Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) and the exploration company’s attractive Rosemont copper porphyry project in Arizona, the base metals producer…


Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project, 50 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Augusta takes Rosemont to the next level

It only took a letter from a non-governmental organization (NGO) to cut deep into the equity value of Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) late last year, but since then the company has been building back value while securing…


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