Gold Fields, Sino Gold tighten up
Already holding a significant stake in Australian gold producer Sino Gold (SGX-A), South African mining house Gold …
Barrick Gold Corporation
Western Goldfields buys fleet for California mine
Now that US$60.9 million in fleet equipment has been ordered for the Mesquite gold mine in Imperial County, Califor…
Barrick Waives Minimum Tender Condition in NovaGold Bid
Vancouver — With about 20.6 million shares of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) deposited under Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) US$16.00-per-share hostile bid, the gold major has waived the 50.1% minimum…
Kinross to buy Bema for $3.5B
Vancouver — Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is stepping up the pace of consolidation in the North American gold mining industry, launching a friendly $3.5-billion bid to acquire Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BA…
Update: Barrick waives minimum tender condition in NovaGold bid
Vancouver – Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has waived the 50.1% minimum tender condition in its US$16.00-per-share bid…
Barrick extends NovaGold bid with 22.5% tendered
Vancouver – With about 20.6 million shares of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) deposited under Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T…
Kinross to acquire Bema in $3.5-billion deal
Vancouver – Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is stepping up the pace of consolidation in the North American gold mining in…
Barrick boosts NovaGold bid
Vancouver — Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has increased and extended its takeover bid for NovaGold Resources (ng-t, ng-x), now offering US$16.00 per share until Nov. 7.
Barrick’s profits up
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) reported substantially higher third quarter profits of US$405 million (US$0.46 per shar…
Update: NovaGold urges rejection of Barrick’s sweetened offer
Vancouver After reviewing Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) revised US$16.00 per share bid, NovaGold Resources (NG-T,…
Anglo investing US$25 million in Nautilus
Vancouver – Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) plans a US$68.5-million financing and has lined up mining giant Angl…
Midway drilling pushes Spring Valley north
Vancouver — Drilling by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) on the North Hill target at its Spring Valley project in northwestern Nevada has hit a new zone of gold mineralization.