Gold Fields, AngloGold JV in Ghana hits roadblock
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU; JSE: ANG) said on Thursday that they have yet to make progress on their proposed joint venture in Ghana,…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
Pan African expands into Australia, halts Sudan project
South Africa’s Pan African Resources (LSE: PAF; JSE: PAN) is expanding into Australia with the acquisition of gold junior Tennant Consolidated Mining Group (TCMG) for US$54.2 million, as it suspends exploration…
Kodal tussles with Bougouni partner over $15M Mali tax payment
U.K.-based mineral explorer and developer Kodal Minerals (LSE: KOD) and its Chinese joint venture partner Hainan Mining Co. in the Bougouni lithium project disagree over who is responsible for a…
TNM names 2024 award winners: Jack and Adam Lundin, Amparo Cornejo, and Ross Beaty
The Northern Miner has named Jack and Adam Lundin as its Persons of the Year for 2024. Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer of Teck Resources, has been chosen as the winner…
Hochschild Mining adds Cerrado project to Brazil portfolio
Precious metals producer Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC) is expanding its presence in Brazil by exercising an option to buy Cerrado Gold‘s (TSXV: CERT) Monte Do Carmo project for up to US$60 million. The…
Compass Gold signs mill deal to tap Tarabala deposit in Mali within months
Shares in Compass Gold (TSXV: CVB) doubled on Tuesday after Malian business group SMAT agreed to toll-treat ore from its Tarabala deposit within five months, as the company awaits its…
AngloGold to close US$2.5B Centamin buy in November
Centamin (LSE: CEY) shareholders have voted in favour of AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU; ASX: AGG; JSE: ANG) proposed US$2.5-billion takeover of the Egypt-focused gold miner. Centamin noted that the necessary…
Heliostar expands high-grade gold at Ana Paula, uncovering a new zone
Drill results from Heliostar Metals’ (TSXV: HSTR; US-OTC: HSTXF) Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero, Mexico, suggest potential for a resource increase and a new, near-surface find. The Vancouver-based junior…
Gold Fields completes Osisko buy for ownership of Windfall
South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) said on Monday it had completed the $2.2-billion acquisition of Osisko Mining, which makes it the sole owner of the Windfall project…
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge gains key permit, but legal and political risks loom
The United States’ Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Thursday approved Ioneer’s (ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in southwest Nevada, opening the door for closing US$1.19 billion in funding….
Omai Gold fast-tracks Guyana drilling to speed resource update
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) has added a third drill rig at its namesake Guyana project as it aims to update the resource and the project’s preliminary economic…
K92 says drilling shows bulk mining promise at Arakompa, near flagship PNG mine
Drill results from K92 Mining’s (TSX: KNT) pre-resource stage Arakompa gold-silver-copper project in Papua New Guinea has extended the strike to 750 metres, showing high-grade veins and bulk-mineable zones. Among…