Analysts forecast a mixed bag for commodities amid global 2023 slowdown
Given the tumultuous past two years that saw global markets ebb and flow to extreme degrees, it’s perhaps no surprise that the only thing that’s certain about the 2023 outlook…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
Azimut options Quebec copper-gold project to KGHM
Prospect generator Azimut Exploration (TSXV: AZM; US-OTC: AZMTF) has signed a joint venture agreement with KGHM International for its early stage Kukamas copper-gold property in the Eeyou Istchee James Bay…
Argonaut Gold to sell Ana Paula project for US$30M to Heliostar
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has inked a deal with Heliostar Metals (TSXV: HSTR) to sell its Ana Paula gold project in Guerrero state, Mexico for US$30 million in cash and…
CMS 2022: Agnico Eagle banks on Canadian production upside
The largest producer of Canadian gold, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), is banking on its soon-to-be-consolidated in-country portfolio to underpin its near and long-term production growth profile, executive…
Metalla buys First Majestic Silver royalty portfolio
Self-styled royalty consolidator Metalla Royalty & Streaming (TSXV: MYA; NYSE-AM: MTA) has signed a deal to acquire a portfolio of eight precious metals royalties from First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR;…
Austral Gold sells Pinguino project in Argentina to ASX-listed E2 Metals
Austral Gold (TSXV: AGLD; ASX: AGD) is selling its Pinguino polymetallic project in Argentina to E2 Metals (ASX: E2M) for US$10 million in cash and shares, the companies said on…
‘Intransigent’ creditors scuttle sale of Great Panther’s Coricancha, says would-be buyer Newrange
Great Panther Mining (US-OTC: GPLDK) and Newrange Gold (TSXV: NRG) have called off a planned share purchase agreement that would have seen Newrange take full control of the Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine in Peru. The…
Rio Tinto-Turquoise Hill takeover vote set for Dec. 9
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TQR) has set Dec. 9 as the date its shareholders will finally vote on the proposed US$3.3-billion takeover of the company by Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO;…
TSXV deepens rout during Nov. 14-18 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 23.9 points or 4% over the Nov. 14-18 trading session to end at 575.88. Among only a handful of value gainers this week…
Maple Gold seeks Abitibi acquisitions as it drills deep in Quebec
NEAR MATAGAMI, QUEBEC– Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is in “advanced and detailed” talks with three potential acquisitions as it seeks to nearly double its contained gold resources,…
EnCore Energy shares slide on buying another uranium plant in Texas
enCore Energy (TSXV: EU;OTCQB: ENCUF) says it is buying the past-producing Alta Mesa uranium project in Texas from Energy Fuels (TSX: EFR) for US$120 million in a deal boosting its…
Triple Flag to buy Maverix Metals creating fourth largest streaming and royalty firm
Canada’s Triple Flag Precious Metals (TSX: TFPM) is buying smaller peer Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX) in a deal valued at $606 million, which would consolidate it as the world’s fourth-largest senior streaming and…