Private equity deals have been fewer this year than many in the mining sector had hoped, given the declining fortunes of hundreds of cash-strapped mining companies. So when a deal is made, it tends to get noticed.
Mark Bristow was a 24-year-old university student when he attended a party on the eve of the Midmar Triathalon — a gruelling canoe-cycle-run event held at the Midmar Dam north of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa.
BHP Billiton’s (LSE: BLT) spinoff company will be named South32, a nod to the location of its assets in the southern hemisphere and a more cryptic salute to the location of its main offices in Australia and South Africa.
Short positions outstanding at Dec.15/14 (with changes from Nov.30/14).
VANCOUVER — According to Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) president and CEO Mitchell Krebs, the company’s friendly take-over of junior Paramount Gold and Silver (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) is one of the most “logical and strategic acquisitions”…
Short positions outstanding at Nov.30/14 (with changes from Nov.15/14).
Palladium mine supply production this year will fall to 5.9 million oz. — its lowest level in nearly 20 years, and an 8% drop from 2013 — while demand for the metal grows, Citigroup outlines in a Dec. 1 research report.
From April 1941 to June 1968, my late father Cliff Gibson was chief geologist at the San Antonio gold mine in Bissett, Man. Every year it made money and paid a dividend.
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) has announced the recipients of its annual awards for 2014.
Looking to wring more value out of its non-core assets in Brazil, Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is creating a 100%-owned subsidiary named Brio Gold.
The market sell-off on Wall Street was one of the worst in more than two years as oil dropped below US$62 a barrel and China reported more weak economic data. The S&P 500 Index fell 3.5% to 2002.33 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Before listing on the Canadian Securities Exchange in June, the small corporate team at GoviEx Uranium (CSE: GXU) raised over $100 million privately to advance their Madaouela uranium project in Niger.
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