Contango Ore agrees $812M deal to buy Dolly Varden
Contango Ore (NYSE-A: CTGO) agreed to buy Canada’s Dolly Varden Silver (TSX-V: DV; NYSE-A: DVS) to create a mid-tier silver and gold producer by adding one of the largest high-grade…
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Drilling shows new zone at Omai Gold’s Guyana project
Recent high-grade drill results at Omai Gold Mines’ (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) namesake project in Guyana point to the potential for expanding the Wenot target east beyond the historical pit…
Anglo scraps exec bonus vote as Teck merger looms
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has dropped a proposal to change executive bonus awards from the agenda of tomorrow’s shareholder vote on its merger with Canada’s Teck Resources (TSX:TECK.A | TECK.B)…
Orla Mining plunges as Fairfax trims stake
Shares of Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) have plunged after Fairfax Financial Holdings (TSX: FFH, FFH.U) sold nearly half of its stock in the company at a below-market price. The miner…
Aura Minerals lifts gold growth outlook by a third
Aura Minerals (Nasdaq: AUGO) has raised its future production outlook by a third after releasing a new feasibility study for its Era Dorada project in Guatemala and integrating the results…
Global scramble to lift minerals prices in 2026: Fitch
Most mineral and metal prices should edge higher in 2026 as net-zero demand, tighter supply and an intensifying global race for resources offset persistent weakness in China’s property sector, BMI,…
Gold Royalty adds BHP’s Brazil mine in $70M deal
Gold Royalty (NYSE-A: GROY) has agreed to buy an existing royalty on the Pedra Branca mine held by BlackRock World Mining Trust for $70 million cash. The copper-gold mine, located…
DRC rail line may get $1B from U.S. finance agency
The United States may offer as much as $1 billion to revamp a rail line in central Africa that could help facilitate critical minerals shipments from the Democratic Republic of…
Pan American grabs 14.7% stake in Galleon Gold
Pan American Silver (TSX, NYSE: PAAS) has taken a 14.7% stake in Galleon Gold (TSX-V: GGO) after buying 18.75 million units in the explorer and developer via private placement. The…
London Symposium: Japan Gold seeks new partners
Japan Gold (TSXV: JG; US-OTC: JGLDF) has begun talks with various investors looking to jointly explore for gold and develop mines in the Asian country after an alliance with Barrick…
Capitan Silver boosts metal over 120% at Cruz de Plata
A resource update for Capitan Silver’s (TSXV: CAPT) Cruz de Plata silver-gold project in north-central Mexico Durango state lifts contained ounces in the inferred category by more than 120%. The…
Opinion: Awakening the Argentine giant
What place holds the highest probability for a new world-class discovery? As an Australia-based geologist and investor, I tend to look in my own backyard first, which is the home bias effect. But the thing is, thanks…