Foran secures $70M in Sask. tax credits
Foran Mining (TSX: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) says it has secured up to $70 million (US$51 million) in Saskatchewan provincial tax credits to support the development of its McIlvenna Bay project…
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Northern Graphite to raise $2.2M for feasibility study
Canadian miner Northern Graphite (TSXV: NGC; US-OTC: NGPHF) plans to raise up to C$2.2 million on the stock market as it builds on a recent federal lifeline extended to North…
Anglo-Teck deal seen spurring rival bids: analysts
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) proposed acquisition of Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) could end up putting both companies in play as rival miners scramble to find large-scale copper assets,…
Galiano halts Ghana deposit work after clash
Galiano Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: GAU) says it temporarily suspended operations at the Esaase deposit at Ghana’s Asanko mine after one person died Tuesday during a clash between soldiers and area…
Panama to discuss First Quantum copper mine restart
Panama may open talks early next year with First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) on the possible restart of its shuttered Cobre Panamá copper mine. Commerce Minister Julio Moltó told local…
Anglo, Teck strike $50B merger in decade’s top deal
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is acquiring Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, in a $50-billion (C$69-billion) all-share deal that would create the world’s fifth-largest copper…
Beaver Creek: Policy is the new geology, panel hears
Beaver Creek, Colo. – The single biggest driver of returns now isn’t what’s in the rock, it’s what’s on the books, a panel heard on Tuesday at the Precious Metals…
Agnico sells out of Orla for $560M
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Canada’s largest gold miner by output and market value, has sold its 11% stake in Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) for nearly $561 million…
Beaver Creek: Gold, $50B copper deal bring reset
Beaver Creek, Colo. – Gold’s fresh record above $3,660 per oz. flashed along with the $50-billion (C$69-billion) Anglo American (LSE: AAL)–Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A TECK.B, NYSE: TECK) merger announcement Tuesday…
Gold miners dominate this year’s TSX30
Mining companies accounted for over half of the entries on this year’s TSX30 — an annual list of the 30 top-performing names on Canada’s largest stock exchange over a three-year…
Vizsla lines up Macquarie-led $220M for Panuco
Canadian miner Vizsla Silver (TSX, NYSE: VZLA) hired Australia’s Macquarie Bank as lead arranger of a $220 million (C$304 million) maximum financing package for the construction and development of the Panuco…
Centerra buys 9.9% of Liberty to expand Idaho bet
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG, NYSE: CGAU) agreed to buy 9.9% of Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) for about $28 million to add a stake in a junior miner that’s…