SolGold offers $140M for Cornerstone Capital
SolGold (TSX: SOLG; LSE: SOLG) is trying to buy Cornerstone Capital Resources (TSXV: CGP), which owns a minority stake in the Alpala copper-gold project, part of the Ecuador-focused miner’s Cascabel…
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Trevali suspends Santander mine after 19 workers test positive for coronavirus
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) has suspended operations at its Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru after 19 workers tested positive for the Covid-19. Trevali said the workers were asymptomatic…
Canada’s top 10 royalty and streaming companies
The Northern Miner presents the top-10, Canadian-headquartered royalty and streaming companies by market capitalization, as of late-June 2020. 1. Franco-Nevada Market capitalization: US$26.40 billion Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) continues…
Codelco shuts Chuquicamata operation over coronavirus fears
Chile’s Codelco, the world’s No. 1 copper producer, has closed its Chuquicamata smelter and refinery to prevent a further spread of Covid-19 among its staff, following the death of a…
TSX Venture rises, June 22-26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 5.56% to finish the trading week at 598.74. Spot gold jumped US$27.70 per oz., or 1.59%, to US$1,771.50 per ounce. Great Bear Resources topped…
TSX drops, June 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.84% to 15,189.00 during the June 22-26 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 4.24% to 88.72, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
GoldMining creates royalty subsidiary
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has created a wholly owned royalty company – Gold Royalty – with a portfolio of 14 newly created royalties on GoldMining’s gold assets in the…
Gold X names Robert Friedland chairman
Gold X Mining (TSXV: GLDX) announced today that Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) founder Robert Friedland has joined the company’s board as non-executive chairman. Current chairman and chief executive…
Canadian Mining Symposium day 2 features Condor, B2Gold and Equinox
The second day of the Canadian Mining Symposium (CMS) on June 17 had a golden theme, with the afternoon session featuring Condor Gold (TSX: COG; LSE: CNR), PearTree Financial Services,…
Gold miners will struggle to maintain 2019 production levels, Wood Mac says
Prior to the coronavirus outbreak, peak gold supply was becoming a real possibility. Now, with exploration programs halted or cancelled and project disruptions hampering production, the summit is in sight,…
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, has brought forward a self-imposed deadline to be carbon-neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than its closest rivals…
Zijin Mining revealed as the mystery buyer of Guyana Goldfields
China’s Zijin Mining has emerged as the unnamed multinational that trumped Silvercorp Metals’ (TSX: SVM; NYSE: SVM) bid for Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY), with a deal that values the target…