Rio Tinto maintains dividend, discloses taxes
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) Chairman Simon Thompson told shareholders the company will proceed with a dividend payment announced in February of $2.31 per share, or $3.7 billion, and…
United States
Editorial: Sinking in a sea of red
The economic fallout from COVID-19 is mounting sharply. Last week, unemployment claims in the United States hit a record 6.6 million, up from 3.3 million the previous week, and the…
Alberta lithium startups aim to ease transition to clean energy economy
Not so long ago, in situ oilsands production was little more than a dream in the eye of Alberta’s petroleum producers. Years of government and industry-funded research cracked that nut…
Argonaut Gold to merge with Alio Gold in all-share deal
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) and Alio Gold (TSX: ALO; NYSE-A: ALO) announced a friendly all-share at-market merger that will create a larger company with a production base of over 235,000…
Moody’s slashes growth forecasts
In November, Moody’s Investors Service forecast G-20 economies in 2020 would grow by 2.6%, but now estimates real GDP will contract by 0.5%, followed by a pick-up to 3.2% in…
Dunnedin Ventures to become Kodiak Copper
Publicly traded Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK), a portfolio company of the Discovery Group that was formerly Dunnedin Ventures (TSXV: DVI), will focus on copper porphyry exploration in Canada and the United States. The…
‘Time to load up’ on gold equities, Haywood says
With gold breaking through US$1,600 per oz. – “a key long-term resistance zone” – analysts at Haywood Securities recommend “increasing tactical exposure to gold and gold miners” and “particularly juniors.”…
Excellon to acquire Otis in all-share deal
Silver producer Excellon Resources (TSX: EXN) has announced plans to acquire developer Otis Gold (TSXV: OOO) in an all-share deal worth an estimated $32.3 million, based on recent closing stock prices. Excellon’s main…
Corvus gets positive results at Mother Lode
Infill drilling at Corvus Gold’s (TSX: KOR) Mother Lode deposit has intercepted high-grade mineralization over a broad area. Highlights include 88.4 metres of 1.92 grams gold per tonne and 56.4 metres…
GoldMining to buy Almaden gold project in Idaho
GoldMining (TSX: GOLD; US-OTC: GLDLF) has agreed to buy the Almaden gold project in west-central Idaho from Sailfish Royalty Corp. for $1.2 million in cash and shares. Located 140 km…
Gold surges on coronavirus fears
Seven straight sessions of gains lifted the gold price to a fresh seven-year high, after renewed fears of the coronavirus sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets. The gold price touched…
TSX slips, Feb. 17-21: Newmont, Eldorado, Wheaton Precious Metals, Pan American, Teck
The blockade of rail traffic across Canada due to a disputed gas pipeline and fears about the impact the coronavirus is having on the global economy, sent the S&P/TSX Composite…