Barrick finds Saudi partner for stalled Jabal Sayid project
VANCOUVER — Saudi Arabian Mining Co. is buying a 50% stake in the Jabal Sayid copper project from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) for US$210 million.
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Ross Beaty and Zebra Holdings buy into Kaminak
Shares of Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) surged nearly 33% to $1.05 after the company announced that Ross Beaty and Zebra Holdings (the trust of the late Adolf H. Lundin) are to become significant shareholders.
Silver Wheaton a top pick for Salman Partners
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has been upgraded to Salman Partners analyst Ash Guglani’s top-picks list due to its attractive production and growth profile.
BCSC accuses analyst at Mt Kellett of improper insider trading
The B.C. Securities Commission is alleging that a Hong Kong-based analyst working for a global institutional investor in 2012 tipped his sister about information regarding a cost overrun that had not been publicly disclosed at Baja…
Premier’s Hardrock grows in quantity and quality
Another 86,500 metres of drilling and a deeper Whittle shell using steeper pit walls has increased the size of Premier Gold Mines’ (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) flagship Hardrock deposit in northern Ontario, the company says.
Ur-Energy confirms historic resource at Shirley Basin
Littleton, Colo.-based Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) has published a maiden resource estimate for its Shirley Basin uranium project in Wyoming’s Carbon County, indicating the deposit has 8.8 million lb. grading 0.23% eU3O8 in…
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Frac sand 101: The grains explained
VANCOUVER — Horizontal drilling and fracturing technology have unlocked vast reservoirs of oil and gas from shale basins across North America. The continent hosts 67 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil and 1,238 trillion…
Victory enters frac sand fray with Seven Persons plant
MEDICINE HAT, ALTA — When it comes to open-pit mining, having more than 100 million tonnes of overburden sitting on top of your deposit is typically a situation best avoided, but for junior Victory Nickel (TSX: NI; US-OTC: VNCKF)…
London Silver Fix sees revamp
CME Group and Thomson Reuters have been chosen to deliver a new silver price mechanism to replace the London Silver Fix — a system that has been in place for over a century to set the daily benchmark price for silver.
Tsilhqot’in decision fuels uncertainty in Ontario
The Supreme Court of Canada’s Tsilhqot’in decision will have a ripple effect across Canada and could deter resource investment in the country, according to Neal Smitheman, a partner at law firm Fasken Martineau.