Ascot prepares for Sprott’s $20M investment
VANCOUVER — Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) is reconsidering plans on how to best advance its flagship Premier gold-silver project, 20 km northeast of Stewart, B.C., now that…
Financial Matters, M&A
Canadian IPOs MIA in flat market, PwC survey says
The following is an edited release from PwC. For more information, please visit www.pwc.com. Investors hoping for a rebound in the Canadian market for…
Centerra unveils US$1.1B bid for Thompson Creek
VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) has been shopping for gold assets in Canada, and on July 5 the company found a fit in debt-heavy Thompson…
Indonesian sale nets Newmont US$1.3B
VANCOUVER — Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) indicated earlier this year that it was in talks to divest its Indonesian business unit to a consortium of local investors,…
Hecla goes hostile on Dolly Varden in $12M bid
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) shares have surged more than 45% since Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) made a hostile takeover bid for all of the junior’s…
Teranga tables friendly US$63M bid for Gryphon Minerals
VANCOUVER — Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; ASX: TGZ) aims to expand its production profile in West Africa, and it found an opportunity in Australia-based Gryphon…
Kaminak filings reveal multiple potential bids for Coffee
VANCOUVER — In early May, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) launched a $520 million, all-share bid for explorer Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) and its…
Fortuna scooping up Goldrock for US$101M
VANCOUVER — Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has been on the lookout for an acquisition in the Americas, and it found a fit in…
NexGen scores US$60M from Hong Kong billionaire
VANCOUVER — Explorer NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) made headlines earlier this year with an eye-opening maiden resource at its high-grade Arrow uranium deposit…
Editorial: Northern Andean economies groan as oil revenues dry up
There’s nothing quite like a fall in oil prices to expose the cracks in the economies and politics of countries highly dependent on oil exports….
Orion to finance Premier Gold
When it comes to financing companies in the mining sector, private equity firms typically call the shots. But in a deal announced on May 31,…
Hecla bids for Mines Management and its Montanore deposit
VANCOUVER — Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) is hoping to fortify its silver development portfolio in the U.S. Northwest with a US$37-million, all-share acquisition of Mines Management (TSX: MGT; NYSE-MKT: MGN)…