OceanaGold to buy Pacific Rim
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF) is banking on bringing its recent success in the Philippines to El Salvador.
Financial Matters, M&A
Gold Fields buys three Barrick mines in the Yilgarn
VANCOUVER — Australia has become Gold Fields’ (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) most important region, expected to produce 42% of its gold now that the company has closed a deal to buy three mines from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX).
Rockgate cancels Mega merger, stays mum on Denison deal
VANCOUVER — The planned merger between Rockgate Capital (TSX: RGT) and Mega Uranium (TSX: MGA; US-OTC: MGAFF) is off, thanks to a superior offer for Rockgate from Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN).
Inova’s board supports Chinese takeover bid
VANCOUVER — Inova Resources (TSX: IVA; ASX: IVA) — the Australian junior formerly named Ivanhoe Australia that is still majority owned by Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) — looks set to be acquired by…
Digging deeper into the Fission-Alpha deal
VANCOUVER — In one of the more prominent junior deals of the year, explorer Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) opted in the last few weeks to fork over US$185-million in equity to take over joint-venture partner Alpha…
Anglo American kicks aside Pebble
VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…
Commentary: Executive compensation and M&A: When you’re the buyer
Rising costs, lower prices and market skepticism have led to a decrease in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) throughout the mining sector, but economic circumstances may force a number of mining companies to sell off their companies and/or…
Glencore Xstrata latest to catch the writedown bug
Despite being one of the most well-diversified commodity companies in the world — with marketing, trading, mining, smelting and shipping assets in metals, oils and agriculture — Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) was unable to protect…
Esperanza’s shareholders embrace Alamos offer
Shareholders of Esperanza Resources (TSXV: EPZ) voted 96.25% in favour of the company’s acquisition by Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI), and the Supreme Court of British Columbia has given its seal of approval to the plan of arrangement.
Commentary: Executive compensation and M&A: How not to get burned in a fire sale
Rising costs, lower prices and market skepticism led to a decrease in mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout the mining sector. However, as I pointed out in my previous article, “Executive compensation and M&A:…
Alpha rebuffs Fission’s $170M offer
VANCOUVER — After almost ending up a neglected project on Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) shelf, a 50% stake in the Patterson Lake South (PLS) uranium project has sparked a $170-million takeover.
Rio Tinto to close Shawinigan smelter early
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) aluminum subsidiary Rio Tinto Alcan is closing its aluminum smelter in Shawinigan, Que., in two quick stages so that it can remove 100,000 tonnes per year of aluminum smelting capacity by the end of this…