TSX Venture rises, March 18-22: Macarthur, Luminex and Mirasol
Shares of Macarthur Minerals rose 100% to 10¢. The company signed a life-of-mine offtake agreement to sell Glencore International iron ore that could be produced…
Copper
Kinross takes 9.7% stake in Wolfden
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has acquired 12.5 million shares of Wolfden Resources (TSXV: WLF) at 20¢ each for $2.5 million, resulting in a…
Sandspring rethinks Toroparu in Guyana
Sandspring Resources (TSXV: SSP; US-OTC: SSPXF) is putting the finishing touches on a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Toroparu gold project in Guyana that…
Toachi advances La Plata project in Ecuador
Toachi Mining (TSXV: TIM) is trenching its Guatuza gold-copper target at its La Plata volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Ecuador. It plans to drill…
Turquoise Hill income surges in 2018
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) reported 2018 income of US$394.3 million — a 255.4% jump over 2017’s US$110.9 million — driven by an…
Salazar Resources set to dust off neglected portfolio
After riding out a decade of political and market instability, Ecuador-focused junior Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) has emerged with funds and a new focus to…
CIBC upgrades Imperial Metals with Newcrest investment in Red Chris
Imperial Metals ’ (TSX: III) deal with Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) to sell a 70% stake in its Red Chris mine in British Columbia averts…
Newcrest to buy 70% of Red Chris for US$807M
Newcrest Mining (ASX: NCM) says there is potential to transform Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III) Red Chris copper-gold mine in northwestern British Columbia into a tier-one…
Seabridge updates resource for Iron Cap in BC
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Iron Cap gold-copper porphyry project in British Columbia that increases the…
Hudbay receives final permit for Rosemont construction
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has received the last key permit it needs to start building its Rosemont mine in Arizona. The U.S. Army…
TSX Venture falls, March 4-8: Maverix Metals, Aurania, Novo
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.13% to 618.08 in the first week of March, after a strong close to February. Shares of Maverix Metals…
Aurania Resources finds more copper at Lost Cities–Cutucu
Gold-oriented Aurania Resources (TSXV: ARU) is finding as much copper as gold in the early innings of exploration at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in southeastern…