M&A activity shows we’re far from a market top in commodities
There’s a long-held fable within investing circles that surging M&A activity can (at times) signal a market top. So, how does that come about? Just…
Gold
Ecuador to approve Mirador copper mine expansion by August
Ecuador is in the final steps of approving an expansion for the Mirador copper mine, run by the local unit of Chinese consortium CRCC-Tongguan, EcuaCorriente,…
South Africa’s unity rule may boost mining
South Africa’s new coalition government with a pro-business party could help the world’s leading platinum producer improve its troubled power and rail networks getting metal…
Agnico PEA projects $1B capex to go underground at Detour Lake
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) has posted a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for underground development at its Detour Lake open pit gold mine,…
Ramp Metals ‘thrilled’ with new high-grade gold find in Saskatchewan
Ramp Metals (TSXV: RAMP) shares rose 24% after it reported partial assay results from a new high-grade gold discovery in Saskatchewan. The first hole the…
Adventus, Salazar granted key permit for Ecuador copper-gold mine
Adventus Mining (TSXV: ADZN) and Salazar Resources (TSXV: SRL) have scored a win in Ecuador after the country’s environment ministry granted the partners a water…
Kenorland hits high-grade gold at Frotet in Quebec
Kenorland Minerals (TSXV: KLD; US-OTC: KLDCF) said high-grade gold assays from the winter drill program at its Frotet project in Quebec bode well for an…
Snowline Gold’s first resource shows large-scale, high-grade potential in Yukon
Snowline Gold’s (TSXV: SGD; US-OTC: SNWGF) Valley deposit dwarfs most other projects in grade and metal, according to the most anticipated initial resource for a…
Bluestone stock folds as Guatemala challenges Cerro Blanco open-pit permit
The Toronto-quoted shares of Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) lost 47% Monday after the Guatemala government said it would challenge a decision allowing the…
Asante Gold to up production at Bibiani with new plant
Asante Gold (CSE: ASE; US-OTC: ASGOF) is getting closer to increasing gold production at its Bibiani mine in Ghana, as long-lead items for the sulphide recovery plant…
US Gold plans Q3 prefeasibility update for CK as permitting advances
U.S. Gold (NASDAQ: USAU) has hit the next permitting milestone to develop its CK project in Wyoming, which is expected to produce 108,500 oz. of…
Considering M&A? Here’s what to ask
A large copper miner in Chile only found it had been overpaying a royalty by a significant amount after three ownership deals and 20 years…