New Gold sells Blackwater to Artemis for $190M in cash
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD) is selling its Blackwater project in central B.C. to Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG) for $190 million in cash. Under…
Silver
Callinex discovers new silver zone at Nash Creek
Drilling at Callinex Mines’ (TSXV: CNX; US-OTC: CLLXF) 118-sq.-km Nash Creek project in the Bathurst mining district of New Brunswick has encountered a new zone…
BofA forecasts metal price recovery post-COVID-19
Bank of America forecasts global copper consumption could contract by 18% year-over-year in 2020 should global GDP drop by an estimated 4.2% due to economic…
BMO raises long-term precious metal price forecasts
BMO Capital Markets has hiked its long-run gold and silver price forecasts to US$1,400 per oz. and US$18.25 per oz., increases of 16.7% and 5.8%,…
Streaming company Nomad Royalty lists on TSX
Nomad Royalty, a new precious metals royalty and streaming company, will begin trading on the TSX on May 29, after completing a reverse takeover and…
Lundin Gold to raise $50M in bought deal financing
BMO Capital Markets will buy 4.15 million common shares of Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG) at $12.05 per share in a bought deal financing that will…
Silver One expands Candelaria in Nevada
Drilling at Silver One Resources’ (TSXV: SVE; US-OTC: SLVRF) Candelaria project in Nevada has expanded higher-grade mineralization between the past-producing Mount Diablo and Northern Belle…
Northern Dynasty announces new plan at controversial Pebble project
Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM) has welcomed a change of plan for its Pebble project in Alaska’s Bristol Bay region, which would now include an…
Fortescue Metals ups stake in Candente Copper
Australian iron ore major Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) has invested $1.38 million (US$984,000) in Candente Copper (TSX: DNT), increasing its stake in the Canadian…
Rockcliff hits near-surface copper and zinc at Freebeth in Manitoba
Phase one drilling at Rockcliff Metals’ (CSE: RCLF) Freebeth property in central Manitoba has returned high-grade copper and zinc mineralization including 5.28% copper equivalent over…
Kirkland Lake Gold invests in Melkior Resources
Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KL; NYSE: KL) has struck a strategic partnership with Melkior Resources (TSXV: MKR), which is advancing its flagship Carscallen gold project…
Eric Sprott boosts ownership in Dolly Varden Silver
Mine financier Eric Sprott is increasing his stake in Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) to 19.9% — buying 7 million common shares of…