Maple Gold seeks Abitibi acquisitions as it drills deep in Quebec
NEAR MATAGAMI, QUEBEC– Maple Gold Mines (TSXV: MGM; US-OTC: MGMLF) is in “advanced and detailed” talks with three potential acquisitions as it seeks to nearly…
Yamana Gold Inc
Agnico Eagle, Pan American to buy Yamana Gold in US$4.8B deal
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) and Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) are buying fellow Canadian miner Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE:…
Gold Fields won’t raise offer for Yamana Gold after rival bid
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) has ruled out the possibility of raising its offer for Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) after two Canadian…
Pan American, Agnico Eagle throw wrench in Gold Fields-Yamana deal
Pan American Silver (TSX: PAAS; NASDAQ: PAAS) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) have announced a rival offer for Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI;…
Glencore buys Newmont’s stake in Argentina copper-gold project
Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is buying Newmont’s (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) minority stake in the Argentinean MARA copper-gold project, a joint venture…
Gold Fields slowly turning Yamana deal doubters into allies
Gold Field’s (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) intended acquisition of Canada’s Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) remains in limbo, though the South African miner has…
First mover New Pacific, other juniors make headway in once off-limits Bolivia
Once considered a pariah, Bolivia is quickly gaining a reputation as an exciting jurisdiction for mineral exploration. First in was New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG)…
Gold Fields offers higher dividends to win Yamana deal backing
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) promised an improved dividend policy and a Toronto Stock Exchange listing in a bid to win…
Gold Fields to become world’s No. 4 gold miner with US$6.7B Yamana Gold buy
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) is buying Canada’s Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) in an all-share deal worth US$6.7 billion,…
Global Mining Symposium: Peter Marrone on Yamana’s ‘generational’ mines
Peter Marrone, executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY; LSE: AUY), shared his views on the company’s ‘generational’ strategy and assets…
Investors, regulators looking at board diversity beyond gender
Canadian public companies will have a year to get in line with new, tougher board gender diversity guidelines from leading proxy advisory firms or face…
Gold Fields begins construction of Chilean project
South African miner Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI) has formally begun construction of the mining infrastructure for its Salares Norte project in northern Chile. The company expects to complete the US$860 million…