Primero focuses on improving safety at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) had a rather disappointing start to 2016, but the reason behind the notable drop in quarterly gold-silver production…
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BMO sees ‘better times ahead’ for Primero Mining
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is a favoured mid-tier gold producer amongst analysts, and it isn’t hard to see why after a strong second quarter, marked by competitive operating costs and signs of…
Primero eyes more production, lower costs in 2015
Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) forecasts better prospects in 2015 after a troublesome 2014, when it recorded an 89% drop in adjusted profit, despite meeting its full-year production guidance.
Dundee: Gold miners continue to wrestle with costs
VANCOUVER — Cost optimization has been an underlying theme for gold miners over the past few years. Falling metal prices and frugal capital markets have made it hard to balance sustainable production growth and strong profit margins. In…
Primero misses Q3 expectations on impairment charge
Primero Mining’s (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) quarterly earnings took a hit after it wrote down the goodwill value of the acquisition of Brigus Gold.
Primero to expand San Dimas
Primero Mining (TSX: P; PPP: NYSE) has green-lighted an expansion of its San Dimas gold–silver mine in Durango, Mexico, a move that will increase production by 25% at a cost of only $26.4 million.
Silver Wheaton CEO: we’re ‘busy pursuing acquisitions’
VANCOUVER — Since pioneering the stream financing model nearly a decade ago, Randy Smallwood and his team at Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) have turned it into a multi-billion dollar business. It’s been around two years since…
Silver Wheaton a top pick for Salman Partners
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has been upgraded to Salman Partners analyst Ash Guglani’s top-picks list due to its attractive production and growth profile.
Primero gets to work on Black Fox underground
VANCOUVER — After snapping up Brigus Gold and its Black Fox mine for $220 million in late 2013, Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) pledged it would turn operations around and realize the project’s dormant underground potential….
Primero aims to turn around Black Fox
Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is adopting the turnaround strategy it used at its San Dimas underground gold–silver mine in Mexico to its recently acquired Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, Ont., where it aims for another success…
More disciplined M&A on tap for gold miners in 2014
When the market was hot from 2010 through 2012, mid-tier Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) stayed on the sidelines of an otherwise active M&A scene because valuations for companies were “through the roof,” says the…
U.S. markets, Dec. 16-20
American markets continued their historic march for the period, with year-end selling not yet taking hold. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 462 points to 16,221.14 points, The S&P 500 was up 41 points to 1,818.32 and the Nasdaq…