OceanaGold expands with $553M Ausgold buy
Canadian gold and copper producer OceanaGold (TSX, NYSE: OGC) is buying Australia’s Ausgold (ASX: AUC) for A$776 million (almost US$553 million), giving the miner its first acquisition in Australia and…
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Northern Star rejects hedge fund overhaul
Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST), Australia’s largest gold miner, rejected activist Elliott Investment Management’s push to install six directors, saying the proposal would undermine proper governance as the investor seeks…
NY hedge fund turns up heat on Northern Star
Activist investor Elliott Investment Management is escalating its campaign against Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST), naming six potential directors after talks with Australia’s largest gold miner failed to produce an…
Barrick names Bock to lead overseas arm
Barrick Mining (NYSE: B; TSX: ABX) has named Sebastiaan Bock to lead its international gold and copper business as the miner prepares to split its North American and overseas assets….
US-backed Orion eyes stake in Tanzania nickel mine
A deal would help Lifezone finance the $940 million Kabanga project and advance US efforts to secure critical minerals.
Fresnillo profit triples on gold, silver prices rally
Mexico-focused precious metals miner Fresnillo (LSE: FRES) says first-half profit tripled as higher gold and silver prices more than offset lower production.Net income surged to $1.46 billion from $467.6 million…
Equinox hands CEO job to Orla’s Simpson
Equinox Gold (TSX, NYSE-A: EQX) will hand the CEO job to Orla Mining’s Jason Simpson on Nov. 1, reversing a leadership plan set when the companies agreed to merge in…
Denison starts building Canada’s first ISR uranium mine
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-A: DNN) began full construction at its Phoenix uranium project in northern Saskatchewan, by starting installation of the first perimeter freeze wall after finishing site preparation….
Equinox-Orla get OK to create No. 2 Canada gold miner
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX) (NYSE: EQX) and Orla Mining (TSX: OLA) (NYSE: ORLA) have secured shareholder approval for their $18.5 billion merger, creating Canada’s second-largest gold producer with expected annual…
Rule Symposium Video: Hodge sounds alarm on junior ‘lifestyle’ stocks
Investors should seek companies whose managers own meaningful stakes and have committed backers able to fund more than one drill program, Digest Publishing co-founder and mining guru Nick Hodge said….
Novagold creates $4.2B US gold giant with Donlin deal
Novagold Resources (NYSE-A, TSX: NG) will acquire the Donlin Gold stake in Alaska it does not already own from Paulson Advisors in an all-stock transaction that creates a gold miner…
Rule Symposium Video: First Majestic turns silver surge into mine growth
First Majestic Silver (TSX: AG; NYSE: AG) is reinvesting record cash flow from higher silver prices in its Mexican mines, led by Los Gatos. The Vancouver-based miner generated $224 million…