Gold Fields completes Osisko buy for ownership of Windfall
South Africa’s Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) said on Monday it had completed the $2.2-billion acquisition of Osisko Mining, which makes it the sole owner of the Windfall project…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
Ioneer’s Rhyolite Ridge gains key permit, but legal and political risks loom
The United States’ Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on Thursday approved Ioneer’s (ASX: INR) Rhyolite Ridge lithium-boron project in southwest Nevada, opening the door for closing US$1.19 billion in funding….
Omai Gold fast-tracks Guyana drilling to speed resource update
Omai Gold Mines (TSXV: OMG; US-OTC: OMGGF) has added a third drill rig at its namesake Guyana project as it aims to update the resource and the project’s preliminary economic…
K92 says drilling shows bulk mining promise at Arakompa, near flagship PNG mine
Drill results from K92 Mining’s (TSX: KNT) pre-resource stage Arakompa gold-silver-copper project in Papua New Guinea has extended the strike to 750 metres, showing high-grade veins and bulk-mineable zones. Among…
Calibre Mining pares gold outlook, flags 14% Valentine capex hike
Calibre Mining (TSX: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) shares fell after the company cut its gold production forecast by over 18% and raised the cost estimate of the Valentine project in Newfoundland…
How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust
Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining industry with a costly problem. It’s one Guy Desharnais, Osisko Gold Royalties’ (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) vice-president for project evaluation,…
Vision Blue grants Cornish Metals £7 million backing
Cornish Metals (TSXV: CUSN; LSE: CUSN) has received a £7-million (around US$9 million) credit facility from shareholder Vision Blue Resources, to help it reopen the South Crofty tin mine in…
Video: Minera Alamos hopeful for faster Cerro de Oro permitting under new Mexico presidency
Minera Alamos (TSXV: MAI) president Doug Ramshaw says a permit application for its Cerro de Oro gold project in Mexico might be processed faster under the country’s new president, Claudia…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set of requirements that companies must…
Video: Franco-Nevada values steady, quality production over risky short-term gains, CEO says
Gold royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) aims to maintain production at around 600,000 gold-equivalent oz. by 2027 although it’s a 10% decline from last year, CEO…
JV Article: Alamos Gold builds a tier-one asset, complementing its low-cost growth profile
With Alamos Gold’s (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) US$325-million all-share acquisition in July of Argonaut Gold and its Magino mine in northern Ontario, Canada’s third-largest gold producer is on track this…
JV Video: Metalla Royalty & Streaming set for growth as new assets come online, CEO says
With gold recently hovering at US$2,600 per oz. and major assets nearing production, Metalla Royalty & Streaming (TSXV: MTA; NYSE American: MTA) CEO Brett Heath expects “very significant benefits for…