Mountain Province taps Dunebridge for US$33M loan
Citing “serious financial difficulty,” Mountain Province Diamonds (TSX: MPVD) has again tapped its largest shareholder for a loan, this time adding a US$33 million term loan facility to its existing…
M&A, Financing and Restructuring
Coeur takes 17.8% stake in Victoria Gold
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is acquiring a 17.8% stake from Orion Mine Finance in Victoria Gold (TSX: VGCX), which owns and operates the Eagle gold mine in the Yukon. The…
Orocobre and Galaxy Resources to merge in $3B deal
Lithium miners Galaxy Resources (ASX: GXY) and Orocobre (TSX: ORL; ASX: ORE) have agreed to a merger that would create a US$3.1 billion (A$4 billion) company, set to be the world’s fifth largest producer…
Gran Colombia offers $315M in friendly, all-share offer for Gold X
Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM) is acquiring Gold X Mining (TSXV: GLDX) in an all-share deal valued at $315 million, after a three-way merger proposal that included Guyana Goldfields was…
Gold Royalty closes $90M IPO
Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSEA:GROY) and GoldMining Inc. (TSX:GOLD; NYSEA:GLDG) have successfully raised US$90 million through Gold Royalty’s initial public offering of 18 million units priced at US$5 per unit. The…
Sibanye-Stillwater calls for mega-merger with AngloGold, Gold Fields
Sibanye-Stillwater (NYSE: SBGL) said today that South Africa’s top gold miners should merge and create a rival to the world’s largest producers, Newmont (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM) and Barrick Gold…
Former Xstrata boss creates Vision Blue Resources and invests in NextSource Materials
Sir Mick Davis built Xstrata into one of the largest mining companies in the world before it was acquired by Glencore in 2013 and has raised more than US$40 billion…
Turquoise Hill scores win in funding spat with Rio Tinto over Mongolia mine
Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) has scored a temporary, but key win in its ongoing dispute with Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) over funding of…
Former Anglo American boss Cynthia Carroll joins Glencore’s board
Miner and commodities trader Glencore (LSE: GLEN) has added a third female director to its nine-person board, appointing former Anglo American (LSE: AAL) chief executive Cynthia Carroll to its board….