Genesis trumps Regis with $3.9B takeover bid, 14% premium for Vault
Vault Minerals said its directors unanimously determined the new offer to be better than the all-stock agreement with Regis reached in May.
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B2Gold’s new CEO gets his Goose test
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG; NSX: B2G) has handed Mike Cinnamond a Far North test in his first weeks as CEO: finish the Goose mine ramp-up in Nunavut to restore…
Mine operators face worsening wildfire seasons
With drought conditions persisting across parts of British Columbia and forecasters calling for a warmer-than-average summer amid a looming El Niño, mining companies are preparing for a wildfire season that could…
Dakota Gold books high-grade assays at Richmond Hill
New drilling by Dakota Gold (NYSE-A: DC) at its Richmond Hill gold project in South Dakota has identified additional pockets of higher-grade mineralization within the mine’s planned open-pit development area….
Bravo drill results at Luanga platinum-palladium site highlight project growth
Drill results from Bravo Mining’s (TSXV: BRVO, US-OTC: BRVMF) platinum-palladium (PGM metals) Luanga project in northern Brazil show potential to upgrade and expand its resource, as the company looks to…
GoldStone surges as Hong Kong miner takes 21% stake
GoldStone Resources (AIM: GRL) shares jumped on Monday after the Ghana-focused gold developer secured a £3.51 million ($4.6 million) strategic investment from Hong Kong-listed Persistence Gold Group (HKEX: 2489) to…
Sponsored: Novo’s Belltopper resource starts small, aims bigger
Novo Resources Executive Co-Chairman Michael Spreadborough in conversation with The Northern Miner video host Devan Murugan. This sponsored video is PROMOTED CONTENT paid for by Novo Resources and produced in co-operation…
Ottawa’s $500M Red Chris bet tests BC grid
Ottawa’s $500-million (US$352 million) contribution to Newmont’s (NYSE, ASX: NEM; TSX: NGT) proposed Red Chris Block Cave has turned British Columbia’s northern power shortage into a live test of Canada’s…
BHP leverages $1.5B to restart Chile copper mine
BHP (NYSE, LSE, ASX: BHP) has begun the process to reopen the Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile, targeting an investment of $1.5 billion to restart the operation and extend…
Interactive infographic: Far North projects
Canada’s vast northern region hosts numerous large and high-grade mineral projects but they’re out of reach to miners until they’re connected to reliable roads. Our latest infographic looks at seven…
Sponsored Mic’d Up: Dundee Sustainable takes aim at cyanide, arsenic
In this episode of Mic’d UP, Devan Murugan visits Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) in Thetford Mines, Quebec, for an on-site tour with President and CEO Jean-Philippe Mai. From cyanide-free…
Editorial: Develop it or cede it
There is a paradox at the heart of Canada’s relationship with its own territory. The country sits atop some of the most valuable mineral deposits on earth: uranium, nickel, copper, rare earths, zinc….