US markets fall, May 11-15: Franco-Nevada, Hecla, Coeur, Newmont
As decisions about reopening businesses continued to vary from state to state in the U.S., the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.73% to 23,685.42, while the S&P 500 dropped 2.31%…
Canada
TSX rises, May 11-15: Victoria Gold, Loncor Resources, Guyana Goldfields, First Quantum
After starting the May 11-15 trading week with some gains, the S&P/TSX Composite Index closed down 2.24% to 14,638.90. Spot gold continued to rise, ending the week at US$1,742.20 per…
JV Article: Tempus Resources funds gold exploration in Canada and Ecuador with A$4M raise
Australia-based Tempus Resources (ASX: TMR) has raised A$4 million (US$2.6 million) in a private placement to fund exploration work at its Blackdome-Elizabeth project in B.C., Canada and at its Zamora…
Teck CEO Don Lindsay focuses on copper at BofA conference
Don Lindsay joined Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TCK) as president in January 2005 and became CEO in April 2005. The long-time mining executive spoke at the Bank of America…
Pressure builds on Teck Resources CEO
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TCK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, is facing pressure from investors who want the company to divest its energy and coal business and replace long-standing chief…
Iamgold drills high-grade gold at Rouyn in Quebec
Iamgold (TSX IMG; NYSE: IAG) reported high-grade assay results from a drilling program on the Rouyn gold project in Quebec, 4 km south of Rouyn-Noranda and 45 km southwest of…
Great Bear raises $33M in bought deal
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR) is raising $33 million in an upsized (from $20 million previously) bought deal private placement. The syndicate of underwriters is led by Canaccord Genuity, with…
NexGen Energy lines up US$30M financing from Queen’s Road Capital
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE) has signed a US$30 million financing agreement with Queen’s Road Capital Investment (TSXV: QRC) and plans to use the funds to advance work at…
Alrosa’s anemic April sales underscore market distress
Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output, saw sales for rough and polished diamonds fall to US$15.6 million in April, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hit demand….
SSR Mining and Alacer Gold to merge in all-share deal
Executives at SSR Mining (TSX: SSRM; NASDAQ: SSRM) and Alacer Gold (TSX: ARR; ASX: AQG) started talking about a possible merger of the two companies in November 2019, and completed…
Premier and Centerra lock horns over Hardrock project in Ontario
Is the Hardrock gold project, 275 km northeast of Thunder Bay in northern Ontario, a shovel-ready gem or a promising project in need of further technical work? Joint-venture partners Premier…
Shandong Gold to buy TMAC Resources for US$149M
In the latest Chinese acquisition of a Canadian gold miner, Shandong Gold is buying TMAC Resources (TSX: TMAC) and its Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut for US$149 million. The…