Coeur to acquire Northern Empire in $117M deal
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is buying Northern Empire Resources (TSXV: NM; US-OTC: PSPGF) and its 143 sq. km Sterling gold project, located 185 km from Las Vegas in the Walker Lane…
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Aquila tables feasibility study for Back Forty in Michigan
Nearly two months after receiving its final environmental permit, Aquila Resources (TSX: AQA; US-OTC: AQARF) has tabled a positive feasibility study for its Back Forty polymetallic project, located 19 km…
McEwen increases gold production in Q2
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has reported strong second quarter financial and production results, largely building on last year’s results. The company produced 36,959 oz. gold in the second…
Orford buys Condor Precious Metals, bags $1.3 million
Toronto-based gold junior Orford Mining (TSX-V: ORM) has completed its acquisition of privately held Condor Precious Metals Inc., which holds $1.25 million in cash and marketable securities plus two royalties…
BHP exits US shale business with US$10.5B sale to BP
In a deal with deep implications for both seller and buyer, the world’s largest mining company BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has sold the bulk of its onshore U.S. oil and gas…
OceanaGold tables strong financials despite production dip
Melbourne-based gold miner OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has recorded a particularly robust first half of the year, with profits rising up 45%, revenue up 21%, and debt cut in…
Newmont buys 50% stake in Galore Creek from NovaGold
Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) has acquired NovaGold Resources’ (TSX: NG; NYSE-AM: NG) 50% stake in the Galore Creek copper-gold project in B.C. for staged payments of up to US$275 million….
US Dept. of Commerce launches investigation of uranium imports
If the U.S. Trump administration extends its trade war to uranium it would be bullish for equities with U.S.-based assets, Haywood Securities commented in a uranium sector update. U.S. Commerce…
Wheaton buys gold and palladium stream from Sibanye-Stillwater
Less than a month after paying US$390 million in cash for a cobalt stream from Vale’s (NYSE: VALE) Voisey’s Bay mine on the north coast of Labrador, Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE:…
TSX rises while gold falls, July 9-13
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.15% to 16,561.12 on a down trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.6% to 73.19 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.76% to…
North American Helium sees opportunity in Saskatchewan
When people think of helium they often think of party balloons. But the party favourites make up just a fraction of the global $2-billion helium industry. The inert gas is…
Rio Tinto’s Barrios calls Elysis biggest aluminum smelting breakthrough in 130 years
In May, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) and Alcoa (NYSE: AA) unveiled what they call a “revolutionary” new aluminum smelting technology that eliminates carbon emissions and produces oxygen as a by-product,…