Poor market conditions derail Triple Flag IPO Toronto-based Triple Flag, backed by hedge fund Elliot Management, last month said it aimed to raise C$360 million. Trish Saywell – The Northern Miner | December 11, 2019 | 9:50 am
Top gold sector investor demands more action on carbon emissions South Africa's biggest money manager has written to 22 gold mining companies asking them to disclose data on the emissions they cause. Reuters | December 11, 2019 | 9:28 am
Quaterra gets its hands on Butte Valley prospect The Vancouver-based miner said the Butte Valley prospect fits its acquisition profile. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 11, 2019 | 6:20 am
RTG to acquire Mt Kare gold project in Papua New Guinea The project is located just 15 kilometres southwest of Barrick Gold's prolific Porgera gold mine. MINING.COM Staff Writer | December 11, 2019 | 6:15 am
US Army will fund rare earths plant for weapons development The move is part of an urgent push by Washington to secure domestic supply of rare earths, according to a government document seen by Reuters. Reuters | December 11, 2019 | 5:34 am
Alrosa to mine first diamonds from Angola in mid-2020 The Russian miner and its local partner, Catoca Mining, say Luaxe could produce 1 million carats, worth $90 million, next year. Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2019 | 3:49 am
Gold’s deal blitz could draw in the rest of mining A torrent of deal-making among gold producers that’s pushed M&A in the sector to an eight-year high is seen spilling over into the wider mining industry. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2019 | 3:23 pm
First Quantum quashes Rio rumor, says Jiangxi no threat Executives were caught off guard by this week’s share purchase by Jiangxi Copper, but say there’s no chance that will lead to a takeover bid either. Bloomberg News | December 10, 2019 | 1:27 pm
Implats to close North American Palladium takeover this week The C$758 million transaction, which was first announced in October, remains on track to close on December 13. Jackson Chen | December 10, 2019 | 11:58 am