“This past year a little over half of our drill metres were outside Colomac on our larger land package,” Michael Byron, Nighthawk’s president and CEO, said.
Catherine McKenna said that if mitigation measures are taken, Greenstone Gold Mines’ project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects.
The company produces copper and gold at its Red Chris, Mount Polley and Huckleberry mines and lead and zinc at half-owned Ruddock Creek mine, all in British Columbia.
Paulson's campaign could have implications across the sector, where activism is historically low, returns have been disappointing, compensation is above-average and insider ownership is below-average.
The Toronto-based company, which already owns 15% of Reunion, said the fresh $2.27-million investment leaves its stake in the Quebec-based miner unchanged.