Markets look ahead after yesterday's steep sell off. A strike at the world's largest copper operation has been averted after BHP and Escondida Mine Supervisors Union endorsed a preliminary agreement reached Wednesday morning. Brunswick Exploration hits 302-metre spodumene intercept. New Found Gold starts producing. Gold Hart acquires Chilean IOCG property. Jaguar Mining grows output via Turmalina. Tectonic Metals drills broad Alaska gold.
Read MoreCopper Giant Resources has reported a major resource expansion at the Mocoa copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry deposit in Putumayo, Colombia. We have drill results to report from Scorpio Gold, Gold X2, FireFox Gold and Tudor Gold. Other exploration updates from Yukon Metals and Brixton Metals.
Read MoreArtemis Gold agreed to acquire all of Vista Gold in an all share deal of US$427 million and a 29% premium to the 20-day weighted average to Vista. Vista is the owner of the Mt Todd gold project in Australia's Northern Territory. Collective Mining reported strong copper and tungsten recoveries at Apollo. Heliostar said its Ana Paula feasibility study is 34% complete. Kingfisher Metals hit 8.8 m of 38.50 g/t AuEq at HWY 37. Koryx Copper agreed to lift its Zambian ownership to 80%. Radisson Mining returned 68.24 g/t gold over 6.2 m at O'Brien. Artemis Gold agreed to acquire Vista Gold for about US$427 million. Galleon Gold started underground development at West Cache. Argenta Silver reported up to 96% silver recovery at El Quevar.
Read MoreThe Federal Reserve is meeting for its two-day Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Base case is rates stay the same, but markets see an outside chance for rate hike this week to counter inflation worries.
Yesterday, Citi maintained its bullish copper price targets through the end of the year, citing tighter physical markets, according to a report by Reuters.
The Morning Briefing also covered news from Banyan Gold, Intrepid Metals, Westhaven Gold, Uranium Royalty and Cambria Gold Mines.
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Read MoreTocvan Ventures has outlined a phased development plan for pilot mine operations at its Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. New drill results from Revival Gold, American Eagle Gold, Aztec Minerals and Bunker Hill Mining. Salazar Resources publish an updated feasibility study for El Domo.
Read MoreThere are new drill results from both Revival Gold and Newcore Gold to report this morning. Corporate updates come from Heliostar Metals, OR Royalties, Argenta Silver and Arizona Sonoran Copper.
Read MoreAustralian listed Sayona Mining announced the signing of a definitive agreement to merge with Piedmont Lithium. New drill results from Hercules Metals, Brixton Metals, Faraday Copper and Kodiak Copper. Elemental Altus Royalties announced their quarterly results.
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