Morning Briefing: Gold Rises from Bank Fallout and Treasury Intervention

Today we have drilling results from New Found Gold and Fortuna Silver. ArcWest Exploration enters into an earn-in agreement with Freeport-McMoRan at Todd Creek. Wesdome Gold Mines updates Resources and Reserves at Kiena Mine Complex. Bear Creek Mining revises terms with Equinox Gold for the final installment for the purchase of the Mercedes Gold Mine.

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Morning Briefing: Appian to Invest Up to C$100M in Osisko Metals

Osisko Metals entered into an investment agreement with London-based private equity group Appian Natural Resources Fund to form a joint venture for the advancement of the Pine Point lead and zinc Project in Northwest Territories in Canada. HighGold Mining initiated plans to spin-out its Ontario and Yukon exploration properties into a newco. Galiano Gold reported its feasibility study for the Asanko Gold Mine. Excelsior Mining announced an updated PEA for the Johnson Camp Mine. GoGold has new drill results. Ivanhoe Electric picks up a new Nevada project. 

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Trevor HallSilver, Gold, GDX, Dow
Morning Briefing: Newcrest Rejects $17B Newmont Bid

Newcrest rejects the Newmont acquisition bid but leaves the door open to negotiations. Ridgeline publishes results from Swift, while Troilus Gold, & EMX Royalty also have new drill results. Blackwolf Copper and Gold have an updated resource estimation out for Niblack. Orla updates its exploration strategy at Cerro Quema. Piedmont Lithium signs a $75M equity agreement with LG Chem.

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Trevor HallGold, Silver, GDX
Morning Briefing: B2Gold to buy Sabina Gold & Silver

B2Gold is to pay C$1.1 billion to buy junior gold explorer Sabina Gold & Silver in an all-stock deal to obtain the Back River project in Nunavut, Canada, at 45% premium. Kinross Gold announced a maiden 5Moz gold resource estimate for its Great Bear project in the Red Lake district of Ontario, Canada. Freeport-McMoRan said its Grasberg operations in Indonesia were disrupted by significant rainfall and landslides with the company aiming to resume operations by the end of February. Nevada King Gold announced assay results from its Atlanta Gold Mine Project in the Battle Mountain Trend of Nevada. Metal Energy announced assay results from four holes on the nickel and copper-cobalt Manibridge project in the Thompson Nickel Belt, Manitoba.

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Trevor HallGold, Silver, Comex, GDX