StrikePoint Gold said late Tuesday it has agreed to buy the Northumberland Gold Project in Nevada's Walker Lane from units of Newmont (NEM) for $70 million in upfront cash.
StrikePoint said it will also make two more contingent cash payments of $25 million each, the first within 120 days after completion of a feasibility study and the second within 120 days after reaching commercial production milestones at the project.
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Virgin Australia's (ASX:VGN) Velocity Frequent Flyer loyalty program has received interim authorization from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to continue its retail earn partnership with 7-Eleven Stores and its franchisees, according to a Wednesday statement from the regulator.The authorization allows Velocity members to continue earning points when making purchases at 7-Eleven stores.The airline's shares fell past 1% in recent Wednesday trade.
(Updates with stock price movement in the headline and the first paragraph.)Mercury Systems (MRCY) shares fell 11% during after-hours trading on Tuesday after the company posted lower-than-expected fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings.The company reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $0.37 per diluted share, down from $0.47 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.38.Revenue for the quarter ended July 3 rose to $289.8 million from $273.1 million a year earlier.Analysts expected $266.1 million.
Mercury Systems (MRCY) reported fiscal Q4 adjusted earnings late Tuesday of $0.37 per diluted share, down from $0.47 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.38.Revenue for the quarter ended July 3 rose to $289.8 million from $273.1 million a year earlier.Analysts expected $266.1 million.