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Hecla Mining offers $774 million for Aurizon Mines

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 04, 2013 | 6:32 pm Precious Metals Canada Europe Latin America Gold Silver 

US silver producer Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) announced Monday it will buy Canadian Aurizon Mines (TSX:ARZ) (NYSE:AZK), for about $774 million (Cdn $796m) to gain control of a gold mine in Quebec. The bid comes only a month after the Vancouver-based company...

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