Consolidation has become a popular trend in the mining industry, as commodity prices have surged recently and companies scramble to attain new mineral properties.

Canadian shares declined for a second day, led by miners, as gold fell for the third time in four days. The commodity-heavy Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite Index (TSE:OSPTX) slid 0.2 percent to 12,633.81 at 12:38 p.m. in Toronto on Friday. The 237-member gauge has gained 1.6 percent this month. The materials subindex, which includes mining shares, fell 0.7 percent. The energy subindex slipped 0.4 percent as oil dropped for a fourth day, while financials, the most heavily-weighted group, slid 0.2 percent.

BRP plans to sell 12.2 million shares for C$21.50 each, the Valcourt, Quebec-based company said in a statement on Wednesday. Based on that price, the company’s market capitalization will be about C$2.5-billion. The IPO is Canada's largest since Hudson's Bay Co. (TSE:HBC), the country's oldest company, raised $365 million in November. 

Treasury Metals (TSE:TML) has unveiled additional drill results from its Goliath gold project in northwestern Ontario, with results showing near-surface intersections as high as 4.18 grams per tonne (g/t) gold. 

Largo Resources (CVE:LGO) is on path to becoming the lowest cost producer of vanadium in the world from a primary source, according to CEO Mark Brennan, with the company's Maracás project in Brazil on pace for commissioning in the fourth quarter.