Great Panther buys Nyrstar’s Coricancha
Junior silver miner Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE: GPL) has acquired Belgian smelting giant Nyrstar’s idled Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine and mill complex, 90 km east of Lima, Peru. The…
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Ascendant explores El Mochito’s upside
VANCOUVER — Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND) has delivered fresh exploration drill results at its El Mochito zinc-lead-silver mine, 88 km southwest of San Pedro Sula in northwest Honduras. The 32,000-metre…
Puma beats staking rush in NB
Puma Exploration (TSXV: PUM) has been active in northern New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp for more than a decade, but stepped up its involvement last year with agreements to acquire…
LME and World Gold Council launch LMEprecious
The following is an edited amalgam of statements by the London Metal Exchange on the LME and World Gold Council’s launch of the LMEprecious trading platform on July 10 in…
Arizona Mining hits big at Taylor Deeps
VANCOUVER — The latest batch of drill results from Arizona Mining’s (TSX: AZ) Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project, 81 km southeast of Tucson, Ariz., could change how the company develops the project, chief operating…
Guatemalan court suspends Tahoe’s licence for Escobal
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has suspended Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) flagship Escobal silver mine until it can hear an action brought against the government’s Ministry of Energy…
Alexco CEO on restructured Wheaton Precious Metals deal
VANCOUVER — Alexco Resource (TSX: AXR; NYSE-MKT: AXU) is considering restarting production at its Keno Hill silver mine, 330 km north of Whitehorse, Yukon. The company suspended operations in late 2013, as…
TSX Venture slips, June 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.9%, or 15.29 points, to a 775.91-point close, as spot gold prices fell US$13.03 to US$1,253.73 per oz., and Comex copper prices fell US7¢…
Hecla to boost productivity via ‘culture of innovation’
VANCOUVER — Idaho-based silver and gold miner Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) hosted a technology gathering for investors alongside its recent annual general meeting in Vancouver, where The Northern Miner caught up…
Metalla picks up royalties, stream from Coeur Mining
Metalla Royalty & Streaming (CSE: MTA; US-OTC: EXCFF) is buying three royalties and one stream — two of which are on producing mines — from Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) in…
Arizona Silver tumbles on Ramsey assay results
VANCOUVER— Assay results from the first two reverse-circulation drill holes targeting a magnetic anomaly at Arizona Silver Exploration’s (TSXV: AZS) Ramsey silver project in western Arizona prompted a 77% drop…
Agnico Eagle invests $10M in Mexico-focused Candelaria Mining
Less than a year after picking up the Caballo Blanco project in Mexico for US$17.5 million, Candelaria Mining (TSXV: CAND) has pulled in a $9.8-million strategic investment from Agnico Eagle…