Silver

Thomas Robyn, Sierra Metals' vice-president of exploration, at the Cusi silver-gold project in Mexico.  Photo by Anthony Vaccaro.

Sierra Metals goes old school at Cusi

CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO — The green foothills an hour west of the city of Chihuahua are peaceful now. There is nothing in the gaze of a lingering llama that would tip a visitor off to the blood spilled here roughly a hundred years ago.


Flotation recovery cells at Trevali Mining's Santander Mine in Peru: Credit: Trevali Mining

Trevali transitions from developer to producer in Peru

It took Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) just six months to move its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru from commissioning to commercial production, and now the Vancouver-based company says it’s ready to develop…



Geologist Edwin Mayta (right) at Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper project, 50 km west of Cuzco. Credit: Panoro Minerals

Panoro looks forward to ‘transformational year’

Luquman Shaheen, the CEO of Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF), remains upbeat and optimistic about the prospects of the company’s Cotabambas copper–gold–silver–molybdenum project and Antilla…



The Susan and Diana pits at Mineral IRL's Corihuarmi gold mine in the Andes of central Peru. Credit: Minera IRL

Minera IRL eyes near-term growth

Lima-based Minera IRL (TSX: IRL; LSE: MIRL) has exited 2013 on an upbeat note, and says it is on track to grow its gold production over the next two years.


Processing facilities at Yamana Gold's El Penon gold-silver mine in northern Chile. Credit: Yamana Gold

Yamana takes US$536M impairment charge in Q4

Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) saw its fourth-quarter earnings diminish after several of its exploration projects and operations took impairment charges partly due to the decline in metal prices.




The exploration camp at Agnico Eagle Mines' Meliadine gold project near the western shore of Hudson Bay in Nunavut's Kivalliq region, 25 km north of Rankin Inlet. Credit: Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico up on strong production, despite huge writedown

Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) kept its shares in the green after revealing strong operational results in the fourth quarter and full-year 2013, despite swallowing a huge impairment charge that weighed on earnings.




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