Silver

McEwen comments on uncertainty in Argentina

When mining entrepreneur Rob McEwen put US Gold and Minera Andes together to create McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) he was working on the model that you could take one company that had cash flow and another company that had development…


A weak quarter, but strong year for Silvercorp

Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) reported a weak fourth-quarter profit, mainly due to resources spent fighting fraud allegations launched by a group of short sellers, but overall reported a strong fiscal 2012 and expects higher production from…


Updated: Hana plunges on Ghanzi scoping study

VANCOUVER — Hana Mining’s (HMG-V) share price dropped 68% after the company released a long-awaited first economic study on the Banana Zone and Zone 5 at its 70%-owned Ghanzi project in Botswana.



Torex hits open-pit resource target at Morelos

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based Torex Gold (TXG-T) is navigating the often tricky waters that mark the transition between being an exploration outfit and a mine developer. With an updated resource estimate to kick-off May, and a bankable…



Sunridge unveils Asmara North hybrid mine plan

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) successfully merged four-polymetallic deposits at its Asmara North project in Eritrea, Africa, into a centralized-mill mine model for a feasibility study, it released in early…


Drilling lifts Lake Shore Gold

Shares of Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-X) rose 8¢ or 8% to $1.04 with more than three million shares changing hands after the company released high-grade drill results from 26 holes at its Fenn-Gib project, 60 km east of Timmins.


European hazardous materials regulations have removed lead from solder, which is now typically 96% tin, 3.5% silver and 0.5% copper by weight. Photo by David Mellis

Tin and silver: The new electric metals

Historic high prices for tin and silver are in the cards between now and 2018 as demand for the two metals in solder used in the electronics industry continues to climb and supply fails to keep pace, Jon Hykawy, head of global research at Byron…


Impact Silver reaps more high-grade

Second phase drilling at the Oscar project in Mexico has returned intercepts of 1,875 grams silver per tonne over 1 metre and 115 grams silver over 23.39 metres, Impact Silver (IPT-V) reports.


Mills currently stored in Tuscon for Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper-molybdenum-silver project located 50 km southeast in Pima County, Arizona. Photo by Augusta Resource

Augusta moves Rosemont forward

Augusta Resource (AZC-T, AZC-X) is slowly but surely pushing its Rosemont project in Arizona towards production by securing the sixth major permit needed to start building the primarily copper project located in Pima County, 50 km southeast of…


Cinco de Mayo doesn’t disappoint for MAG Silver

Drill results from Cinco de Mayo, 190 km north of Chihuahua City in Mexico, indicate continuous mineralization over a 400-metre dip length with mineralization remaining open downdip and along strike, MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) reports.


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