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Silver
Maya Gold & Silver turns to Morocco’s silver and gold riches
Maya Gold & Silver (MYA-V) has its eyes on another past-producing precious-metal mine in Morocco – this time, the Zgounder silver mine in central Morocco’s Anti-Atlas mountains.
Mexican army brought in to guard Excellon’s La Platosa mine
About 300 Mexican army troops, federal and state police have surrounded and blocked the entrances to Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) La Platosa underground silver-lead-zinc mine in Durango State, according to reports by the United…
Riverside and partners busy drilling four properties at once
Prospect generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is hoping its “shared-risk business model” will finally return dividends to shareholders this year in the form of a significant mineral discovery. The company has four drill programs running at the…
Cash-strapped Maya agrees to spend $20.5M on old Moroccan silver mine
Maya Gold & Silver (MYA-V) is buying another past-producing precious-metals mine in the Kingdom of Morocco, this time the Zgounder silver project in central Morocco’s Anti-Atlas mountains.
Paramount wakes up Sleeper mine with new resource
Vancouver – Working to revive the past-producing Sleeper gold mine in Nevada, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) has released a first estimate as to how much gold could be left in the ground.
Santa Fe makes second bid for Columbus Silver
Vancouver – Almost a year after an all-share takeover was first proposed, Santa Fe Gold (SFEG-O) has struck a new deal for an all-cash takeover of Columbus Silver (CSC-V).
Riverside and partners busy drilling four properties at once
Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is hoping its “shared-risk business model” will soon return dividends to shareholders in the form of a significant mineral discovery. The company currently has four drill programs running at the same time in two…
Silver Standard advances projects across the Americas
With one of the largest silver resources around, Silver Standard (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has positioned itself well to benefit from rising silver prices, but it still faces the challenge of getting those resources out of the ground.
Nevsun hits more copper at Bisha
Vancouver – Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has pulled numerous copper hits from an area just outside the established resource at its producing Bisha mine in Eritrea.
Canaccord forecasts more M&A on the way
Despite the strong fundamentals of gold producers and declining gold equity valuations, M&A in the gold sector has been fairly limited so far this year. But Canaccord Genuity argues that’s about to change.
Fortuna starts shipping concentrates
Shares of Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) jumped 55¢ or 11% to $5.50 per share on news that the processing plant at its 100%-owned San Jose silver-gold mine in southern Mexico had begun producing silver-gold concentrate.