Almaden expands Ixtaca zone
Vancouver – Prospect generator Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) continues to expand its wholly-owned Ixtaca discovery as it works through a 20,000-metre drill program on the property.
Silver
Galway Resources sees heavy trading
Shares of Galway Resources (GWY-V) are creeping up on heavy trading volume this week without significant news. On Aug. 16 Galway closed 10.32% or 13¢ higher at $1.39 with 1.8 million shares trading hands, and today Galway added…
Soltoro makes headway in Jalisco
Junior explorer Soltoro (SOL-V), which is focused on finding bulk tonnage gold and silver deposits in southwestern Mexico, is making headway in Jalisco state where it defined a resource at its 100%-owned El Rayo primary silver project earlier…
Positive PEA for Pan American and Orko’s La Preciosa
Better late than never, joint venture partners Pan American Silver (PAA-T) and Orko Silver (OK-V) have released a long-awaited preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for their La Preciosa epithermal silver-gold project in Durango, Mexico.
Early results bolster Cartier
Early results from Cartier Resources’ (ECR-V) Cadillac Extension project near Val-d’Or show promise and the company’s share price responded. Cartier announced that channel samples from the project, which sits 15-km east of Val-d’Or in…
Fortuna Silver Mines start producing concentrates
Shares of Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) jumped 55¢ or 11.11% to $5.50 per share on news that the mill at its 100%-owned San Jose silver-gold mine in southern Mexico had started producing silver-gold concentrate.
Gran Colombia to raise US$75M through silver-linked notes
Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) is looking to issue US$75 million of what executive co-chairman Serafino Iacono calls “a creative and innovative financial instrument.”
Kimber advancing Monterde gold-silver project
Vancouver – After more than a decade of working on the Monterde gold-silver project in Mexico, Kimber Resources (KBR-T) is starting to build momentum.
Construction nearly complete at Yamana’s Mercedes mine
Construction at Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) Mercedes underground gold-silver mine in northern Mexico is two quarters ahead of schedule, the company reports, with the first gold pour now scheduled before year-end.
Arian beefs up San Jose
Arian Silver (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) finds itself in an enviable position. Not only is the company producing silver at its San Jose property during a time of high silver prices, but it is doing so on a property with significant expansion potential.
Extorre updates Cerro Moro study
Vancouver – Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T) has released an updated economic assessment for its fast-evolving Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Argentina that factors in higher throughputs, metal prices and capital costs.
Agnico’s Pinos Altos shines in Q2
With record gold production, the Pinos Altos mine stood out from the lot at Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) for the second quarter.