Silver

Exploring at Argentex Mining's Pinguino polymetallic project in Argentina. Photo by Argentex Mining

Argentex posts Pinguino PEA

Until late 2009, Argentex Mining (ATX-V, AGXM-O) focused on drilling the polymetallic sulphide mineralization at its Pinguino project in Argentina. But then the company decided to shift gears and focus instead on the property’s near-surface…


International Northair jumps on silver assays

Vancouver – Step-out drilling at International Northair Mines’ (INM-V) La Cigarra project in Mexico has intersected 53.7 metres of 87.1 grams silver per tonne, extending the strike length of the main San Gregorio zone by 100 metres.


An aerial view of Minera Andes and Hochschild Mining's San Jose silver-gold mine in Santa Cruz province, Argentina. Photo by Minera Andes

Minera Andes makes headway at San Jose mine (March 28, 2011)

Exploration drilling in and around the San Jose underground mine last year uncovered 7.5 km of new high-grade silver-gold veins, a 44% year-on-year increase in the cumulative strike length of all the known veins at the mine, Minera Andes…


Milling and housing facilities Sociedad Minera Corona's Yauricocha silver-copper-lead-zinc mine in Peru. Photo by Dia Bras Exploration

Lima connections help Dia Bras acquire Yauricocha mine

Using the contacts of director Alberto Arias, a former Goldman Sachs (GS-N) analyst turned resource investor with a well-connected mining family in Peru, Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) has penned a US$310.2-million deal to acquire Sociedad Minera…





Tirex roars to life on Albanian mining deal (March 24, 2011)

Vancouver – Tirex resources (TXX-V) has taken a big step towards production at its polymetallic Merdita project in Albania after signing a memorandum of understanding with a private Turkish firm to finance development in exchange for a stake…


Silver Wheaton boosts reserves 9% (March 24, 2011)

The timing of Silver Wheaton’s (SLW-T, SLW-N) announcement on Mar. 23 that it had boosted attributable reserves more than 9% in 2010 couldn’t have been better, as silver hit a fresh 31-year peak in futures markets on that day, with silver…


Contractor United Mining looks to build own mine

Vancouver – Nestled between two major past producers in one of the world’s great silver districts, United Mining Group (UMG-T) sees big potential for the historic Crescent mine in Idaho’s Silver Valley.



Oremex looks to become Mexico’s next big silver play

Having one of the most heralded silver bulls in your corner doesn’t hurt when you’re looking to become the next significant silver miner in Mexico. And that is just the set of circumstances that Oremex Resources (ORM-V) is armed with as it…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close