Hochschild Offers $22.5M For Southwestern
VANCOUVER — With its Boka troubles finally settled, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has found itself with a suitor: Hochschild Mining (HCHDF-O, HOC-L) has made a bid to acquire the Vancouver-…
Silver
‘Squeaky Clean’ Lydian Gets Help From EBRD, IFC
The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will invest $1.6 million to finance Lydian International’s (LYD-T) exploration projects in the Western Balkans.
Forecasters see most commodities rebounding in 2010
One of the most anticipated, and well-attended, sessions in this year’s PDAC convention in Toronto was headlined Co…
Mexican silver grades lift US Gold
Strong silver grades from its El Gallo project in Mexico gave US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-X) a boost on the market on Wed…
Coeur d’Alene poised to open Mexican mine
It was less than a year ago that Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-n, CXC-a) opened its massive San Bartolome silver …
Impact Cuts High-Grade Mexican Silver
VANCOUVER — As Impact Silver (IPT-V, ISVLF-O) announces results of a 54-hole drill campaign at the Capire target on its Mamatla property in Mexico, it says there may be potential for an open-pit mine…
Redcorp Files For Creditor Protection
VANCOUVER — Redcorp Ventures( RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has filed for creditor protection, a few weeks after suspending development work at its Tulsequah Chief polymetallic mine in northern British Columbia in…
Paramount Gold and Silver trades major stake for $9M
Vancouver – Through a $9 million financing Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is selling as much as a quart…
Sandstorm remakes itself as a silver stream business
Vancouver – Two former directors of Silver Wheaton (SLW-T) are trying out the precious metal stream business again,…
Four years of production growth for Endeavour Silver
Vancouver – For Endeavour Silver (EDR-T), 2008 marked four years of rising silver production and the company plans …
Silvercorp raises $31m, eyes potential China acquisitions
Having closed a $31 million private placement, Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-X), a silver miner focused on China,…
Hathor gets set to launch gold-silver spin-out
Uranium explorer, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V) is spinning out its gold-silver projects into a new company, MAX Miner…