Botswana returning copper-silver hits for Hana Mining
Vancouver – New results from the Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana show promising grades for owner Hana Mini…
Silver
Ring of Fire strong in silver and zinc too
Since 2007 when Noront Resources (NOT-V) discovered a high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium deposit in the Ja…
Commentary: Commodity Prices To Bottom In 2009: Banks
While TD Bank sees the commodities market starting to rebound in the second half of 2009, followed by more pronounced price increases in 2010, the World Bank believes that, over the long term, commodi…
Selkirk Sees Solid Results At Ruddock Creek
Underground drilling in the E zone at the Ruddock Creek property, 100 km northwest of Revelstoke in southeastern British Columbia, is yielding some solid zinc intercepts for Selkirk Metals (SLK-V, SKR…
First Majestic Drilling Grows La Encantada Reserves By 187%
VANCOUVER — A 6,700-metre drill program at the La Encantada mine in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila has paid off for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O).
Golden Predator To Spin Out Gold Assets
Golden Predator Mines (GP-T, GPDRF-O) is going to separate its gold and silver assets from its base metal assets in a spinoff that should draw attention to the company’s strong portfolio of precious m…
Alexco Rises On Silver Wheaton Payment
VANCOUVER — On news that it received its first US$15-million payment from Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) in December, Alexco Resource (AXR-T, AXU-X) got a nice share price lift from investors who know…
Minera Andes to double San Jose gold production
Minera Andes (MAI-T) expects to double production at the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz province, Argentina, to 95,000…
Santa Elena grows for SilverCrest
Vancouver – SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) has increased the gold and silver resources at its Santa Elena project in Son…
Ecuador’s new mining law one step closer to reality
New mining legislation has passed yet another hurdle in Ecuador this week, buoying hopes that foreign mining compan…
Dia Bras to cut travel costs with new Bolivar mill
Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) will temporarily stop a pilot mining program in the Cusi silver mining district near C…
Pan American ramping up 2009 silver production
Vancouver – Despite cutting its workforce by about 500 employees, reigning in expenditures on exploration and…