Barrick to spend US$2.7 billion on Dominican Republic mine
The Pueblo Viejo gold-silver project in the Dominican Republic could be Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) most expensiv…
Silver
Puma Exploration’s Hach Lens boasts 1 million oz. silver
With real silver prices at their highest in twenty years and prices for zinc, lead and gold at record highs, Puma E…
Deep high-grade silver, gold buoys Great Panther
Vancouver – Underground drilling by Great Panther Resources (GPR-T, GPRLF-O) at its Guanajuato silver mine in centr…
East Asia Minerals off running in Indonesia
Vancouver – With 15 gold and copper projects on the go in Indonesia as well as three uranium projects in Mongolia, …
Rich Emperor eases Intrepid’s financial burdens
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) and Emperor Mines (EMP-A, EMPMY-O,) each have something the other needs. The comp…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 25, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay, in the Northwest Territories, appear to lend heft to Alberta Star Development’s (ASX-V, ASXSF-O) assertions that the company …
Hecla buys Rio’s stake in Greens Creek
Hecla Mining (HL-N) has struck a US$750-million deal to buy out its majority partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) at their co-owned Greens Creek underground silver mine near Juneau, in Alaska’s panhandle.
Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (February 21, 2008)
Vancouver – In the sand of the Atacama Desert, Centenario Copper (CTT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towar…
Capstone to boost production at Cozamin
Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has started an expansion of its Cozamin polymetallic mine, in Zacatecas state, Mexico, aimed at increasing production by 36% to 40 million lbs. copper per year by 2009.
Fury completes Taylor purchase
VANCOUVER–Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) is inching closer towards production with the recent closure of its deal to purchase the historic Taylor silver mine and mill complex, near Ely, Nev.
Silvercorp Metals shines in third quarter
In just two years Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) took US$6 million and parlayed it into a US$100 million revenue mining …
All the fury of silver
All assays are in from phase one of Fury Explorations’ (FUR-V) drill program at its Guijoso property in Jalisco Sta…