Hecla buys Rio Tinto’s Greens Creek stake
Hecla Mining (HL-N) has struck a US$750-million deal to buy out its majority partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N) at their co-…
Silver
Genco buys new ball mill for La Guitarra in Mexico
With silver prices at the start of February 27% higher than a year-earlier,Genco Resources (GGC-T) wants to fast-…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silver values for Maximus Ventures (MXV-V, MXVEF-O).
Apogee cuts silver-zinc at Pulacayo
VANCOUVER — Shares of Bolivian-focused junior Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) jumped as much as 67% on strong volume in recent trading, on the results of a pair of drill holes that returned wide, hi…
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B (February 11, 2008)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the unique pure silver play, Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), leaving the company with a windfa…
Antares, Mansfield hit new zone at Rio Grande (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling by Rio Grande joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) has identified significant copper-gold mineralization in a …
Fury completes Taylor silver mine purchase
Vancouver – Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) is inching closer towards a production scenario with the recent clos…
Redcorp inks Tulsequah offtake and credit MOU
Vancouver – Aspiring base metals producer Redcorp Ventures (RDV-T, RDFVF-O) has lined up Swiss-firm MRI Trading to …
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the uniq…
Sino Gold adds China asset
Several years ago, Australian gold producer Sino Gold (SIOGF-O, SGX-A) identified the Eastern Dragon gold-silver deposit in northern China’s Heilongjiang province as a high-priority acquisition target…
Farallon raises $27.2M for fast-tracked G-9 deposit
Vancouver — An unconventional mine development plan seems to be working for Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O).