Silver Standard expands zone at Pitarrilla (April 10, 2006)
Vancouver – Three recent holes drilled by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) have expanded the South Ridge …
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Petaquilla moves on Molejon
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Bear Creek defines growing 250M-oz. silver resource at Corani
In the nine months that have passed since the first hole was completed on the Corani silver-lead project high in the Andes of southern Peru, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) has taken a raw, grassro…
Great Panther commissioning Guanajuato plant (April 10, 2006)
Vancouver — Great Panther Resources (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) has started to commission the processing plant at its Guanajuato silver-gold mine complex in central Mexico….
High-grade at Durango
The first batch of nine holes from a 17-hole drill program is outlining another high-grade manto on Excellon Resources’ (EXN-V, EXLLF-O) Platosa silver-lead-zinc property in Mexico’s Durango state….
Aussie gold backs Intrepid’s growth plans
Vancouver — With the merger between Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T, ITDXF-O) and NuStar Mining (NMC-A) moving closer to its final stages, surviving entity Intrepid Mines will soon have the benefit of produ…
Scorpio has visions for Nuestra Seora
By the nature of its mining history — from colonial times to the Institutional Revolution — Mexico has a bagful of old mines rendered dormant, and sometimes forgotten, by the ups and downs of the me…
First Majestic lines up $20M financing
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) has arranged a $20-million bought-deal financing aimed at expanding its operations in Mexico….
Esperanza, Silver Standard extend high-grade San Luis vein
Vancouver — Channel sampling by Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) and Silver Standard Resources (sso-t, ssri-q) on the San Luis joint venture, in central Peru, has extended the strike of the Ayeln v…
Cozamin poised for production
With mine and mill construction proceeding on schedule, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) expects to begin operations by the third quarter of this year at its Cozamin copper-silver-zinc project in Zacat…
Metallica’s blasting permit snuffed
Shares in Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) slipped 53, or 12.5%, to $3.70 in late-afternoon trading in Toronto o…
First Majestic to take control block in First Silver (April 06, 2006)
First Majestic Resource (FR-T, FMJRF-O) will take up a 63% ownership stake in silver producer First Silver Rese…