Trevali to restart Caribou mine
VANCOUVER — With $51 million in new debt funding on hand, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is finding that it’s a good time to rehabilitate an underground zinc mine in New Brunswick.
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Wolfden strives for discoveries in historic Bathurst camp
VANCOUVER — Base metals explorer Wolfden Resources (TSXV: WLF) may hold a sizable land package in the historically productive Bathurst mining camp, but according to CEO George Topping the company is all about new discoveries.
Constantine starts season at Palmer with nice hit
VANCOUVER — The second hole of the season at Constantine Metal Resources’ (TSXV: CEM; US-OTC: CNSNF) Palmer project in southeast Alaska has returned a high-grade copper–zinc intercept from 150 metres below the defined…
BCSC accuses analyst at Mt Kellett of improper insider trading
The B.C. Securities Commission is alleging that a Hong Kong-based analyst working for a global institutional investor in 2012 tipped his sister about information regarding a cost overrun that had not been publicly disclosed at Baja…
TSX takes a break, June 30-July 4
Trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange was on the downbeat during the Canada Day shortened week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index losing nearly 69 points to finish at 15,214.96. The spot price for gold retreated US$7.91 per oz. to…
Sierra Metals unleashes Yauricocha’s full potential
LIMA, PERU — Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT; BVL: SMT) is proving up the underground potential of its Yauricocha silver–lead–copper–zinc–gold mine in west-central Peru. The low-cost underground mine is the company’s…
TSX surges, June 2-6
The Toronto stock market had a strong run during the trading week, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 234.74 points to 14,838.90, as investors digested the positive U.S. employment data while shrugging off the lacklustre Canadian jobs…
Trevali finds two new zones at Santander
Shares in Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) got a little boost after the Vancouver-based firm reported two new zones of high-grade polymetallic mineralization at its Santander zinc–lead–silver underground mine in Peru.
Tahoe posts profitable Q1
After reaching commercial production on Jan. 14, the Escobal silver mine in Guatemala enjoyed a profitable first quarter, Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) reports.
Resource grows at Continental’s Buritic in Colombia
Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has updated the resource estimate for the two major vein systems at its Buritica gold project in Colombia. Both systems are characterized by multiple, steeply dipping veins and broader, more…
Trevali’s Caribou looks profitable
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC-TREVF) is firing on all cylinders, with commercial production underway since February at its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru, and a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) newly wrapped up at…
Ivanhoe raises $150M for DRC projects
VANCOUVER — With a $150-million financing, executive chairman Robert Friedland and his team at Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) have sidestepped a cash crunch that could have impacted the company’s ability to advance its…