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Argentum Silver: No regrets, Coyote
It took just over a year for the management team at Argentum Silver (ASL-V) to decide whether it would go all the way with the Coyote project — a land package here in Mexico’s Jalisco state it optioned from Soltoro (SOL-V) in early…
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Alexco takes a ‘pretty fast ride’ at Keno Hill
Operating Canada’s only primary silver mine, Alexco Resource (AXR-T, AXU-X), is optimizing its Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc mine, 450 km north of Whitehorse in the Yukon.
Soltoro picks low-hanging fruit in Jalisco
It’s not every day that a primary silver deposit is found at the side of a road.
Mirasol makes the grade with Patagonian silver
Argentina-focused silver-gold explorer Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has a budding joint-venture with U.S.-based producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) at the Joaquin silver-gold property in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province, 80 km…
Amarillo buys time for Mara Rosa in Brazil
VANCOUVER — President and CEO Buddy Doyle and his team at Amarillo Gold (AGC-V) have gained some breathing room in their fast-track development of the Mara Rosa gold project 320 km southeast of Brasilia, Brazil. The company filed a…
Renaissance looks to repeat AuEx glory
While the phrase “there you go again” has pejorative connotations in the U.S. political sphere, in the junior mining space it can mean very good things.
Capstone: Doing it the right way
Capstone Mining (CS-T) is one of those good stories in the mining world that often gets overlooked: the company went out and did what it said it would do, and now it’s reaping the benefits of two steadily producing copper mines that…
Editorial: Shuffling the deck
As many predicted in mid-year, mergers and acquisitions activity in the gold sector continues to be the name of the game as the global economy limps along to the end of the year.
Commentary: New rules, new tools in Ontario’s Mining Act
In 2006, the Ontario government introduced its first-ever Mineral Development Strategy, which provided the foundation for the sustainable management and stewardship of Ontario’s mineral resources.
Goodman donates mystery amount to Laurentian
Dundee Corp. (DC-T) CEO Ned Goodman and the Goodman Family Foundation have made a significant financial contribution to Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.