The Escobal silver project in Guatemala produced its first metals concentrate on Sept. 30, shipped its first concentrate to smelters on Oct. 15 and is on track to hit full production at the 3,500-tonne-per-day level by the first quarter of…
Thomson Reuters GFMS presented their Interim Silver Market Review at the Annual Silver Industry Dinner, in New York on November 12, and while the report points to some distinct advantages that the metal has when compared to the other hard-luck…
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has given a confidence boost to Sandspring Resources (TSXV: SSP; US-OTC: SSPXF) by signing its first early deposit stream agreement for the junior’s Toroparu gold project in Guyana, a week after…
VANCOUVER — Applying new exploration models to established mining jurisdictions has long been a hallmark of junior outfits, and Vancouver-based Plata Latina Minerals (TSXV: PAL) is looking to follow suit in Mexico with its…
Parts of the Tulsequah Chief orebody in northwestern B.C., 100 km south of Atlin and 65 km northeast of Juneau, Alaska, were mined by Cominco — now Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) — from 1951 to 1957.
Oceanus Resources (TSXV: OCN) is finding high-grade gold-silver mineralization on its wholly owned La Lajita property in Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental region, and says the project has rocks and structures similar to Agnico Eagle…
VANCOUVER — The market landscape has shifted for juniors with exploration-stage assets. And though equity markets remain tough, there are opportunities for producers like U.S.-based Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) that are looking to get…
Cash-rich miner Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is steaming ahead on the back off a strong third-quarter and a healthy cash position to support its near-term growth plans in Mexico.
When Peter Dougherty and his team were putting together Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR; US-OTC: ARNGF) in 2009, the San Agustin gold property — near Argonaut’s flagship El Castillo gold mine in Mexico’s Durango state — was one…
Typhoon Haiyan swept across the Philippines on Nov. 8, killing nearly 4,000 people, with thousands more missing and feared dead.
The latest silver-market review by Thomson Reuters GFMS shows that silver has been charting its own path this year amongst the precious metals.
VANCOUVER — It was a tough quarter for China-focused producer Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM) as the company grappled with staffing and cost issues at its flagship Ying silver mining district in the central province of Henan. The company…
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