Silver

Sabina keeps finding high-grade gold at Back River

Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) is pulling strong grades from its Back River gold-silver project in Nunavut. The latest results come from the Umwelt and Llama deposits, two of the project’s four main deposits.



The mill at Bellekeno under construction in 2010 (now complete). Photo by Mike Burke.

Alexco plans potential shutdown at Bellekeno

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based producer Alexco Resources (TSX: AXR; NYSE: AXU) is struggling with declining margins at its wholly-owned Bellekeno underground silver mine in the central Yukon. A recent and steep drop in silver prices has…



Mercator lowers Mineral Park’s copper-moly reserves

Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) has updated the resource and reserve estimate for its Mineral Park copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, noting that while reserves have decreased, the open-pit operation still has a promising life ahead.


The surface at Aurcana's Shafter silver mine in Presidio County, Texas, 375 km southeast of El Paso. Source: Aurcana

Aurcana shares pop on Red Kite loan proposal

VANCOUVER — Shareholders of Vancouver-based silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) received some good news at the end of June, as the company released details of a terms sheet from U.K.-based metal merchant RK Mine Finance…


Firestone Ventures' Torlon Hill zinc-lead-silver project in west-central Guatemala. Credit: Firestone Ventures .

Guatemala to ban new mining, exploration licences

Guatemala’s president Otto Perez Molina plans to place a two-year moratorium on issuing new mining and exploration licences, giving the nation time to reform its mining law, says Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO).


Alamos bids $69M for Esperanza Resources

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) looks to have finally nailed down an acquisition in the form of junior explorer Esperanza Resources (TSXV: EPZ) and its wholly owned Esperanza gold-silver project…




Osisko sheds light on mystery Mexican project

VANCOUVER — Last October, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) made a rather odd announcement. The Montreal-based, Eastern Canada-focused gold miner reported it had staked just shy of 10,000 sq. km in Mexico, but wouldn’t be telling anyone the…


The exploration camp on the Goose Lake property, part of Sabina's Back River Project in Nunavut. Source: Sabina Gold & Silver

Sabina finds high-grade gold at George

Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) has pulled some encouraging grades from the George deposit at its Back River gold-silver project in Nunavut ahead of a prefeasibility study (PFS) due later this year.


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