Rainy River hits feasibility milestone
Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) president and CEO Raymond Threlkeld is touting the company’s Rainy River gold deposit in northwestern Ontario as a “low risk and very high return project.”
Silver
Silver Wheaton suffers collateral damage from Pascua-Lama delay
It wasn’t just Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and its shareholders that took it on the chin yesterday after news that construction on the Chilean side of the Pascua-Lama project had been suspended in response to environmental and regulatory…
More gold at El Gallo
McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has built one operating mine in Mexico, is in the midst of building a second that will start producing in mid-2014 and is exploring for more on its expansive 2.02 sq. km El Gallo complex in Sinaloa state.
El Tigre pushes to process historic tailings to create cash for new exploration
VANCOUVER – Most junior explorers face the same quandary. They own a prospective project, or perhaps several, but have no sources of income, which means finding the funds to explore their prospective lands is a constant struggle.
Tahoe eyes the finish line at Escobal
Tahoe Resources’ (THO-T, TAHO-N) investors have something to cheer about as the company received the final mining license for its high-grade Escobal silver deposit in southeast Guatemala — clearing a key hurdle in getting its…
Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar
Turkey—a nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 1,600 km long and 800 km wide—is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold…
Production keeps climbing for Fortuna Silver
VANCOUVER — Record silver and gold production that beat its own guidance enabled Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) to achieve record revenues in 2012, which leaves the company well positioned to complete a planned expansion at its…
Tinka keeps climbing on Peruvian zinc discovery
VANCOUVER – Tinka Resources’ (TK-V) share price chart is the mirror image of many a junior explorer. In the last six months, the Toronto Venture Exchange has lost 20%. In that same time, Tinka has gained 55%. Year over year, the…
More gold found at El Gallo
McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has built one operating mine in Mexico, is in the midst of building a second that will start producing in mid-2014, and is actively exploring for more on its expansive 2.02-sq.-km El Gallo complex in Sinaloa…
McIlvenna Bay keeps growing for Foran
Foran Mining (FOM-V) has bulked up resources at the McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in east central Saskatchewan, with increases of 15% and 18% in indicated and inferred tonnage.
Northern Vertex plans for pilot production at Moss
VANCOUVER – Northern Vertex Mining (NEE-V) wants to get into production as soon as possible and the junior just took a big step in that direction, with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Moss project in Arizona that lays out a…
Endeavour reports record earnings, output
VANCOUVER — A day after announcing record earnings in 2012, Endeavour Silver (EXK-N) inked a deal to sell bonus concentrate from its overachieving Bolanitos silver-gold mine to local Mexican smelters, in a move that positions the producer…