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Silver Standard's Pitarilla silver project. Source: Silver Standard

[Update] Silver Standard sees bright future at Pitarrilla

After repositioning Silver Standard as a well-funded firm with a strong management team and a sole operating mine in Argentina, Silver Standard Resources’ (SSO-T, SSRI-N) president and CEO John Smith says, “Now we are getting the…


Primero snaps up Cerro del Gallo

VANCOUVER — Toronto-based gold producer Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) has waded into the merger-and-acquisition waters with a definitive agreement to acquire Australian explorer Cerro Resources (CJO-V, CJO-A) in an all-stock deal worth…


Prospect drilling at the Joaquin project. Source: Mirasol Resources

Coeur to take 100% of Joaquin

Some mining companies find it tough going in Argentina, particularly in less mining-friendly provinces like Chubut where the state government has proposed higher taxes and royalties. And even in more benign, mining friendly states like Santa…


Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern B.C.’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both chairman John King Burns and…


Visible gold from drill hole 50 from Pilot Gold's TV Tower project in Turkey. The intercept returned 193 grams gold per tonne over 12 metres. Source: Pilot Gold

Pilot, Teck tune in to Turkish TV

Drill results from Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) early stage joint-venture project with a Turkish subsidiary of Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) sent the junior explorer’s shares up 3% to $1.87, with 1.8 million shares changing hands.


Bullfrog a prince for Corvus

Vancouver-based junior Corvus Gold (KOR-T) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its wholly owned North Bullfrog low-grade gold project in southern Nevada that models a heap-leach mine averaging 74,800 oz. gold…


Drill rigs, with the Salton Sea in the background, at Teras Resources' Cahuilla gold-silver project in Imperial County, southern California. Source: Teras Resources

Teras top 1M oz. gold at Cahuilla in Cali

Calgary-based explorer Teras Resources (TRA-V) accomplished its first goal at its flagship Cahuilla gold-silver project in northwest Imperial County, California. On Nov. 30, the company pulled together historic data and results from a two-year…


A view of the creek running through Brixton Metals' Thorn property. Source: Brixton Metals

Brixton cuts high grades at Oban in 2012

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Brixton Metals (BBB-V) cannot help but be excited by the silver-equivalent grades it has been cutting at its Thorn pollymetallic project 130km southwest of Atlin in northwestern British Columbia….


Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

VANCOUVER — The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern British Columbia’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both Chairman…


Today's silver investors prefer to own physical silver, according to Mark Thomas. Source: US Mint

Silver price outlook for 2013

It is my view at SilverPriceAdvisor.com that the outlook for silver prices in 2013 is simply higher. I say “simply higher” because the trend for silver prices in 2013 will be higher as the year moves on. More importantly, I say…


El Nino Ventures' Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide project in New Brunswick. Source: El Nino Ventures

El Nino sees progress at Murray Brook

It has been a busy year for Vancouver-based El Nino Ventures (ELN-V). The company released results from a US$3-million, 18,500-metre drill program on its Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide project, 60 km outside of Bathurst, N.B., with…


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