Silver

El Nino sees progress at Murray Brook

VANCOUVER — 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 pollymetallic massive sulphide project 60 km outside of…


Copper Mountain Mining gains traction

Mid-cap Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) and its majority-owned copper-gold-silver open-pit mine near Princeton in southern British Columbia, is a potential takeover target, says Orest Wowkodaw of Canaccord Genuity.


Pretium works to conquer the Valley of the Kings

VANCOUVER — In a drive to complete a feasibility study on its wholly-owned Brucejack gold-silver project 65 kilometers north of Stewart, B.C., Vancouver-based Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) released an updated resource estimate on its…


MAG Silver faces activists in Mexico

Local media reports that landholders from the local community of Ejido have voted to expel MAG Silver (MAG-T) from its Cinco de Mayo property in Mexico and ban mining in the area for 100 years have sent shares in the mining company down by…


Silver Wheaton president and CEO Randy Smallwood.

Silver Wheaton CEO predicts ‘strong fourth quarter’

Management of streaming company Silver Wheaton (SWL-T, SLW-N) were ready to focus investors’ attention on record quarterly silver-equivalent production, but it was a drop in sales volumes and subsequent rollback in dividend payments that…


Tower Resources writes a new chapter in B.C. exploration

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Tower Resources (TWR-V) did not stray far from home when it came to picking its projects. The company boasts a strong technical team with a history of success in Western Canada, so the fact Tower…


Argentum gathers momentum

Argentum Silver (ASL-V) continues to pull some sexy intercepts out of the El Tajo and La Colorada veins at its Coyote project in Mexico since acquiring 100% of the project from Soltoro (SOL-V) in August.


Revett presses on in Montana

When Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RVM-N) restarted the Troy mine in northwestern Montana in December 2004, the property had a mine life of about four years based on its known reserves. 


Rambler’s Ming takes wing

The Ming copper-gold mine on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula officially moved into commercial production on Nov. 1, and Rambler Metals and Mining (RAB-V, RMM-L) says the first 9,000 to 10,000 tonnes of copper concentrate will be…


Banks Island moves Yellow Giant towards production

VANCOUVER — It has been a quick ride for B.C.-focused explorer Banks Island Gold (BOZ-V). Despite the fact it has been just 18 months since Banks Island signed an earn-in agreement on its Yellow Giant gold-silver property, located 110 km…


Taseko hedges its bets

In mid-September, Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) made a second attempt at permitting its US$1.1 billion New Prosperity copper-gold project in British Columbia, submitting a revamped environmental impact statement with a US$300 million plan to…


The Dorado East deposit at Andina's flagship Volcan project. Source: Andina Minerals

Andina jumps on Hochschild’s $103M takeover bid

Shares of Toronto-based junior Andina Minerals (ADM-T) nearly doubled as it agreed to a $130-million all-cash business combination with Peruvian-based precious metals producer Hochschild Mining (HOC-L).


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