Silver

McEwen bets on innovation

Rob McEwen is known for thinking outside the box so it wasn’t surprising to learn that McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N)—a company he created in January through the combination of U.S. Gold and Minera Andes and in which he owns a 25%…


FDG keeps drilling Topacio

FDG Mining (FDG-V) is working to prove up resources at the past-producing Topacio gold concession in central eastern Nicaragua, with an ongoing two-phase drill program.


Tahoe looks to next milestones at Escobal

Vancouver – Controlling one of the world’s richest silver deposits, Tahoe Resources (THO-T) is looking towards another year of milestones as it works to put its Escobal project in Guatemala into production.


Positive drill results lift Argentum

Argentum Silver (ASL-V) got a boost after releasing assays for the first four holes into the El Tajo vein on the Coyote silver-gold project in Mexico’s Jalisco State. 


Royalties explained

A recurring theme at this year’s 80th version of the Prospectors Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto is that of financing. With debt markets in Europe faltering and equity markets not performing up to snuff,…





The processing plant at Monument Mining's Selinsing gold mine in Malaysia. Photo by The Northern Miner

Juniors scramble for mainland Southeast Asia’s riches

The mainland of Southeast Asia may not hold much buzz for most Canadian explorers — with island nations in the region getting far more attention — but there are a few intrepid companies finding success in this oft-overlooked part of…


Drillers active at Avino Silver & Gold Mines'Avino copper-silver-gold project in Mexico's north-central Sierra Madre silver belt. Photo by Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino inches closer to production

Avino is an old name in Mexican mining for a couple of reasons. Most prominently, it is the name of a legendary silver and copper vein 1.6 km long and 182 metres wide at the surface. The vein’s scale helped make it the first mine in the…


At El Nino Ventures' Murray Brook polymetallic project in New Brunswick, from left: executive vice-president of exploration Bill Stone; chairman and CEO Harry Barr; and vice-president of exploration Ali Alizadeh. Photo by El Nino Ventures

El Nino Ventures posts new resource in New Brunswick

An initial resource estimate for the Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide deposit in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp has confirmed the property’s historical resource — but with better grades — and confirms…



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