Silver

An aerial shot of HudBay's processing facilities in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Source: HudBay Minerals

Hudbay continues to build on Manitoba legacy

VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T) laid a foundation for success on the Flin Flon greenstone belt in northern Manitoba roughly 85 years ago. During that time the company has developed 26 mines in the region…


Northern Vertex Mining's Moss gold project in Arizona. Source: Northern Vertex Mining

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 has taken a big step in this direction with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Moss project in Arizona that lays…


Construction workers on the job in southeast Guatemala at Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver project in 2012. Source: Tahoe Resources

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 licence for its high-grade Escobal silver deposit in southeast Guatemala — clearing a key hurdle in getting its…


Riverside forges alliance with Hochschild in Sonora

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) continues to add to its stable of strong partnerships in Mexico following a $2.5-million strategic alliance with London-based precious metal producer Hochschild…


From left to right: Rainy Resources' Kyle Stanfield, Vice-President of Environment and Sustainability; Garett Macdonald, Vice-President of Operations; Michael A. Mutchler, Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer.

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.”



McEwen Mining CEO Rob McEwen (third from left) and senior vice-president Ian Ball (far right), with colleagues and visitors at the El Gallo silver-gold project in Mexico's Sinaloa state. Photo by Trish Saywell

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.



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…


Mine development workers drive bolts underground at Fortuna Silver's San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by The Northern Miner

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…


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