Endeavour gets El Cubo back on track
Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-N) is continuing its mission of Mexican rejuvenation.
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Corvus bumps up economics at North Bullfrog
An optimized preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Corvus Gold’s (KOR-T) North Bullfrog open-pit gold-silver project in southern Nevada has outlined a slightly larger project with substantially better returns.
Esperanza’s environmental permit denied
Esperanza Resources’ (EPZ-V) shares are under pressure after the Mexican federal permitting authority or Semarnat denied the environmental impact assessment for its flagship Esperanza gold-silver project in Mexico’s Morelos…
Newstrike hits Ana Paula at depth
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) remains hard at work at its wholly-owned Ana Paula gold-silver project in Guerrero State, Mexico. After releasing Ana Paula’s maiden resource in late March — which…
Fortuna making San Jose bigger and stronger
Fortuna Silver (FVI-T) continues to bulk up its San Jose mine in the south of Mexico, and this time it is doing it for free.
Canadian Zinc gets some cash from Sandstorm
Capital may be scarce, but Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) has cut a deal that will inject US$10 million into its coffers.
Silvercorp sees expansion potential in China’s Ying district
VANCOUVER — China-focused silver miner Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) had a busy year in 2012 on the exploration front, and has released a myriad of results over the past eight weeks that cover 80,000 metres of drilling over three mines…
Pretium completes Brucejack feasibility
A feasibility study on the Brucejack high-grade gold project, 65 km north of Stewart, B.C., has brought Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) one step closer to its goal of kicking off mine construction in the second half of 2014 and commercial…
Primero extends veins at San Dimas
While challenging market conditions have forced many companies to trim exploration programs this year, Primero Mining Corp. (P-T, PPP-N), which held US$141.2 million in cash as of Mar. 31, plans to spend $15 million on diamond…
Fortune favours a bold Fortuna Silver
Earlier this year Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) bought a 55% stake in the Taviche Oeste concession surrounding its San Jose silver mine in Oaxaca, Mexico, from Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) for US$4 million, with an option to pick…
Mediterranean gets unsolicited bid from mystery Aussie Jr.
Mediterranean Resources (MNR-T) has received a takeover offer from an Australian exploration company that CEO Christopher Ecclestone says has requested confidentiality.
Letter to the editor: Paper pressure keeping gold, silver down
In 1980 the physicals led paper gold and silver higher. Now 33 years later, the paper is leading the spiraling physicals lower.It was January 1980 when silver touched US$50 an oz. and was hovering in the US$40s. Henry Jarecki was the head of…