Canadian Zinc steps closer to opening a mine
Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) gets a green light from environmental authorities to go ahead with developing its Prairie Creek mine in the Northwest Territories.
Silver
Kinross inks agreement in principle on Fruta del Norte
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is finalizing a feasibility study on its Fruta del Norte project in southeastern Ecuador that will be completed before the end of the year and project costs and capital and operating costs are expected to exceed those…
Rye Patch locks horns with Coeur d’Alene
Shares of Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) surged 84.4% to close at 71¢ yesterday on news that the junior had scooped lapsed mining claims from a subsidiary of major Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) in the Rochester mining district of Nevada.
Salazar reports high-grade from Ecuador
Diamond drilling at Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V) 100%-owned Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide project in Ecuador has yielded more high-grade precious and base metals over significant widths at the El Domo deposit, which remains open in all…
Positive initial metallurgy for Probe Mines
Results of an initial scoping study on the metallurgy at the Borden Lake project near Chapleau, Ontario are encouraging for Probe Mines (PRB-V).
Pretium boosts Brucejack resource to 31M oz. gold, 333M oz. silver
Vancouver – Pretium Resources (PVG-T) has boosted gold and silver resources at its flagship Brucejack project in northwestern British Columbia by as much as 460% following a 72,000-metre drill program this summer.
Buchans Minerals revives historic mine
The old Buchans mine headframe still stands tall at the end of Main Street in this small Newfoundland town. The structure is a constant reminder for the 750 or so residents that the town’s history is inextricably linked to mining.
Coeur’s Rochester poised for a comeback
As the sun rises over the distant hills in Lovelock, Nev., we begin a short drive on Interstate Highway 80 before snaking up the paved roads to Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (CDM-T, CDE-N) Rochester silver-gold mine, located 41 km northeast in Pershing…
Bear Creek sees rising costs in Corani feasibility study
A feasibility study on Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) flagship Corani project in southern Peru has added slightly to silver reserves, while capital costs have increased 70%.
Bulgarian government gives the nod to DPM
The wait is over as Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) finally secured an approval on its environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Krumovgrad Gold project in Bulgaria.
Salazar reports high-grade from Ecuador
Diamond drilling at Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V) 100%-owned Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Ecuador has yielded more high-grade precious and base metal mineralization over significant widths at the El Domo deposit,…
Newstrike continues to define high-grade zone at Ana Paula
Vancouver – The latest drilling at Newstrike Capital’s (NES-V) Ana Paula project continues to confirm a high-grade central gold system, while recent step out drilling is less clear.