Quartermain’s Pretium is off to a good start
After 25 years at the helm of Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q), Robert Quartermain is back in action with a start-up company called Pretium Resources (PVG-T).
Silver
Coeur d’Alene hits sweet spot (March 11, 2011)
Despite a slight decline in annual production, Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) cashed in on climbing silver prices in 2010, recording record sales of US$515 million, a 72% increase over 2009 revenue. If precious metal prices…
Trevali poised to revive Santander mine in Peru
SITE VISIT: Lima, Peru – The Santander mine project located 215 km from this coastal city has historic assets and strategic advantages that should help Trevali Resources (TV-T) achieve its goal of becoming Latin America’s newest…
An Alaskan district takes shape
Vancouver – Talk of a district may be premature, but interest is growing in an area roughly 150 km northwest of Anchorage Alaska thanks largely to Kiska Metals’ (KSK-V) efforts there.
Oyu Tolgoi to produce 3 million oz. silver a year
With silver prices cruising to new heights, investor interest in the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia has “prompted” Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) to “more widely circulate the projections for silver production that have…
Golden resource at Richfield’s Blackwater (March 02, 2011)
Vancouver – After months of encouraging drill results Richfield Ventures (RVC-V) has established a multi-million oz. gold resource at its Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia.
Candente working to both advance and sell Canariaco Norte
Vancouver – Having sharply cut back operations during the downturn, Candente Copper (DNT-T) is coming back to life with a completed prefeasibility study, an updated resource and a new financing.
New Goldquest execs bring extensive Dominican experience
Vancouver – Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) has undergone significant management changes as it prepares to advance its prospects in both the Dominican Republic and Spain.
Pretivm Resources is off to a good start
After twenty-five years at the helm of Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q), Robert Quartermain is back in action with a start-up company called Pretivm Resources (PVG-T) that listed in December at $6.00 per share and is trading today at…
Northgate Minerals updates resource at Kemess
Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-N) has boosted its indicated resource tonnes by 18% and its contained gold and copper by 10% and 9% respectively at its Kemess underground project in north-central British Columbia.
PEA is out on US Golds’s El Gallo project
Rob McEwen’s goal of having US Gold (UXG-T) included in the S&P 500 index within four years may seem like a tall order to some, but the industry veteran may just be able to pull it off.
Paramount expands San Francisco
The final assays results from the remaining 28 holes completed during the 2010 drill program on Paramount Gold and Silver’s (PZG-T, PZG-X) San Miguel project in Mexico continue to confirm the potential for near-surface, bulk-tonnage…