Deseado Massif reveals more high grade discoveries (June 06, 2011)
Argentina’s Deseado Massif has seen ongoing precious metals exploration for close to 20 years, but junior explorers continue to demonstrate the area’s significant hidden potential.
Silver
Agnico-Eagle buys 18.6% of Mexico-focused Colibri
Major Canadian gold miner Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has acquired six million shares and four million share purchase warrants of Nanaimo-based Colibri Resources (CBI-V), exploring for gold and polymetallic mineralization in northwestern…
Orvana gets its gold-copper mine rolling in Spain
Orvana Minerals (orv-t) got its northern Spanish El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold-copper mine and plant off the ground on May 31, and expects first shipment in June.
Sabina sells Hackett, looks to gold for future growth
Nunavut-focused explorer Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its 100%-owned Hackett River silver-zinc project, located near the Bathurst Inlet in southern Nunavut, to the Canadian arm of Swiss mining…
Fortuna Silver Mines ahead of schedule at San Jose, Mexico
Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) started building its San Jose underground mine in southern Mexico in the second quarter of 2010 and now says it can increase its start-up production rate from 750 tonnes per day to 1,000 tonnes per day.
Hunt’s promising intercepts at La Josefina
Argentina-focused Hunt Mining (HMX-V) has drilled encouraging gold intersections at the Sinter zone of its La Josefina gold project in Santa Cruz province.
NovaGold’s CEO chats about progress, George Soros
Vancouver – NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-N) held its first live broadcast of the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on May 25, with long-time chief executive officer Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse providing a pleasing roundup of the…
Deseado Massif reveals more high grade discoveries (May 26, 2011)
Vancouver – Argentina’s Deseado Massif has seen concentrated precious metals exploration for close to twenty years, but junior explorers continue to demonstrate the area’s significant hidden potential.
Peruvian protesters rally against Bear Creek’s Santa Ana
The Peruvian government has authorized the deployment of armed military troops to the Puno region of southern Peru in response to large anti-mining protests which have blocked roads connecting the country with Bolivia. Several media outlets,…
Cayden advances with three North American projects
Vancouver – The team behind Ghana-focused Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) has set its sights on advancing several North American prospects though relatively new entrant Cayden Resources (CYD-V).
Trevali hits thick mineralization at Halfmile (May 16, 2011)
Trevali Mining (TV-T) hit the thickest mineralized intercept yet at its new Halfmile polymetallic project in New Brunswick.
Bear Creek optimistic despite silver’s slide
As the New York spot price of silver quickly retreated to US$34.40 per oz. in early May from its 31-year high of US$48.70 on April 28, one of the formerly best-performing stocks in the junior silver space, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-Q),…