Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (February 21, 2008)
Vancouver – In the sand of the Atacama Desert, Centenario Copper (CTT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towar…
Silver
Capstone to boost production at Cozamin
Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has started an expansion of its Cozamin polymetallic mine, in Zacatecas state, Mexico, aimed at increasing production by 36% to 40 million lbs. copper per year by 2009.
Fury completes Taylor purchase
VANCOUVER–Fury Explorations (FUR-V, FURXF-O) is inching closer towards production with the recent closure of its deal to purchase the historic Taylor silver mine and mill complex, near Ely, Nev.
Silvercorp Metals shines in third quarter
In just two years Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) took US$6 million and parlayed it into a US$100 million revenue mining …
All the fury of silver
All assays are in from phase one of Fury Explorations’ (FUR-V) drill program at its Guijoso property in Jalisco Sta…
Hecla buys Rio Tinto’s Greens Creek stake
Hecla Mining (HL-N) has struck a US$750-million deal to buy out its majority partner Rio Tinto (RTP-N) at their co-…
Genco buys new ball mill for La Guitarra in Mexico
With silver prices at the start of February 27% higher than a year-earlier,Genco Resources (GGC-T) wants to fast-…
Alberta Star upbeat on Contact Lake (February 11, 2008)
Grab samples from its Contact Lake property on the south side of Echo Bay in the Northwest Territories appear to le…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silver values for Maximus Ventures (MXV-V, MXVEF-O).
Apogee cuts silver-zinc at Pulacayo
VANCOUVER — Shares of Bolivian-focused junior Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) jumped as much as 67% on strong volume in recent trading, on the results of a pair of drill holes that returned wide, hi…
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B (February 11, 2008)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the unique pure silver play, Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), leaving the company with a windfa…
Antares, Mansfield hit new zone at Rio Grande (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling by Rio Grande joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) has identified significant copper-gold mineralization in a …