Quartermain named Silver Institute president
The Silver Institute recently elected Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) president Robert Quartermain as its next president.
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Genco raising funds for Mexico
Vancouver — Looking to recharge its treasury for exploration and development of its Mexican operations, Genco Resources (GGC-V, GGCRF-O) has lined up a $25-million brokered private placement.
Scorpio could mine by next spring (June 25, 2007)
A prefeasibility study for Scorpio Mining (SPM-T, SMNPF-O) at the Nuestra Senora silver-zinc-lead deposit in Sinaloa state, Mexico, says a 1,000-tonne-per-day mine would be economic at base-case metal…
Drilling at West Timmins’ Montana de Oro
Vancouver — West Timmins Mining’s (WTM-T, WTMNF-O) Montana de Oro project in Mexico is starting to show potential as drill results reveal numerous systems bearing gold, silver, copper and zinc.
Mag Silver rises on Juanicipio project
Vancouver — Mag Silver (MAG-V, MSLRF-O) and partner Industrias Peoles (IPOAF-O) are outlining significant silver veins in their Juanicipio joint venture in Zacatecas state, Mexico, with the latest r…
Eurasian digging up gold in Haiti (June 25, 2007)
Vancouver — Known for venturing into politically unstable territory, Eurasian Minerals (EMX-V, ESMNF-O) is setting up in Haiti, and trench results from the company’s La Miel gold project show strong …
Aquiline keeps hitting high-grade silver at Navidad (June 21, 2007)
Vancouver – Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) is riding a wave of good news. Two weeks after the British Columbia Court of…
Silver Standard’s Quartermain named Silver Institute president
The Silver Institute recently elected Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) president Robert Quartermain as its…
El Picacho returning strong gold-silver results for Lateegra
Vancouver – Initial results from the El Picacho gold-silver project in Mexico are pulling Lateegra Gold (LRG-V) out…
Bigger resource equals higher market value for Fronteer
A 53% increase in its resource estimate brought Fronteer Development (FRG-T, FRG-X) close to a 10% bump in its shar…
Canadian juniors look to light a fire in Jalisco
SITE VISIT Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico — When talk turns to Mexican mining, Jalisco doesn’t have the historical cachet of Durango or the copper-fed importance of Sonora. But this state on…
African Copper cuts mineralization on Matsitama project (June 18, 2007)
Delineation drilling by African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) has cut several long intersections of copper mineralization on the Thakadu copper prospect, part of the company’s Matsitama property in northeaste…