Silver

Aurcana Launches La Negra Production

Vancouver — Production has begun at Aurcana’s (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) 80%-owned La Negra silver-copper-zinc-lead mine in Queretaro state, Mexico, following completion of a mill refurbishment and expansion p…



MetalCORP adds moly to the mix

Thanks to a little sleuthing through old company and government files plus a bit of follow-up sampling, MetalCORP (…



Afton, again

Vancouver — A feasibility study commissioned by New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) for its New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., shows positive economics for an underground block-cave operation at the copper-g…


Weixi drilling disappoints

Vancouver — Shares of Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V, RDDRF-O) plummeted on March 29th trading to close down 44% following poor initial drill results from its Weixi zinc project in Yunnan province, Chin…



BY PAUL HARRISBarrick Gold has agreed to mine around three glaciers (one of which is pictured) that lie over gold-bearing property at the Pascua Lama gold project, which straddles Chile's Region III and Argentina's San Juan province. The decision cut reserves from 18.3 million oz. to 17 million oz., which means that 1.3 million oz. will be left in the ground.

Barrick high on Pascua Lama

SITE VISIT Pascua, Chile — After weathering a storm of protest about plans to move parts of three glaciers at its Pascua Lama gold-silver property on the Chile-Argentina border, Barrick…



BY PETER KENNEDYIn front of the drill rigs at Orko Silver's La Preciosa concessions in Durango, Mexico. From left: Consulting geologist Ben Whiting, project geologist Alejo Monsivais, Orko President and CEO Gary Cope, and Marin Katusa, a research analyst with Vancouver-based Casey Research.

Orko takes nino steps in Mexico

SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Taking a methodical approach to exploration in north-central Mexico isn’t necessarily a headline-grabbing exercise. But it is one that Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hopes will…




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