Bolivian minister seeks to allay fears
Still riding a rush of populist enthusiasm, Bolivia’s recently elected Movement Towards Socialism Party is taking a turn at revising the country’s mining code….
Silver
Starcore buying Mexican mine from Goldcorp
Vancouver – Starcore International Ventures (SAM-V, SHVLF-O) has struck a deal to buy the San Martin gold mine, in …
Lantern lights up for Quincy (March 17, 2006)
Reverse-circulation drilling by Quincy Energy (QUI-V, QCYE-O) has returned some impressive silver grades from the 1…
Corriente awards contract for Mirador mine
Vancouver – The Chilean unit of SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering and procurement contract for the start…
Silvercorp buying mine, consolidates Ying land position
Vancouver – Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) is buying the Hou-Ping-Gou (HPG) silver-gold-lead mine located withi…
Apex files with SEC
An internal investigation by Apex Silver (SIL-X) has revealed that one of its Latin American subsidiaries may have …
Silver ETF a go?
Precious metals investors smiled in early March as spot silver broke through the longstanding US$10-per-ounce barrier to post solid, new 19-year highs. Purchases by speculators have been important dri…
Palmarejo cuts more gold and silver at La Patria
Vancouver – La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-…
EuroZinc accelerates mine-site exploration at Neves-Corvo
Vancouver With new reserve and resource estimates in hand, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) has accelerated mine-si…
Editorial: Market awaits SEC’s decision on Barclays’ proposed silver ETF
Precious metals investors smiled in early March as spot silver broke through the longstanding US$10-per-oz. barrier…
Odyssey tests copper-silver target at Alous
Vancouver The first hole of an ongoing drilling campaign by Odyssey Resources (ODX-V) has intersected 73 metres a…
Coeur d’Alene posts “all-time” record earnings
Vancouver A strategy to diversify to newer, low-cost gold and silver mines in foreign lands from aging high-cost …