Excellon swings back into profit as costs fall
Excellon Resources (TSX: EXN) is back in the black, after more than two years of losses. The operator of the high-grade Platosa silver-lead-zinc mine in Mexico reported a second-quarter adjusted…
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Lupaka’s Invicta to hit commercial production in November
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) says a recent US$6.1-million gold purchase agreement with New York-based Pandion Mine Finance will get the construction of its Invicta polymetallic mine in Peru across the…
Golden Arrow options Antofalla in Argentina’s Catamarca province
Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) is best known for its Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc project in Argentina’s Jujuy province, but the prospect generator also has properties in the country’s San…
TSX gains despite poor jobs data, July 4–8
Toronto equities soared during the first week of July, despite the Canadian economy unexpectedly losing 700 jobs in June. However, the number of people seeking jobs also dropped, pushing the…
Explorers need to rethink their deposits, John Kaiser says
VANCOUVER — John Kaiser, newsletter writer of Kaiser Research Online, spoke at this year’s Vancouver Commodity Forum — hosted by Zimtu Capital in downtown Vancouver in June — and shared…
Wall Street mixed, June 6-10
U.S. stocks were mixed amidst concerns about the global economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a weekly gain of 0.3% to finish at 17,865.34, while the S&P 500 Index…
Nautilus probes for more in Central Pacific
VANCOUVER — There’s an ocean of opportunity for aspiring seafloor miner Nautilus Minerals (TSX: NUS; US-OTC: NUSMF) at its wholly owned, polymetallic nodule project within the Clarion-Clipperton fracture zone (CCZ)…
Canadian mining sector improves in early 2016
The Canadian mining sector got a much-needed boost in the first three months of 2016 thanks to higher gold and base metal prices, according to a new EY report. EY’s…
TSX climbs, May 16–20
Canada’s benchmark index advanced ahead of the Victoria Day holiday weekend, rising 171 points, or 1.2%, to 13,919.58, as investors took in higher oil prices and the possibility that the…
Silver Standard may use Chinchillas as feed for Pirquitas
VANCOUVER — Silver Standard Resources (TSX: SSO; NASDAQ: SSRI) is moving forward on pre-development studies that may lengthen mine life at its Pirquitas silver mine in northern Argentina’s Jujuy province,…
Trevali lowers costs at Santander mine
Trevali Mining’s (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) Santander zinc-lead-silver mine in Peru keeps beating expectations, and the company says it’s one of the lowest-cost operating mines in the country’s Central Mineral Belt….
Ivanhoe outlines economics for Big Zinc at Kipushi
VANCOUVER —Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has tabled a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the redevelopment of the brownfield Kipushi zinc-copper project in the Democratic Republic of the…