CHIHUAHUA STATE, MEXICO — The green foothills an hour west of the city of Chihuahua are peaceful now. There is nothing in the gaze of a lingering llama that would tip a visitor off to the blood spilled here roughly a hundred years ago.
It took Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) just six months to move its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru from commissioning to commercial production, and now the Vancouver-based company says it’s ready to develop…
KIRUNA, SWEDEN — Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX) is a prospect generator. The company takes its prime assets — deep geological expertise and skill navigating difficult socio-political settings — to…
Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist at Scotiabank, believes zinc “will be the next big base-metal play for investors.” She forecasts prices will average US94¢ per lb. in 2014 —…
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) saw its adjusted fourth-quarter and full-year profit both fall 44.5%, as lower commodity prices overshadowed strong production.
Virginia Mines (TSX: VGQ; US-OTC: VGMNF) has sealed a deal with three institutional funds in Quebec that will help finance a $28-million accelerated exploration program on its Coulon project, a…
VANCOUVER — Industry success stories have been hard to come by over the past few years, but mine developers like Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) are proving that even tough markets can’t stand in the way of a strong…
NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ; NYSE-MKT: NCQ) will be coming out with an updated resource estimate for its Bornite carbonate-hosted copper deposit in northwestern Alaska before the end of March, and expects to kick off a prefeasibility study of Arctic,…
Canada’s benchmark index gained during the week, as prices of gold and other commodities rose following poor North American jobs data.
VANCOUVER — Pan American Silver (TSX: PAA; NASDAQ: PAAS) is ready to take its La Colorada polymetallic mine in the Chalchihuites district in Mexico’s Zacatecas State to the next level, after a preliminary economic assessment…
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) was among the first off the starting blocks this year with news of a $1-billion capital budget for 2014 — the lion’s share of which is earmarked for growth initiatives — and a $150-million…
VANCOUVER — Emerging producer Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF) added more quality in-situ silver equivalent ounces to its books on Dec. 18, when it released an initial resource estimate on its Gavilanes polymetallic…
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