Nautilus delays seafloor mine development
The turmoil in the world markets has prompted Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T) to delay the construction of equipment for …
Zinc-Lead
Teck to close Pend Oreille zinc mine
Vancouver – As part of its efforts to wrestle down nearly US$10 billion of debt, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) will …
Apogee’s La Solucion Mine Goes Under
Declining metal prices and lower grades combined with higher smelting costs and taxes have forced Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) to close its La Solucion silver- zinc-lead mine north of La Paz in Bo…
Eurasian’s willingness to risk starting to pay off
Vancouver – Eurasian Minerals’ (EMX-V) decision to play the risk-reward gamble looks to be paying off: the ju…
Selwyn finds yet another zinc-lead zone
Vancouver – Results are rolling in from a summer exploration program at the Selwyn Resources’ (SWN-V) namesake proj…
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix
SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-o) is positioned on top of what could be Mexico’s next great polymetallic mine. Just an 85-km drive along a paved highway…
Reed Lake Drilling Paying Off For VMS Ventures
Vancouver — The Reed Lake discovery continues to return solid copper-zinc-silver-gold intersections for VMS Ventures (VMS-V, VMSTF-O).
Fresnillo makes a move on MAG Silver
A subsidiary of Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-l) is making an unsolicited takeover bid for MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X), it…
Tirex Resources offers 5 oz. gold for new slogan
Before Tirex Resources (TXX-V, TIRXF-O) came along, gold and silver values were largely unknown in the Mirdita mini…
HudBay Bids For Lundin
Vancouver — In a move that took investors and analysts by surprise, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-o) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-n) plans to merge into what they hope will be the next major global …
Torlon Hill Small, But Rich
Vancouver — Firestone Ventures (FV-V, FSVEF-o) has proven up a small, high-grade zinc-lead resource at its Torlon Hill project in Guatemala.