Platosa shows expansion potential for Excellon
VANCOUVER — Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-O) Platosa test mine is still flooded and operations suspended after workers unexpectedly hit a water-bearing fault. In the face of that bad news, howeve…
Zinc-Lead
WSR drilling hits promising hole
VANCOUVER — WSR Gold (WSR-V, WSROF-O) got a healthy boost following news that the sixth drill hole into its Ring of Fire joint venture, in the James Bay lowlands, hit a significant width of volcanic-…
Firestone hits high-grade in Torlon Hill drilling
VANCOUVER — Firestone Ventures (FV-V, FSVEF-O) has been pulling some high-grade zinc-lead-silver core out of the ground at its Torlon Hill project in western Guatemala.
Aluminum and nickel prices to rise: Daiwa Research
Aluminum prices will rise significantly in the medium term, with nickel seeing more modest gains, but a supply glut will drive zinc prices lower, according to a new report from the Tokyo-based Daiwa I…
Sherwood scales down Kutcho
Vancouver – A simplified approach to the Kutcho copper project in northwest British Columbia has returned a positiv…
Great Panther roars in Mexico (June 09, 2008)
SITE VISIT GUANAJUATO, MEXICO– Great Panther Resources (GPR-T, GPRLF-O) has reopened the historic Guanajuato silver mine, which the company believes has produced more that 1 billion oz. of silver sin…
Excellon hitting high grades and new zones at Platosa
Vancouver – Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T) Platosa test mine is still flooded and operations suspended after workers u…
Silvercorp Metals bullish on China
Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) is on something of a tear in China these days.The Vancouver-based company operates fo…
WSR hits mineralized sulphides near Noront
Vancouver – WSR Gold (WSR-V) got a healthy boost following news that the sixth drill hole into its Ring of Fire joi…
Aluminum and nickel prices to rise, zinc to fall, Daiwa Research says
Aluminum prices will rise significantly in the medium term, with nickel seeing more modest gains, but a supply glut…
Guatemalan project showing strength for Firestone
Vancouver – Firestone Ventures (FV-V) has been pulling some high-grade zinc-lead-silver core out of the ground at i…
Runaway tailings forces closure of Gold Hawk’s Coricancha mine in Peru
Unexplained ground movement around the dry tailings storage area of Gold Hawk Resources’ (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) Coricancha silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Peru has forced the company to shut down crushing and…