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…
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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…
First Metals moves on Magusi development
First Metals (FMA-T) has just received permission to develop an underground access ramp to extract a 50,000 tonne b…
Farallon hits new highgrade near decline
VANCOUVER — The sun is shining on Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O). The company is just a few months shy of production at Campo Morado, in Mexico, and now drills have hit a new high-grade zone clo…
Global zinc supply uncertain after earthquake in China
The fate of zinc mining operations in China remains unknown after a massive earthquake devastated much of Sichuan province on May 12, leaving more than 40,000 people dead.
BC mining industry stays healthy in 2007
VANCOUVER–British Columbia’s mining industry produced strong financial results in 2007, driven as elsewhere by base metal prices and global demand, though net earnings were down compared with the rec…
Reed Lake still holds promise for VMS Ventures
VANCOUVER — Though the initial excitement over VMS Ventures’ (VMS-V, VMSTF-O) Reed Lake discovery in Manitoba has died down, the project continues to produce significant results.
Global zinc supply uncertain after massive earthquake in China; labour dispute in Namibia
The fate of zinc mining and smelting operations in China remains unknown after a massive earthquake devastated much…