US markets remain flat, April 3-7
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unexpected decision to launch a U.S. military strike on a Syrian government airbase on April 6 failed to roil markets in New York as expected, but…
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US markets hit record highs, Feb. 6-10
U.S. markets touched record highs on continued uncertainty about U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s controversial polices, including a travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries that is being challenged in…
Rye Patch on verge of becoming Nevada’s next gold producer
Since cofounding Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) a little over a decade ago, president and CEO William Howald has folded seven projects into the junior’s asset portfolio and…
Site visit: Southern Silver aims to grow Cerro las Minitas
GUADALUPE VICTORIA, DURANGO STATE, MEXICO — Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) hopes that its polymetallic Cerro las Minitas project — “a hill of many small mines” in English — could…
Coeur builds on 2016 success with exploration investment
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is reaping the fruits of its laborious corporate transformation, helped along by higher precious metal prices, as it produced earlier-than-expected positive free cash flow of US$12.2…
Electrum sees merit in Southern Silver’s Cerro las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) likes to think that its Cerro las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project in Durango, Mexico, has a lot going for it. Not only is it…
Pershing pens positive economics at Relief Canyon
Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) has published a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the past-producing Relief Canyon heap-leach gold mine near Reno, Nev., showing it could produce 88,500 oz. gold annually…
Rye Patch scoops up Florida Canyon gold mine in Nevada
VANCOUVER —Rye Patch Gold (TSXV: RPM; US-OTC: RPMGF) is buying the venerable Florida Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Pershing County, Nev., out of receivership after its previous owner, Jipangu of…
Hunt Mining acquires Martha mine in Argentina
Matthew Hughes found the Martha silver deposit while looking out the window of his pick-up truck. It had just rained and a red line streaked across the dirt road in…
Pershing Gold’s Relief Canyon nears production
Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) is closer to turning the past-producing Relief Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Nevada into one of the newest producers in the Silver state. “This is not an…
US stocks slide, Feb. 8-12
U.S. equities rallied on Feb. 12, ending five days of losses in the S&P 500 Index, but not enough to post a weekly gain. The S&P 500 lost 0.8% to finish at 1,864.78. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.4% to 15,973.84 and the…
US stocks gain ground, Jan. 25-29
U.S. equities posted a second consecutive weekly gain, after a surprise move from the Bank of Japan to stimulate its economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.3% to 16,466.30, while the S&P 500 Index advanced 1.8% to 1,940.24. The…