Volume 99 Number 43 Dec 9 - 15, 2013

Underground workers at Tahoe Resources' Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. Credit: Tahoe Resources

Tahoe builds on success

The Escobal silver project in Guatemala produced its first metals concentrate on Sept. 30, shipped its first concentrate to smelters on Oct. 15 and is on track to hit full production at the 3,500-tonne-per-day level by the first quarter of…


Flotation recovery cells processing material from Trevali Mining's Santander zinc mine. Credit: Trevali Mining

Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival

VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…


U.S. markets rise slightly, Nov. 25-29

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 marked their eighth straight week of gains with the Dow climbing 21.64 points or 0.14% to 16,086.41 and the S&P 500 up 1.05 points or 0.10% to 1,805.81. The eight-week streak for the…


Construction workers at Semafo's Mana mine in Burkina Faso. Credit: Semafo

Semafo good to go with Siou and Fofina

Authorities in Burkina Faso have given Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) the go-ahead to develop its Siou and Fofina gold deposits sooner than expected. 


TSX Venture Exchange, Nov. 25-29

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the green for the first time in nearly a month during the trading period, as it rose 2.74 points en route to a 934.89-point close. Markets were bolstered late in the week by rising metal…




CNSX courts struggling juniors

The dire predictions that hundreds of junior miners would be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange this year have turned out to be dead wrong, despite the continuing downturn in the sector, which began in 2011.




US markets, Nov. 25-29

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 marked their eighth straight week of gains, with the Dow climbing 21.64 points, or 0.14% to 16,086.41, and the S&P 500 up 1.05 points, or 0.10% to 1,805.81. The eight-week streak for the…



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