Silver

Bear Creek Mining's Corani silver-lead-zinc project in southern Peru. Credit: Bear Creek Mining

Bear Creek keeps Corani on track, reduces costs

As Bear Creek Mining (TSXV: BCM) works to produce an updated feasibility study for its flagship Corani silver–lead–zinc project in southern Peru by year-end, its efforts to reduce costs are already paying off.


Analysts touring Santacruz Silver Mines' San Felipe silver-lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico. Credit: Santacruz Silver Mines

Santacruz hopes to get San Felipe in production by 2016

VANCOUVER — Producer Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF) is sizing up a major boost in silver-equivalent output over the next few years, and a big part of that plan is its San Felipe asset located 130 km northeast of…


US stocks march higher, Sept. 2-5

U.S. equities ended the week on a positive note, despite a weak jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39 points to 17,137.36, while the S&P 500 Index added 4 points to 2,007.71. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite…



Levon Resources vice-president of exploration Vic Chevillon holds a core sample at the Cordero silver-zinc-lead project in Chihuahua, Mexico. Credit: Levon Resources

Levon touts ‘large-scale’ discovery in Mexico

VANCOUVER — The silver market has declined since cash-rich explorer Levon Resources (TSX: LVN; US-OTC LVNVF) last released a resource estimate at at its wholly owned Cordero silver–zinc–lead project in…


A drill site at Corvus Gold's North Bullfrog gold project, 15 km north of Beatty, Nevada. Credit: Corvus Gold

Corvus uncovers high-grade zone at North Bullfrog

VANCOUVER — It’s been a bountiful year for explorer Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR) at its North Bullfrog project, 15 km north of Beatty, Nev. The company is in the midst of a 20,000-metre drill program at the site, and has kept a strong…


Workers in the core shack at Almaden Minerals' Ixtaca gold-silver project in Mexico's Puebla state. Credit: Almaden Minerals

Almaden a model of father-son success

Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-MKT: AAU) has found volcanic-hosted mineralization beside its Ixtaca gold–silver deposit on its 100%-owned Tuligtic project in Puebla state, adding to the prospecting success it has had over the years in…


Primero Mining's San Dimas gold-silver mine in Durango, Mexico, where the company plans to increase production by 25%. Credit: Primero Mining

Primero to expand San Dimas

Primero Mining (TSX: P; PPP: NYSE) has green-lighted an expansion of its San Dimas gold–silver mine in Durango, Mexico, a move that will increase production by 25% at a cost of only $26.4 million.



Drillers at work at Paramount Gold & Silver's San Miguel gold-silver project in Mexico. Credit: Paramount Gold & Silver

Paramount’s plan for San Miguel

VANCOUVER — Paramount Gold & Silver’s (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) new strategy at its wholly owned San Miguel gold–silver project in northern Mexico’s prolific Palmarejo district is all about lowering capital…


First Majestic Silver's La Encantada silver mine in northern Mexico. Credit: First Majestic Silver

First Majestic Silver deepens its Mexican roots

After founding First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; LSE: FQM) in 1992 and putting together the early team that was responsible for the company’s first acquisitions in Africa, Keith Neumeyer felt it was time to move on.  The year was…


Fortuna Silver Mines' San Jose silver-gold mine, 47 km south of the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Credit: Fortuna Silver Mines

Expanded San Jose mine has more to give Fortuna Silver

Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) expects its San Jose mine in Mexico will produce 4 million oz. silver and 30,400 oz. gold this year, up from the 2.5 million oz. silver and 19,031 oz. gold it churned out in 2013.


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