Paramount wakes up Sleeper mine with new resource
Vancouver – Working to revive the past-producing Sleeper gold mine in Nevada, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) has released a first estimate as to how much gold could be left in the ground.
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Santa Fe makes second bid for Columbus Silver
Vancouver – Almost a year after an all-share takeover was first proposed, Santa Fe Gold (SFEG-O) has struck a new deal for an all-cash takeover of Columbus Silver (CSC-V).
Riverside and partners busy drilling four properties at once
Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is hoping its “shared-risk business model” will soon return dividends to shareholders in the form of a significant mineral discovery. The company currently has four drill programs running at the same time in two…
Silver Standard advances projects across the Americas
With one of the largest silver resources around, Silver Standard (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has positioned itself well to benefit from rising silver prices, but it still faces the challenge of getting those resources out of the ground.
Nevsun hits more copper at Bisha
Vancouver – Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has pulled numerous copper hits from an area just outside the established resource at its producing Bisha mine in Eritrea.
Canaccord forecasts more M&A on the way
Despite the strong fundamentals of gold producers and declining gold equity valuations, M&A in the gold sector has been fairly limited so far this year. But Canaccord Genuity argues that’s about to change.
Fortuna starts shipping concentrates
Shares of Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) jumped 55¢ or 11% to $5.50 per share on news that the processing plant at its 100%-owned San Jose silver-gold mine in southern Mexico had begun producing silver-gold concentrate.
Great Panther re-starts concentrate shipments
Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) has started shipping silver-gold pyrite concentrates from its Guanajuato mine to a new buyer in Mexico. Shipments had been delayed because an overseas smelter with which Great Panther had a one-year contract…
Banana yields more copper for Hana
As Hana Mining (HMG-V) drives towards building a copper mine at its Ghanzi property in Botswana, the company is still hitting significant grades of copper and silver in the Banana zone.
Positive PEA for Pan American, Orko’s La Preciosa
Joint-venture partners Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) and Orko Silver (OK-V) have released a long-awaited preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for their La Preciosa epithermal silver-gold project in Durango, Mexico.
Kimber advancing Monterde gold-silver project
After more than a decade of working on the Monterde gold-silver project in Mexico, Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KB-X) is starting to build momentum.
Soltoro steps it up in Jalisco
Junior explorer Soltoro (SOL-V), which is focused on finding bulk-tonnage gold and silver deposits in southwestern Mexico, is making headway in Jalisco state where it defined a resource at its 100%-owned El Rayo primary silver project earlier…