Pretium sketches a larger mine at Brucejack
Pretium Resources’ (PVG-T, PVG-N) updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Brucejack gold-silver project in northern British Columbia outlines a larger and more robust mine.
Silver
SilverCrest boosts Santa Elena production and La Joya resource estimate
Vancouver — SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) is on a roll as rising production at its Santa Elena silver-gold Mine in Sonora, Mexico, and a 424% increase in silver-equivalent inferred resources has seen shares jump 33% to a $2.55 high over the…
Eagles, Buffalos and America the Beautiful: Investing in US coins
From gold- or silver-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to high-risk junior exploration plays, options, futures, coins, bars or shares in senior mining companies, the modern investor has no shortage of ways to invest in precious metals.
Positive prefeasibility for Silvercorp
AMC Mining Consultants has given the thumbs-up to Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM-T, SVM-N) Gaocheng silver-lead-zinc project in southern China in a prefeasibility study that outlines a $73.7 million net present value at an 8% discount rate, a…
Corvus shares surge 50% on Nevada gold
Vancouver — Corvus Gold (KOR-T) has started the year with a bang. Positive assay results from its North Bullfrog gold-silver project outside of Beatty, Nev., combined with a generally sunny outlook for gold juniors helped push the…
MAX hopes to find ‘silver lining’ in Majuba Hill
Vancouver — MAX Resource (MXR-V) continues to search for a copper-silver porphyry system at its Majuba Hill property in Pershing County, Nevada. Assays were released in early February from a second quarter 2011 drill campaign.
Eagles, Buffalos and America the Beautiful: Investing in US Coins
From gold- or silver-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to high-risk junior exploration plays, options, futures, coins, bars or shares in senior mining companies, the modern investor has no shortage of ways to invest in precious metals.
Salazar shares gain on Lundin’s investment
Salazar Resources (SRL-V) climbed 18% on news that diversified miner Lundin Mining (LUN-T) is acquiring a 15.4% stake in the company by buying over 80% of Salazar’s $3-million private placement, consisting of 6 million units…
There’s gold in those dumps
The Sleeper gold mine in Nevada operated as a high-grade open pit from 1986-1996 and according to operations reports by its then owner, Amax Gold, about 54 million tonnes of waste were cast off in waste dumps over the course of the mine life….
Positive prefeasibility for Silvercorp’s Gaocheng property
AMC Mining Consultants has given the thumbs up to Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM-T, SVM-N) silver-lead-zinc project in southern China in a prefeasibility study that outlines a net present value of $73.7 million at an 8% discount rate, an…
Pan American looks to Minefinders
Driving down cash costs, generating immediate cash flows and building itself into the world’s largest primary silver producer sound like good enough reasons for Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) to table a friendly takeover bid for fellow…
Northern Freegold’s first resource for Revenue finds 3.7M gold equivalent oz.
Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) has added significantly to the overall resource at its Freegold Mountain project in Yukon thanks to an initial resource on its Revenue deposit.