December 9, 2011

New zinc mine in Northwest Territories crosses environmental hurdle

A new zinc mine in Canada's Northwest Territories has received environmental approval. Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSE:CZN) said Friday that its Prairie Creek Mine has cleared an environmental review by the…

November 21, 2011

Cash-flush Silvercorp buys China mine number seven

Emerging from a short and distort saga awash in cash, Silvercorp Metals on Monday announced the acquisition of SX Gold, a mining concern controlled by the Luoyang city government in…

November 20, 2011

Contractor succumbs to injuries at Hecla Lucky Friday Mine

Brandon Lloyd Gray, a 26-year-old miner critically injured at Hecla Mining's Lucky Friday mine on November 17, succumbed to his injuries early Saturday morning with his family at his side.…

November 17, 2011

Andover more than doubles land position at the Sun property located in the Ambler District, Alaska

Andover Ventures Inc. ("Andover" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AOX)(OTCBB:AOVTF)(FRANKFURT:R2X) is pleased to announce that the Company has more than doubled its land position at the Sun Property located in the…

November 16, 2011

Barrick executive to lead NovaGold; stock jumps 27 percent

Gregory A. Lang, former President of Barrick Gold of North America, accepted the position of president and chief executive officer of NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG). He starts in January. NovaGold also…

November 14, 2011

Tahoe Drilling further expands known Escobal mineralization

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwire - Nov 14, 2011) - Tahoe Resources Inc. (Tahoe or the Company) (TSX: THO) is pleased to announce new drilling results from the Escobal project in southeast Guatemala.…

November 9, 2011

Bear Creek Mining’s stock marches up 23 percent in anticipation of feasibility study

In the last month Bear Creek's stock (CVE:BCM) has gained 23% to $5.06 a share in anticipation of the company's feasibility study for the Corani silver-lead-zinc deposit. The company says…

November 9, 2011

First Majestic Silver Corp.: earnings hit $27.8 million in third quarter

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2011) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) (the "Company" or "First Majestic") is pleased to announce the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial results for…

November 9, 2011

Gold Royalties Corporation agrees to acquire Yukon Royalty interests for $13.8 million

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2011) - Gold Royalties Corporation is pleased to announce that it has signed a binding letter agreement with Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSX-V: SMD) ("Strategic"). Under…

November 9, 2011

Silvercorp increases dividend by 25%; announces second quarter dividend of CAD$0.025

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 9, 2011) - Silvercorp Metals Inc. (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has increased the amount of its quarterly…