October 14, 2011

Glencore backs Ironbark’s Greenland project

Ironback Zinc (ASX:IBG) announced on Thursday that Glencore International (LON:GLEN) will help the company with a US$50 million funding facility to advance […]

October 12, 2011

Hecla Mining pays $77 million for Superfund clean up

Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) paid the U.S. Government $77 million to settle a suit involving the Bunker Hill Superfund site in the Coeur d’Alene Basin. The United States Attorney Wendy J.…

October 12, 2011

First Majestic’s Q3 silver production 4% lower

First Majestic (TSE:FR) announced that its Q3 silver production was 4% lower from the prior quarter and 6% lower from the same quarter in 2010. The company produced 1,708,865 silver…

October 11, 2011

Iberian Minerals Publishes Preliminary Q3 2011 Production Results

Iberian Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IZN) today announced preliminary production results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. Mr. Daniel Vanin, President and CEO, stated "Overall both mining…

September 29, 2011

Selwyn Resources Ltd.: Additional High-Grade Drill Results Confirm Expansion of XY West Deposit

Selwyn Resources Ltd. ("Selwyn") (TSX VENTURE:SWN) is pleased to announce additional drill results from the XY West deposit at Selwyn Project, Yukon.

September 26, 2011

Polish company ZGH buys Montenegro lead and zinc mine

Polish company ZGH Boleslav purchased 51% of Gradir which operates lead and zinc mine Suplja Stijena in Pljevlja. ZGH invested so far around 25 million euro and additional 60 will…

September 26, 2011

Canadian Zinc Corporation: environmental assessment of Prairie Creek Mine enters next phase

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 26, 2011) - Canadian Zinc Corporation (TSX:CZN)(OTCQB:CZICF) is pleased to report that the Mackenzie Valley Review Board ("MVRB") has officially closed the public registry for…

September 22, 2011

Zinc and lead: Awaiting their ‘day in the sun’

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, something nasty comes along and snaps at you beneath the waist.

September 22, 2011

Silvercorp repurchases approx. $35 million of shares under NCIB

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 22, 2011) - Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX:SVM)(NYSE:SVM) announced it has acquired a total of 4,468,012 of its common shares at a…

September 21, 2011

BNP Paribas makes cuts across the board for its outlook on base metal prices

Dow Jones, via Fox News, reports that BNP Paibas analysts are cutting their outlook for base metal prices.