February 8, 2011

Fund flows pushing commodities prices higher, but at what cost?

Citigroup’s Metals and Mining team issued a note Monday talking about how fund flows - not global economic growth - are driving commodities prices higher.

February 8, 2011

Acadian Mining spins off zinc and lead assets to focus on gold exploration

Acadian Mining shares were up 30% on Tuesday morning trading after it announced it will spin off lead and zinc assets so […]

February 1, 2011

Lead Smelting Going Green with New Technology from Doe Run

The lead smelting process is getting greener thanks to new technology unveiled recently by The Doe Run Company.

January 26, 2011

Drilling intercepts at the Ying Mine add to Silvercorp’s resources and reserves

At the Ying Mine in China, Silvercorp Metals reported on Monday the results of a underground diamond drilling program that showed high grade silver, lead and zinc.

January 19, 2011

Canada’s only primary silver mine achieves commercial production

The Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc mine has achieved commercial production in the Yukon’s historic Keno Hill Silver District.

January 17, 2011

Xtierra Inc. one of TSX Venture’s best kept secrets

Xtierra (TSX.V:XAG) has to rank among the TSX Venture’s best kept secrets. With the advanced Bilboa silver-zinc-lead project in Zacatecas, Mexico in feasibility with a 140 million ounce silver equivalent…

December 30, 2010

Model Mining Portfolio: Short Memories of Busts of Yore

Lead has pulled substantially ahead of Zinc, when they have long been level-pegging.  The scope is there for Zinc to make a […]

December 3, 2010

VMS Ventures – Success in Potential Elephant Country

Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits typically occur as lenses of polymetallic massive sulphide and are major sources of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), […]

November 9, 2010

Silver Wheaton Corporation Hits our Target of $0.20 per share

This is what we wrote on November 6th, 2010: Near term, look for the next set of results from the Silver Wheaton […]

June 16, 2010

Zinc & Lead – Apocalypse Now?

Zinc and lead prices have been on a slide since early December despite strengthening economic news in the first months of 2010. […]