September 14, 2011

Silvercorp targeted again in new letter, FBI gets involved

Embattled Silvercorp Metals on Wednesday was forced to respond by opening up its books after a second anonymous report which it believes comes from a group of shortsellers trying to…

September 14, 2011

Antimony tops metals and minerals risk list, China controls 50% of 52 critical chemicals

The British Geological Survey (BGS) on Wednesday published the latest list of the 52 elements, minerals and metals most at risk of supply disruption because global production is concentrated in…

September 14, 2011

Barrick invests $550m to expand Peruvian mines

Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) will spend half a billion dollars to expand two of its mines in Peru, Bloomberg reports. Toronto-based Barrick, the world's largest gold miner, says it will invest…

September 14, 2011

Firestone Ventures announces new La Luna zinc-lead-silver project in Guatemala

Firestone Ventures Inc.(CVE:FV) reported high-grade zinc-lead-silver results from "La Luna" project, 80 km north of Guatemala City, Guatemala.

September 13, 2011

ATAC Resources Ltd. intersects 188.07 g/t silver, 8.69% lead and 6.06% zinc over 37.91 m at its Ocelot silver-lead-zinc target-Yukon

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 13, 2011) - ATAC Resources Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:ATC) is pleased to announce the final 2011 drill results from its Ocelot silver-lead-zinc discovery. The Ocelot is…

September 13, 2011

Gold Resource Corporation extends Arista deposit high-grade mineralization outside previously drilled mineralized envelope intersecting 7.6 meters of 9.92 g/t gold and 129 g/t silver

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO--(Marketwire - Sep 13, 2011) - Gold Resource Corporation (NYSE Amex: GORO) extends high-grade Arista deposit mineralization outside of the deposit's previously drilled mineralized envelope including 7.6 meters…

September 13, 2011

Scorpio Gold discovers silver-enriched zone on Mineral Ridge project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 13, 2011) - Scorpio Gold Corporation ("Scorpio Gold" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SGN) announces the discovery of widespread silver-enriched mineralization over significant widths at the…

September 13, 2011

Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. :significant porphyry copper-gold mineralization discovered at Cascabel project in Ecuador

MOUNT PEARL, NEWFOUNDLAND--(Marketwire - Sept. 13, 2011) - Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc. ("Cornerstone") (TSX VENTURE:CGP) (FRANKFURT:GWN) (BERLIN:GWN) (PINK SHEETS:CTNXF) announced today the results of initial exploration work carried out on…

September 13, 2011

Alcyone to commission silver mine by September

Mining Weekly reported that Alcyone Resources' (ASX:AYN) Texas project will be fully commissioned by the end of September. The miner said it would bring forward the start of mining in…

September 12, 2011

Silvercorp 2011 losses hit 40% after stock plunges again

Shares in China-focused miner Silvercorp Metals slumped over 7% on Monday after British Columbia security regulators said they were joining the investigation into an anonymous letter accusing the company of…