September 16, 2011

Silvercorp buys back its beaten-down shares

Silvercorp Metals Inc. says the anonymous fraud allegations that have hammered its share price are completely false, and the company is backing that view up by buying back its shares…

September 15, 2011

Alexco posts 9-fold increase in profit from Bellekeno silver mine

Alexco Resource Corp. (TSX:AXR) posted a banner year in silver production and sales, as the Vancouver-based company made the successful transition from mine developer to producer. With production starting on…

September 15, 2011

Trueclaim Exploration Inc. identifies significant silver zone on its Arizona property; 6.8 ounces per tonne (213 grams per tonne) over 195 feet (59.4 meters)

LONDON, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Trueclaim Exploration Inc. ("Trueclaim") (TSX VENTURE:TRM)(OTCQX:TRMNF) recently finished a field mapping and sampling program on its Richmond Basin Property located 10 miles (16…

September 15, 2011

Soltoro intercepts 74.3 metres of 98 gpt silver including 10.8 metres of 308 gpt silver at Soledad on the El Rayo project

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Soltoro Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SOL) has received results for an additional three diamond drill holes within the Soledad structure at the El Rayo primary…

September 15, 2011

Raymond James maintains belief in Silvercorp

Silvercorp is facing fresh allegations of fraud from short sellers -- sending its shares sharply lower on Tuesday and Wednesday. But one analyst is standing by his belief in the…

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…