June 20, 2011 Silver Institute endorses production cost standard for silver mining companies The Silver Institute has reviewed the Gold Institute’s Production Cost Standard to determine its use and adoption by the silver industry. Through the formation of a committee mostly comprised of…
June 20, 2011 China ‘Panda’ing to ever increasing public gold and silver demand As yet another confirmation of the ever growing public investment demand for precious metals in China, the Peoples Bank of China has announced it is very substantially increasing its issuance…
June 20, 2011 Pitchstone finalizes summer Athabasca drilling plans Pitchstone Exploration Ltd. ("Pitchstone") has finalized plans for summer exploration activities in the eastern Athabasca Basin, Saskatchewan. Work will include 2,250 meters of diamond drilling at Gumboot and Johnston Lake,…
June 20, 2011 Extorre announces $25 million bought deal private placement financing Extorre Gold Mines announced that it has entered into an agreement pursuant to which a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc. (the "Underwriters") has offered to purchase, on…
June 20, 2011 Silver Predator options Illinois Creek silver-gold property in Alaska Silver Predator announced that it has signed an option to acquire a 100%-interest in 125 State of Alaska mining claims comprising the Illinois Creek silver-gold district located in west-central Alaska.…
June 20, 2011 ECU Silver discover new high grade zone on Nazas property in Durango, Mexico ECU Silver Mining Inc. (TSX:ECU) is pleased to report the results from developing a new vein on the Nazas property which included assays grading up to 6.18 grams per tonne…
June 20, 2011 Silver’s fall an opportunity for equity bargain hunters Silver's recent 30 percent tumble presents an opportunity for bargain-hunters to buy shares of mining companies that produce the precious metal. While spot silver has fallen from a record $49.51…
June 20, 2011 Empire Mining Receives Additional Assays Confirming Continuity of Significant Copper-Gold Skarn Mineralization at Bursa-Demirtepe and Intersects Significant Molybdenum Grades Empire Mining Corporation (TSX VENTURE:EPC) ("Empire") is pleased to announce additional assay results for drill holes DTH-009, DTH-010, and DTH-018 at the Demirtepe target area of the Bursa copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project…
June 20, 2011 Alexco restarts mill at Bellekeno silver mine after 3-day power cut After three days without power, Alexco Resources (TSX: AXR) said that electricity is once again flowing and that it had re-started the mill at its Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc mine in the…
June 20, 2011 Power returns to Chile’s mining heartland Power supplies have returned to normal in Chile's northern mining heartland after a power grid failure hit some of the world's biggest copper mines earlier on Sunday, the mining minister…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
