September 18, 2011

Record $8.5 billion likely spent in 2011 exploring for gold

Research firm Metals Economics Group reports gold continues to be top exploration target accounting for more than 50% of global exploration of non-ferrous metals for the second consecutive year in…

September 16, 2011

Apogee to acquire the balance of its Chilean venture

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 16, 2011) - Apogee Silver Ltd. ("Apogee" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:APE) provides the following update with respect to its agreement with Valencia Ventures Inc. ("Valencia").…

September 16, 2011

MEG calculates $17 billion spent on non-ferrous exploration in 2011

Preliminary estimates from Metals Economics Group’s (MEG) Corporate Exploration Strategies (CES) study indicate that 2011 nonferrous exploration budgets will exceed $17 billion for expenditures related to precious and base metals,…

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 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 11, 2011

Burkina Faso’s first zinc mine to start up

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A new zinc mine in west Africa is due to start up in mid-2012, just as some of the world's largest deposits are winding down, creating the…

September 10, 2011

Overland Resources Limited (ASX:OVR) announce potential expansion of open pit at the Darcy zinc project

Perth, Australia, Sep 8, 2011 - (ABN Newswire) - Overland Resources Limited (ASX:OVR.AX) is pleased to advise that its 10,000 metre diamond drilling program at the Yukon Base Metal Project…

September 10, 2011

Asacro/Encycle Zinc Smelting Plant Demolition Continues

CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Near refinery row, the demolition of the old Asacro/ Encycle Zinc Smelting Plant continues. The company in charge of that 3 point 6 million project…

September 9, 2011

Josephine Mining Corp. provides drilling update

SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--(Marketwire - Sept. 9, 2011) - Josephine Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:JMC) ("JMC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce a drilling update on the Turner Gold Project. The company…