GOLD 1251.01 $/ozChange: 5.37
PLATINUM 1555.00 $/ozChange: 23.00
R/$ exchange 7.24Change: 0.06
R/€ exchange 9.29Change: 0.05
 
We have detected that the browser you are using is no longer supported. As a result, some content may not display correctly.
We suggest that you upgrade to the latest version of any of the following browsers:
         
close notification
powered by
Advanced Search
 
 
Silver
 
MEXICO

Timmins Gold reports on first quarter at Mexico mine

0 COMMENTS
Shares in Vancouver-based Timmins Gold rose 5% on Tuesday, after the firm reported financial and operating results from the first quarter of commercial production at its San Francisco mine, in Mexico. Timmins poured the first gold at San...
31st August 2010
 
 
CANADA

Alexco gets key Yukon permit, targets commissioning in 6 weeks

0 COMMENTS
Alexco Resource, which is building the Bellekeno silver/lead/zinc mine in Canada's Yukon territory, plans to complete construction and start commissioning within the next six weeks, the company said on Monday. Shares in Alexco rose 3,1%, to...
23rd August 2010
 
 
PRECIOUS METALS

Dynasty ships first gold from Ecuador mine

0 COMMENTS
Vancouver-based Dynasty Metals has delivered the first shipment of gold dore from its Zaruma operation in Ecuador to a refinery in Canada, the firm reported on Monday. The initial shipment comprised about 2 400 oz, worth some $3-million, Dynasty...
23rd August 2010
 
 
futures contracts

Rand-denominated copper, silver futures contracts to increase SA investors’ exposure to global markets

0 COMMENTS
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s (JSE’s) announcement to extend its existing licensing agreement with diverse derivatives exchange company CME Group, to list rand-denominated copper and silver futures contracts, will give South African...
20th August 2010
 
 
OFFTAKE

Farallon extends, tweaks Trafigura concentrate supply deals

0 COMMENTS
Vancouver-based Farallon Mining has extended the zinc and copper concentrate off-take agreements it has with Trafigura Beheer for two years, the firm said on Thursday. Farallon operates the G-9 mine in Mexico, where it produces zinc, copper, gold...
19th August 2010
 
 
FINANCING

Hochschild opts out of Lake Shore offering, diluting stake

0 COMMENTS
LSE-listed Hochschild Mining will not participate in an equity financing announced by Canada's Lake Shore Gold, the firm announced on Thursday. Hochschild, which produces silver and gold from mines in Latin America, owns 37% of Lake Shore, but...
19th August 2010
 
 
PRECIOUS METALS

Hochschild to focus on exploration as pretax jumps

0 COMMENTS
Latin American precious metals miner Hochschild said it will focus on its exploration programme and on bringing new projects into production rather than on significant acquisitions. "We are taking a different approach regarding acquisitions to...
18th August 2010
 
 
BOLIVIA

Top mines back online after Bolivia protests end

0 COMMENTS
The world's top pure silver mine, San Bartolome, has resumed production in Bolivia, owner Coeur D'Alene said on Tuesday, a day after demonstrators ended protests that brought mines in the Andean country to a halt. More than 80 percent of...
17th August 2010