Category: Silver
In search of the restless metal
Silver has been its normal restless self this last year, but holders of silver bullion might not feel adequately rewarded.
A new kind of hyperinflation: Zimbabwe hikes mining fees by as much as 8,000%
The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines says the government’s hike of pre-exploration fees for the majority of minerals – by as much as 8,000% – together with increased royalty rates will cripple the industry.
Focus finds bonanza silver grades at its Peru Minas Chanca Project
Focus Ventures Ltd. (CVE:FCV) announced this morning high- to bonanza-grade silver intercepts from its Minas Chanca project in Peru.
High school grads crush teachers salaries with high-paying mining jobs
The salaries that high school grads can pull in from mining has at least one Idaho teacher considering a mid-life career change.
Hecla busts company record with 148 million ounces of silver reserves
Hecla Mining reported the largest resource calculation in company history today with 148 million ounces of silver reserves and 281 million ounces of resources. The silver numbers represented a 4% increase in reserves and a 13% bump in resources. Hecla also noted a 33% increase in gold resources to 597,600 ounces, while lead and zinc increased a respective 21% and 26%.
SGM Metals: US mint sells over 6 million US Silver Eagles in January alone
The US Mint kicked off 2012 with a record 6 MILLION+ US Silver Eagles sales.
Gold, silver heading up: Roger Wiegand
Roger Wiegand, editor of Trader Tracks, says cycles will bring gold and silver higher in the first half of 2012: gold up to $2,050/oz and silver up to $44/oz or even $50/oz. He sees plenty of opportunities for volatility given …
Takeovers the Path to Golden Returns: Sascha Opel
Sascha Opel, publisher of one of Germany’s most popular commodity newsletters, looks at the economy with rose-colored glasses. He sees the end of the Euro crisis and sees Asian growth as the engine pulling the world out of its economic …
Abcourt Mines soars 23% on high silver grades
Canadian junior explorer Abcourt Mines (TSX-V:ABI) has intercepted a high-grade silver zone at its Abcourt-Barvue orebody in Quebec.
Consolidated Goldfields Receives Assay Results Including 1.5m of 983 g/t Silver and 9.2m of 493.3 g/t Silver
Consolidated Goldfields Corporation (“Consolidated” or the “Company”) (PINKSHEETS:CDGF) is very pleased to announce the receipt of additional assay results from its reverse circulation drill program at the Cahuilla gold-silver project in Imperial County, California.
RENO, NEVADA–(Marketwire – Feb. 15, 2012) – Consolidated Goldfields Corporation (“Consolidated” or the “Company”) (PINKSHEETS:CDGF) is very pleased to announce the receipt of additional assay results from its reverse circulation drill pro…
