Articles Tagged "mining industry"

Mining to Bounce Back in BC

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Mineral exploration expenditures in British Columbia fell victim to the global credit crisis in 2009, dropping 58 per cent from the previous year to $154 million; however, it was still the sixth-best year for exploration and development investment since 1989. And 2010 is expected to be another strong [...]

Aquiline – 750 Million Ounces of Silver!

Overview Aquiline Resources Inc. (Aquiline) is an exploration and development company advancing one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver deposits (Navidad) as well as a gold deposit (Calcatreu), both in Argentina and a gold deposit in Peru (Pico Machay). What We Like About Aquiline Resources! 632 million ounces silver measured and indicated 119 million ounces [...]

Miners’ woes product of loose credit?

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The price of silver rose as high as $10.70/oz in New York on Monday, following gold’s lead. Silver may be able to reach $12.20/oz in the short term if it can break $11.00/oz. The precious metals have been benefitting from a weaker dollar and gains in equities and [...]

The U.S. mining industry in jeopardy?

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News It’s not a surprise to most that the U.S. mining industry has not been immune to the ravages of the current global economic crisis. Hard-rock miners, including silver companies, have been especially hard hit as metal prices crumble and production costs soar. Faced with crippling profit losses, many mining companies [...]

Undervalued: Coeur d’Alene Mines

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Although October proved to be a brutal month for investors and the mining industry, there are promising indicators giving hope to some that the worst has passed for the precious metals sector and we may soon be on the road to recovery. The dollar highs oppressing precious metals prices [...]

Columbus Silver completes its IPO, begins trading

Columbus Silver Corporation reports the completion of the Company’s IPO and begins trading company’s shares on the TSX Venture Exchange as CSC today. Columbus Silver Corporation has a multi-disciplined management team with a strong background in resource company development, years of experience in the mining industry and an exceptional record of discovery and successful mine development. Exploration and project [...]

Commodities crunch: Endeavour responds

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Tuesday was another bleak day for those in the mining industry, especially for those stocks listed on the commodities-heavy TSX.  After dropping over 7 per cent on Monday, the diversified metals index lost another 5+ per cent. There are still some die hard bulls, however, who have managed to maintain [...]