Articles Tagged "silver veins"

Cream Minerals Acquires 700 Hectare Property

Cream Minerals reports Cream Minerals De Mexico S.A. De C.V. has filed an application to denounce approximately 700 Hectares adjoining the Las Habas project; a high-grade silver based metal project. The newly denounced land package is located to the West of, and adjoins the Las Habas Project. The denouncement will increase Cream’s land holdings in the area to [...]

ECU Silver & Golden Tag cut additional massive sulphides

ECU Silver Mining and Golden Tag Resources report results from La Rata Zone, Durango State, Mexico. Initial assay results received from drill hole SD-08-34 are very encouraging.. In particular, this hole cut additional massive sulphides with significant grades in silver, lead and zinc (see Table 1 below) and confirms the ongoing continuity of La Rata Vein. The [...]

Silver fixes higher, gold rises in Europe

Reuters reports silver price moves up as compared to the previous period. Spot silver trades at $12.92/13.00 at 1110 GMT against $12.55 at the nominal New York close on Friday. For complete story, click this link. Follow developments in silver mining and exploration for free. Sign on to the Silver Investing Newsletter.  

Oro Silver reports first resource estimate on El Compas Mine

Oro Silver Resources reports of a NI 43-101 compliant mineral resource estimate for its 51% owned El Compas mine property, Mexico. This resource reported at a 3.0 g/t gold-equivalent cut-off relates to two vein zones identified on the property located at surface, namely the El Compas and El Orito veins. The mineral resource estimation follows a 5,400 [...]

Oro Silver acquires 174 sq. km of property

Oro Silver Resources Ltd. reports formal purchase for the 98 square kilometre Cabrestante property, Zacatecas, Mexico. Oro Silver also acquired, by staking, the mining rights for San Ignacio, located east of Cabrestante covering another 76 square kilometre area. Together, the two properties form the core of Oro Silver’s new Tacoaleche Project. These properties cover a low topographic [...]

Eagle Plains/Blind Creek complete drilling program

Eagle Plains Resources and option partner Blind Creek Resources jointly report that they have successfully completed diamond drilling program on the Blende property, Yukon. The 2008 program was funded by Blind Creek, with the objectives to: 1) further outline and expand known mineralized zones and 2) provide material from the West and Far West Zones to carry [...]

Fortuna announces drill results

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. reports results from drilling of the Soledad and Silvia veins located in the Caylloma District, Arequipa, Peru. The Soledad and Silvia veins are located in proximity to and are sub-parallel to the San Cristobal and Santa Cata veins which were extensively mined for high grade silver ores from the 16th to 20th [...]

SNS Silver reports drill results

SNS Silver Corporation reports assay results from the Alhambra vein diamond drilling program at Crescent Property near Kellogg, Idaho. All drill holes are NQ core size with recoveries exceeding 90% and were processed following rigorous quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures. Tom Fudge, President and CEO of SNS Silver Corp says: “With these new drill [...]

Pan American increases silver production

Pan American Silver Corp. reports unaudited financial & operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 as well as reports a revised forecast for production and cash costs for the remainder of the year. The Company also provided an update on project development at its new Manantial Espejo and San Vicente mines. President & [...]

Endeavour Silver drilling extends “3785″ silver-gold zone

Endeavour Silver Corp. reports that it has received new high grade silver and gold drill core assays its two operating silver mines in Mexico. Endeavour plans to complete an in-house resource estimate in Q3, 2008 for the “3785″ zone and commence rehabilitating the 315 level exploration tunnel so that this newly discovered zone can be brought into [...]