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Golden Arrow Resources Corp. (TSXV:GRG) released assay results for a further 17 drill holes completed as part of Phase V drilling at its Argentina-based Chinchillas silver project. As quoted in the press release: Previous results from the program were reported in news releases dated December 2nd 2015, December 16th, 2015 and January 11th, 2016. The drilling program is part of the Chinchillas Project pre-development activities, funded by Silver Standard, which are being undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of creating a combined mining business with Silver Standard\'s Pirquitas mine, as announced October 1st, 2015. The program is on-going and additional results [...]

With the FUN convention and related auctions in the rear-view mirror, the coin show circuit soon begins the first trek west of 2016 for the Long Beach Expo which takes place February 2nd through the 4th. There will be 400+ dealers on the bourse floor and an auction by Heritage which features over 2,400 lots of United States coins. One of the many highlight coins in the Long Beach auction is the second finest known 1943-S bronze (or “copper”) Lincoln cent, PCGS/CAC AU58, which is a duplicate from the Simpson collection. This offering presents an unprecedented opportunity for these famed [...]

In a crisis, it helps to have good counsel. Consider the following sage advice from investment strategist and financial advisor Mike Tyson:“Everyone has a plan ‘til they get punched in the mouth.”Or as German military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder put it, somewhat more formally:“No battle plan ever survives contact with the enemy.”The enemy has been quick to show himself this year, in the form of a bear market, at least for stocks. … ConclusionSo the pragmatic response to this month’s volatility – if any is indeed required at all – is as follows:1) Diversify by asset type.2) Limit [...]

January is just over halfway done, and thus far it\'s been a month of ups and downs for the silver price. While the white metal rose as high as $14.31 per ounce on January 7, since then it\'s bounced around, most recently closing Tuesday at $14.02. Against that backdrop, silver miners have been releasing their results for Q4 2015 and 2015 as a whole. Many were able to set new annual production records despite difficult market conditions, and a few produced sizable amounts of gold as well. Without further ado, here\'s a look at a selection of silver miners that [...]

Corvus Gold Inc. (TSX:KOR, OTCQX:CORVF) announced its most recent intercepts from the newly discovered NW Sierra Blanca Zone which appears to be analogues to the high-grade YellowJacket Deposit located 700 metres to the west. As quoted in the press release: Highlights: 3.1m @ 5 g/t Gold & 42.0 g/t Silver within 19.8m @ 1.7 g/t Gold & 12 g/t Silver (99m @ 0.6 g/t Au and 4 g/t Silver) This new shallow zone of gold and silver mineralization trends to the NNE along the margin of the previously defined Sierra Blanca Deposit and now has a direct intrusive association which we [...]

Canarc Resource Corp. (TSX:CCM) released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Mexico-based El Compas gold-silver project. At a 5-percent discount after taxes, tax pools and mining duties, the project has a $32.9 million NPV and 84.3-percent IRR. Other PEA highlights include: Total cash cost of $523 per Oz AuEq Oz and all in sustaining cost $614 per Oz AuEq Annual production of 18,000 Oz gold equivalent (AuEq) based on 78.6:1 gold: silver ratio 7.3 years mine-life at 450 tonnes per day producing a total of 126,000 net payable AuEq Oz $ 48.3 million net present value (“NPV”) and 102% [...]

First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSX:FR,NYSE:AG) announced its Q4 2015 results, as well as its results for the full year, commenting that it achieved record annual production of 16,086,272 silver equivalent ounces. That\'s up 5 percent from the previous year. As quoted in the press release: The equivalent silver production for 2015 consisted of 11,142,109 ounces of silver, 25,467 ounces of gold, 40,149,170 pounds of lead and 17,524,223 pounds of zinc. Total production in the fourth quarter also reached a new quarterly record of 4,820,408 equivalent ounces of silver consisting of 3,055,442 ounces of silver, 14,534 ounces of gold, 9,040,601 pounds of [...]

Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR,NYSEMKT:GPL) released its production results for the fourth quarter of 2015, as well as the year as a whole, commenting that it achieved an annual metal production record of 4,159,121 silver equivalent ounces. Other 2015 production highlights include: Exceeded 2015 production guidance:  Metal production for the year exceeded the annual guidance, which was increased in the third quarter to 3.8 to 3.9 million Ag eq oz; Record annual silver and gold production:  Silver production increased 25% to 2,386,028 silver ounces ("Ag oz"), while gold production rose 32% to 21,740 gold ounces ("Au oz") Record tonnes milled:  Ore [...]

The final two online-only sessions of the Heritage FUN auction brought in over $2.45 million, bringing the overall total of the U.S. coin sale to $34.2 million. This result is significantly less than the prior two years, with the 2015 FUN sale reaching $70.1 million and the 2014 sale at $64.9 million. There are multiple factors to consider when looking at such change year over year. Among those, the impact of the “big three” collections that have been sold over the past 2½ years (Newman, Gardner, and Pogue) have drawn collector / investor dollars that would otherwise have been spent [...]

Great Panther Silver Ltd. (TSX:GPR,NYSEMKT:GPL) announced the resumption of operations at its Guanajuato Mine Complex. Work there was suspended Thursday after explosives were stolen at one of the mines at the complex. As quoted in the press release: This suspension was put in place to facilitate ongoing investigations in connection with the theft of such material, and to ensure security measures. The regulatory authorities have completed their on-site inspection and have concurred with the decision of the Company to restart regular mining operations. The Cata processing plant was not affected by the suspension of mining activity, and mineral processing continued as usual. [...]