Junior Mining News

Protesters block access to Tahoe’s Escobal silver mine in Guatemala

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie A group of protesters near the town of Casillas in Guatemala blocked Monday access to Tahoe Resources’ (TSX:THO), (NYSE: TAHO) Escobal silver mine, its flagship operation, delaying shipments and supplies. Despite the interruption of normal operations, the Latin America-focused miner said it did not expect the incident to affect annual

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Copper-zinc VMS project changes hands for C$28.8M

By analyst By Andrew Topf A high-grade copper-zinc volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in British Columbia will now be developed by Desert Star Resources (TSXV:DSR). The exploration company said on Thursday it paid C$28.8 million for Capstone Mining’s (TSX:CS) Kutcho deposit, in exchange for Capstone taking a 9.9% stake in Desert Star. The 17,060-hectare project

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Pele Mountain sells uranium project to focus on lithium

By analyst By Andrew Topf A plan by Pele Mountain Resources (TSXV:GEM) to mine uranium in northern Ontario while at the same time processing rare earths has fizzled. The Toronto-based junior said earlier this month that it sold its flagship Eco Ridge uranium property at Elliott Lake, Ontario, to privately-held Enirgi Group. The six-division conglomerate

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