August 5, 2015

Byproduct of metal price meltdown is a higher silver price

70% of silver is mined as a byproduct – gold, base metal mine closures and declining capex will push silver market into deficit this year says new report.

August 5, 2015

Mine purchase and cleanup doesn’t please enviro group

A US$2.6 million water treatment system from AZ Mining.

July 16, 2015

Planetary Resources’ first spacecraft begins testing asteroid prospecting technology

The Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spent its three-month orbiting mission sending back data to a group of scientists based at the firm’s headquarters in Redmond, WA.

June 29, 2015

New Silvertip Mine in northern B.C. set to start construction

About 200 jobs.

June 29, 2015

Rocket explosion a fresh blow to asteroid mining ambitions

Sunday's fiasco was the third major failure for America's commercial space industry in less than a year.

June 19, 2015

Nicola Mining Inc. enters into a second mining and milling profit share agreement

The mill feed is expected to be processed for gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc.

June 9, 2015

How Silvercorp invests in China

Silvercorp Metals Chairman and CEO revealed his strategies to become profitable in the Asian giant

June 3, 2015

Safe and efficient asteroid mining

One of the most frequent questions I get is regarding how and where asteroid mining will happen. As in golf, asteroid miners “will play it as it lays.”

May 27, 2015

Chile regulator seeks sanctions against Lundin’s Candelaria mine

Inspections that took place between 2013 and 2014, revealed 16 infractions, nine of which were considered very serious.

May 22, 2015

US Congress passes bill on space mining

Welcome to the future.