ack in 2003, when geologist Eric Fier met with his future partners of Silvercrest Mining to discuss the state of the mining industry, one thing was perfectly clear: The market, they decided, needed a fresh silver play. If it happened…

Typical of many mining projects in Nevada, drills, hammers, and even explosives don't upset the neighbours because there aren't too many of them around. In fact, aside from snakes, coyotes, and the odd mountain lion, many mine sites in the...

silver lining may be a metaphor for optimism in the idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining," but for Alexco Resource Corp., that lining is not found in the sky but conversely, in the mountains of the Keno Hill Silver…

Historically the Yukon is most famous for the Klondike gold rush, but it was also the site of another major mineral discovery in 1918 that touched off its own stampede. This was the mighty silver depo...

When it comes to determination, few can match that of Bill Harris and his commitment to finding gold in the mountain near where he was born.