Precious Metals & Minerals

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL) provides an update on the localized fall of ground in a stope which occurred at its Lucky Friday mine in Northern Idaho on April 15, 2011. An employee is unaccounted for. "Our current focus is 100% directed to rescuing the miner and ensuring the safety of the...

On CNBC's Mad Money, Jim Cramer said during the Lightning Round that Motricity (NASDAQ: MOTR) is a “horrible acting stock. There are sellers on this thing every day. Even if the bears are right, the stock can't go down much more." Cramer said that SuperValu (NYSE: SVU) is “one of the bottom...

Cusick's Corner The market is holding and this is where I want to see the bid come in with some conviction in an attempt to buck the recent trend of weak finishes. Tech and Financials are starting to become more volatile, plus Financials are under pressure with some trading volume as well. Some of...

Solitario Exploration & Royalty Corp. (NYSE: XPL) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 3,400,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $2.50 per share. Solitario expects that the net proceeds of the offering, after deducting underwriting discounts...

Gammon Gold (NYSE: GRS) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of Gammon has been a gain of 32.4%.

MineFinders Corporation (NYSE: MFN) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of MineFinders has been a gain of 41.5%.

Gammon Gold Inc. (NYSE: GRS) reports operating results for the first quarter of 2011. Record operating cash flow of approximately $50 million at Ocampo Record net free cash flow of approximately $24 million at Ocampo, the third consecutive quarter of positive net free cash flow A cash position...

Cusick's Corner Resistance is often strong after a big move. This market is now waiting for earnings season to kick off. Take a look at your portfolio, asses which stocks have earnings coming up and what sectors they are in, plus if their peers will start to announce earnings. That way if there...

 ( click to enlarge )  Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) - The technical chart has strong short-term resistance at $45 and the stochastic indicator has made a negative cross over to the downside. Trading volume also declined this week, it can mean that there is a higher risk of price trend...

Cusick's Corner There really is not much that I can bring to light today other than this market is clearly at a resistance point where most market traders and watchers are taking the road most traveled -- up. But the volume continues to be pathetic so there is no conviction. With the looming...

Shares of Minefinders Corporation (AMEX: MFN) are higher on the session by 5.74%, currently trading at $15.28. The stock has been moving largely higher over the past six months and is currently trading above the 200-day moving average. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A short...

Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) shares are breaking out to the upside, up nearly 4% to $47.31, a gain of $1.80 as silver has crossed the $40 an ounce mark. Shares of this leading name have lagged in recent days as silver has continued to make highs nearly every single day, and finally the buying...

Pan American Silver (NASDAQ: PAAS) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of Pan American has been a gain of 2.8%.

(This is an excerpt of what I sent out a few weeks ago to my premium readers.  To get the premium daily reports for free click here.) Many years ago as I was learning to trade junior resource stocks, a grizzled old gold miner – the owner of a small publicly listed company — asked me: “Do you know...

Gammon Gold Inc. (NYSE: GRS) announces that a new discovery of high-grade gold-silver mineralization in the La Balleza Vein in the north-central portion of the Venus property.