Day: March 8, 2011

Cardero Resources Corp. (TSE:CDU) percentage change grew 7.89%, to close at $2.05 and its overall traded volume was 1.44M shares in the last trading session. CDU opened at $1.98 and is trading within the range of $1.91-$2.16. The stock has a 52 week low of $1.06 and 52 week high of $2.35. At current market price, the market capitalization of the company stands at $120.84M and it has 58.95M outstanding shares

Today (and every day, it seems) spot gold prices per ounce are on a tear. Gold investment and precious metal mining stocks have been surging in kind. This includes gold miners like Goldcorp (NYSE: GG) and Rangold (NASDAQ: GOLD) to physical gold or silver investments like the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) or the iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV).

Goldcorp Inc. (GG – Analyst Report) increased its monthly dividend for 2011 to $0.034 per share, an 11% increase over the prior dividend. The dividend is payable on March 25, 2011 to shareholders of record as of March 17, 2011. Goldcorp has been paying a monthly dividend to its shareholders since 2003.

GREAT PANTHER SILVER LIMITED (TSX: GPR; NYSE Amex: GPL; the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has paid off $4,050,000 in two outstanding $2,025,000 Principal Amount 8% Unsecured Convertible Loan Notes due July 14, 2011 (the “Notes”) by the issuance of 1,800,000 fully paid common shares of the Company at the originally agreed upon conversion price of $2.25 per common share. Accrued interest will be paid in cash. The Notes were issued on July 13, 2007 to City Natural Resources High Yield Trust PLC and New City High Yield Fund Limited, British Isles-based Funds.

Vancouver, Canada – March 8, 2011 – Endeavour Silver Corp. (TSX: EDR, NYSE-Amex: EXK, DB-Frankfurt: EJD) announced today that for the seventh consecutive year, the Company has grown its silver and gold resources in Mexico