Metalline Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Metalline Mining Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Sean Fallis as Chief Financial Officer effective April 15, 2011. Mr. Fallis was hired in February 2011 as VP of Finance. Mr. Fallis is a Chartered Accountant and was formerly the corporate controller of gold producer Rusoro Mining Ltd. Prior to Rusoro Mining Ltd. Mr. Fallis worked with Canadian and United States publically listed companies in the audit and assurance practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers where Mr. Fallis focused on clients in the mining industry.

Arian Silver upbeat on higher grade concentrates and new laboratory at San Jose mine

Arian Silver (LON:AGQ) , the AIM quoted silver mining company working on projects in the silver belt of Mexico, has boosted its exploration strategy with a new laboratory installed and now operational at its 100%-owned San Jose property in Zacatecas State. The new lab will mean that Arian can significantly speed up the analysis of samples taken from ongoing exploration work on the San Jose Vein. Arian has already produced 200 tonnes of silver concentrate from San Jose since production started last September. In today’s update it said it had improved the efficiency at its mill by adding an impact crusher and this had increased the composite grade of its concentrate to around 550 ounces per tonne.

Aurcana Corp down 8.14 %

Aurcana Corp. (TSXV:AUN). Mineral explorer/developer. Down seven cents, or 8.14 per cent, at 79 cents on 19,470,277 shares. The Vancouver-based company’s stock slipped despite reporting record production in the first quarter at its La Negra silver mine in Mexico.

Pan American Stock Hits New 52-Week High (PAAS)

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Pan American Silver Corporation (Nasdaq:PAAS) hit a new 52-week high Friday as it traded at $42.35 compared with its previous 52-Week high of $42.33. Pan American is changing hands at $42.35 with 2.5 million shares traded as of 11:42 a.m. ET. Average volume has been two million shares over the past 30 days.

Yamana Gold Higher With High Volume

New York, April 8th (TradersHuddle.com) – Unusual high volume detected on shares of Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY), early in the trading session. Yamana Gold is currently trading higher by 2.64%, so definitely the buyers stepping in, as the stock’s volume is on pace to break its average.

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