By Ripley, Richard Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp. says it's in the final stages of startup of a new silver mine at its San Bartolome property in Bolivia after investing $146.8 million through the first quarter to construct the mine and ore-processing facilities there.

By Read, Paul Roughly 1,800 people attended the Northwest Mining Association's annual convention here this month and "there wasn't an unhappy face in the joint," says Laura Skaer, the group's executive director. "It was very, very upbeat," Skaer says.

By Margaret Bauman, Alaska Journal of Commerce, Anchorage Jun.

By Elizabeth Bluemink, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska May 24--One of the biggest development projects in Alaska is in jeopardy due to a federal court ruling this week.

By Review, Idaho Business As a precious metal, silver does not have the allure of gold. As an investment, it is not as hip as Google. But dowdy old silver is suddenly chic. Silver prices are at their highest in more than 25 years, and mining companies are riding an economic boom.