Credit Suisse has kept a Neutral rating and $4.25 target price on Mercator Minerals Limited (ML.TO) after announcing on April 12 that it has entered into a friendly business combination agreement with Creston Moly Corp. (CMS.V), whereby ML will acquire each CMS share in exchange for 0.15 ML common shares, plus $0.08 in cash. At the time of the announcement, the transaction valued CMS at approximately C$195 million.

Shares of Gold Resource Co. (GORO) saw major gains on Thursday. The stock traded up $1.32 or 4.98% for the day and last traded at $27.82. Approximately 288,688 shares changed hands during mid-day trading.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Coeur D’Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE) is trading at unusually high volume Thursday with 14 million shares changing hands. It is currently at four times its average daily volume and trading down $2.35 (-7%) at $31.41 as of 3:06 p.m. ET.

Creston Moly Corp (CMS.V) has edged up and closer to a near 45 month high of 60 cents struck Tuesday after Mercator Minerals Ltd (ML.TO) said it had agreed to buy Creston Moly in a cash and stock deal valued at about $195 million. ML is also up 1 cent, at $3.37. More than 10.4 million CMS shares have traded.

Shares of Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS) saw major losses on Thursday. The stock traded down ($2.04) or 4.97% for the day and last traded at $39.04. Approximately 4,141,147 shares changed hands during mid-day trading.

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The stock of Cerro Resources NL (CVE:CJO, CJO message board), which enjoys a rather humble interest by investors on the Canadian Market, became finally in greater demand during the last sessions. By far, the peak in the recent trading activity was yesterday, when the turnover was seven times the average. The volume surge was perhaps driven by the announced yesterday estimates of resources and reserves contained on one of the company’s Mexican projects.

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VANCOUVER, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Capstone Mining Corp. (TSX: CS) announced that D. Bruce McLeod has tendered his resignation as a Director of the Company.

(AXcess News) Houston – El Tigre Silver Corp. (TSX.V: ELS; OTC: EGRTF) reported strong results Wednesday on its drill report at its Sonora Mexico silver mine while investors await the next release of drill reports due out shortly. The mine, which was originally explored by Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX-RT) in 1980, is being prepared for further exploration.