coeur to favor exploration over buyout

"With a well focused exploration team, he said a company can develop silver resources at 50 cents to $1 an ounce -- well below acquisition prices.

Wheeler said Coeur d'Alene is "always interested in the right (acquisition) opportunities, but you have to pay full price. In today's world, people know how assets ought to be valued."

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