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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Soltoro making its name in Jalisco
When it comes to exploring Mexico’s Jalisco State for silver and gold, Soltoro (SOL-V) is a junior of stature.With roughly 550 sq. km of ground in the state, the company has been optioning out of some permits and funneling the cash…
Unigold grows Candelones gold zones in the DR
Unigold (UGD-V) has released more results from its now closely followed drill program at the Candelones gold project on the northwestern portion of the Dominican Republic.Hole 29 hit 89 metres grading 1.72 grams gold per tonne from 326 metres…
Primero’s star rises in the west
The industry expected big things from Toronto-based Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) when it acquired the San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico for US$500 million from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) just over two years ago. But things did not always go…
Great Panther eyes steady growth
Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) aims to steadily grow output from its two revived mines in Mexico to help reach its long-term goal of producing more than 5 million silver-equivalent oz. a year.While the company posted flat results for the…
Argonaut looks to improve Mexican ops
Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has a lot going for it in Mexico, where it operates the El Castillo and the new La Colorada gold mines and is pushing ahead its San Antonio project.Both mines had a strong June quarter, which helped the Toronto-based…
SilverCrest’s strength lies in consistency at Santa Elena
When it comes to new mines, operational reliability can be an elusive target for junior producers, but that has not been the case for Vancouver-based SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) and its Santa Elena silver-gold operation in Sonora State, Mexico.
Scorpio’s challenge
If you had to choose one word to describe Scorpio Mining’s (SPM-T) fortunes over the first half of the year, it would have to be “change.”
Enticing Guerrero belt attracts gold juniors
Newstrike Capital (NES-V) has hit encouraging infill gold intercepts at its Ana Paula project in southwestern Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt.The delineation drilling, which targeted the project’s southeast, includes hole 12-97 that…
Mexico A-GoGold
After months of waiting, GoGold Resources (GGD-V) has wrapped up its acquisition of Absolute Gold Holdings and is once again actively trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.GoGold first announced the all-share take-over of Absolute in late March,…
Mexico buoys Pan American in stormy seas
Thanks to its acquisition earlier this year of the Dolores silver mine in northern Mexico, Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-X) set a new quarterly record for gold production and posted the second-highest silver production in…
Blockade forces Excellon to shut Platosa mine
Excellon Resources (EXN-T) continues to be plagued by labour and community issues at its Platosa mine in Mexico’s Durango State, with the company recently suspending operations.