Aquiline, IMA finalize Navidad transfer
In response to the July judgment of British Columbia’s Supreme Court that stripped the Navidad silver project in Ar…
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Apogee intersects silver in tumultuous Bolivia
While political uncertainty still swirls around the mining industry in Bolivia, Apogee Minerals (APE-V) had good ne…
Pirquitas to go into production (October 18, 2006)
Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V, SSRI-Q) will go ahead with construction of a mine at its Pirquitas silver project…
Goldcorp sees the future in Penasquito
It turns out that the driving force behind the proposed merger between Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) is the Penasquito project in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, a low-grade, bulk-tonn…
Mexican projects shine at Silver Summit
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — If the recent Silver Summit conference held in northern Idaho is any sign, Mexico is one of the premier destinations for explorers and producers of the white metal. The well-at…
Silver Eagle heads to test mining at Miguel Auza
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Silver Standard cuts wide mineralized zone at Pitarrilla (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) on its Pitarrilla project, in Durango state, Mexico, intersected a wide mineralized section in a stepout hole on the Breccia Ridge zo…
Quaterra tests Los Crestones
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Quaterra Resources (QTA-V, QURAF-O) will test a hot spring gold-silver system at the 56.5-sq.-km Los Crestones property, situated 12 km east of the Inde mining d…
Orko keeps drills turning at La Preciosa
Vancouver — Mining has been an economic cornerstone in Durango state, Mexico, for more than 400 years, and junior companies such as Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hope to keep the tradition alive by adv…
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
Shahuindo dispute finished (October 16, 2006)
Sulliden Exploration (sue-t, exsdf-o) has assumed title to the Shahuindo mining concessions in Peru following a lengthy arbritration and court battle….
Norsemont releases resource estimate for Constancia
Vancouver – An independent resource estimate has been prepared for Norsemont Mining’s (NOM-V, NOMFF-O) Constancia …