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Facilities at Excellon Resources' Platosa polymetallic mine in Durango state, Mexico. Photo by Excellon Resources

Union troubles for Excellon in Mexico

Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango state have staged two demonstrations in recent months and caused a total of seven days of lost production in August and September. 



Mexican army brought in to guard Excellon’s La Platosa mine

About 300 Mexican army troops, federal and state police have surrounded and blocked the entrances to Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) La Platosa underground silver-lead-zinc mine in Durango State, according to reports by the United…


Riverside and partners busy drilling four properties at once

Prospect generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is hoping its “shared-risk business model” will finally return dividends to shareholders this year in the form of a significant mineral discovery. The company has four drill programs running at the…


Lundin completes feasibility study on Lombador I

A feasibility study looking at developing the upper portions of the Lombador ore bodies at Neves-Corvo in Portugal has shown that it would be a “profitable and value accretive extension” to the mine, Lundin Mining (LUN-T) reported yesterday….


Selwyn looks to Norway to fund ScoZinc mine restart

Vancouver – Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) is looking to raise US$30 million in a senior bond offering through Norway’s First Securities AS in order to restart operations at the company’s newly acquired ScoZinc zinc-lead mine in Nova Scotia.


Goldcorp’s Penasquito finding its legs

Beset by a string of early production problems, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is hurriedly working to ramp up to full production at its newest flagship asset, the Penasquito silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas state.


Goldcorp’s Penasquito yet to find its legs

Beset by a string of early production issues, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is hurriedly working to ramp up to full production at its newest flagship mining asset, the Penasquito silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas State.


Early results bolster Cartier

Early results from Cartier Resources’ (ECR-V) Cadillac Extension project near Val-d’Or show promise and the company’s share price responded. Cartier announced that channel samples from the project, which sits 15-km east of Val-d’Or in…


What next for Lundin Mining

Rumours have been circulating for weeks that cash-rich BHP Billiton (BHP-N) might be interested in making a bid for Lundin Mining (LUN-T), but a late-night post on The Telegraph’s website on Monday added more fuel to the fire.


Arian beefs up San Jose

Arian Silver (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) finds itself in an enviable position. Not only is the company producing silver at its San Jose property during a time of high silver prices, but it is doing so on a property with significant expansion potential.



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