Get ready for more disputes about what’s ‘mine’ and theirs
Eleven years ago, The Northern Miner ran a story titled “How Mexico reclaimed its mantle as a top mining nation.” The piece recounted how the nation opened up investment and…
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Mexico’s environmental authority halts Almaden’s Ixtaca project
Mexico’s environmental authority, Semarnat, has suspended permitting for Almaden Minerals’ (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) Ixtaca gold-silver project in the state of Puebla, pending the resolution of a lawsuit that challenges…
Almaden nears feasibility at Ixtaca in Mexico
In 2010, Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) drilled the discovery hole at its Ixtaca gold-silver project in Puebla State, Mexico. It was found on claims company president and CEO…
Mexico Snapshot: Six active juniors
Mexico is a home away from home for Canadian mineral explorers and junior mine developers, with its highly prospective geology, low operating costs and pro-mining culture. Here are six Canadian…
TNM Video: Almadex CEO Morgan Poliquin on El Cobre discovery and 2017 plans
Western Editor Matthew Keevil swings by the Vancouver offices of Almadex Minerals (TSXV: AMZ; US-OTC: AXDDF) to sit down with President and CEO Morgan Poliquin. The company has seen its…
Almadex CEO talks gold-rich porphyry discovery at El Cobre
VANCOUVER — Almadex Minerals (TSXV: AMZ; US-OTC: AXDDF) president and CEO Morgan Poliquin and his team are among the top mineral explorers in eastern Mexico, and they may have another…
Aston Bay, BHP agree to take on Storm together
After a year of talks and hundreds of hours of due diligence, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) has signed an option agreement to earn a 75% stake in Aston Bay Holdings’…
PDAC 2016: Transparency, education needed to restore confidence in miners, Brent Cook says
Brent Cook, an independent exploration analyst and editor of Exploration Insights, delivered a talk in early March at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention on whether there is…
Almaden has new strategy at Ixtaca after mill agreement
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy 12 months for Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-MKT: AAU), and it wrapped up the year with an option agreement for mill infrastructure that will drop development capital requirements at its Ixtaca…
US stocks slip, Dec. 11-17
U.S. equities closed lower, despite receiving a boost after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,495.84, while the S&P 500 Index lost 0.5% to close at 2,041.89. The Nasdaq dipped 0.8%…
US stocks retreat, Aug.3-7
Major U.S. indexes tumbled in August after a decent jobs report suggested the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as soon as next month. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.3% to 2,077.57, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.8% to…
U.S. stocks end mixed, May 18-22
Wall Street closed mixed ahead of the Memorial Day holiday, as the Federal Reserve said it would likely raise interest rates this year, if the economy continued to improve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.2% to 18,232.02, while the…