US Gold gets edge in Mexico with Faust
US Gold’s (UXG-T, UXG-N) El Gallo project in Sinaloa, Mexico, is often compared with Pan American Silver’s (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) Alamo Dorado deposit, now an operating silver mine 240 km to the north.
2011
Gold Mountain up on Elk, financing
A junior led by Copper Mountain Mining’s (CUM-T) CEO, Jim O’Rourke, saw its shares jump as high as 50%, two days after it completed a qualifying transaction and a concurrent financing.
Orezone expands Bombor project area
Orezone Gold (ORE-T) has scooped up the exploration rights to an additional 63 sq. km of ground adjacent to its 100%-owned Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso. Its new Toéyoko permit extends the project’s footprint to the south…
Banana yields more copper for Hana
As Hana Mining (HMG-V) drives towards building a copper mine at its Ghanzi property in Botswana, the company is still hitting significant grades of copper and silver in the Banana zone.
New starter pit at Gold Canyon’s Springpole?
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has pulled in more stellar drill results at its Springpole gold project, situated 110 km northeast of northwestern Ontario’s Red Lake gold camp. And this time they come from a less-heralded part of the property.
Fortuna starts shipping concentrates
Shares of Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) jumped 55¢ or 11% to $5.50 per share on news that the processing plant at its 100%-owned San Jose silver-gold mine in southern Mexico had begun producing silver-gold concentrate.
Positive PEA for Pan American, Orko’s La Preciosa
Joint-venture partners Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) and Orko Silver (OK-V) have released a long-awaited preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for their La Preciosa epithermal silver-gold project in Durango, Mexico.
Great Panther re-starts concentrate shipments
Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) has started shipping silver-gold pyrite concentrates from its Guanajuato mine to a new buyer in Mexico. Shipments had been delayed because an overseas smelter with which Great Panther had a one-year contract…
Agnico-Eagle ramps up Pinos Altos
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) new Pinos Altos gold-silver mine in Mexico had a remarkable second quarter with notable gold production amid the company’s less-than-stellar period.
Arian Silver beefs up San Jose
Arian Silver (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) finds itself in an enviable position.
Almaden expands Ixtaca zone
Prospect generator Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) continues to expand its wholly owned Ixtaca discovery as it works through a 20,000-metre drill program on the property.
Commentary: Weighing Mexico’s security risks
Back in 2004 I attended an annual general meeting for a client that had acquired a gold-silver mine in Mexico. It was one of many Canadian juniors at the time who had managed to acquire small-scale mines with good expansion possibilities and,…