Elusive green macaw stops Infinito for now
Construction at Infinito Gold’s (IG-V, IGFFF-o) Crucitas gold mine has stopped and Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Environment Minister Roberto Dobles have found themselves in the hot seat for s…
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Creston updates moly resource
Vancouver With eyes on declining production of molybdenum from traditional sources such as low-grade copper mines…
First Majestic rises on Del Toro intercept (October 29, 2008)
Vancouver – After disappointing silver production numbers for the third quarter pushed First Majestic Silver’s (FR-…
Capital Gold posts record production at El Chanate (October 27, 2008)
Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-o) has managed to keep a tight lid on costs at its El Chanate gold mine in Mexico during the operation’s first fiscal year.
Black clouds hang over First Majestic’s third quarter silver production
Vancouver – A particularly nasty wet season disrupted operations at First Majestic Silver’s (FR-T, FRMSF-O) three m…
Oroco rises on assays from Cerro Preito
Oroco Resource (OCO-v) received a wee lift on drill results from its Cerro Prieto property, in Sonora State, Mexico.
Paramount reports high-grade gold at San Miguel
Paramount Gold & Silver (PZG-T,
Silvermex Resources boosts resource at San Marcial (October 20, 2008)
As far back as the 1780s and well into the early 1900s, references in the local library in El Rosario indicate that the area around Silvermex Resources’ (SMR-V, SLVXF-o) San Marcial property, in west-…
Zaruma stops to look for money
Zaruma Resources’ (ZMR-T) has halted the development of its Luz del Cobre copper project in Mexico for lack of fund…
Infinito Gold looks to unlock Costa Rica’s mining potential
SITE VISIT San Jose, Costa Rica — When prospector Tim Coates wanted to head up into these tropical rainforests in Costa Rica’s northeastern zone back in the early ’90s, he…
Pacific Comox makes progress at Mabel (October 13, 2008)
Pacific Comox Resources (PCM-V, PAOCF-o) has completed a 7,000- metre drill program at its Mabel gold-silver project in Sonora state, and some of the results have started to come in.
US Gold cuts shallow gold at Hercules
US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-x) has made a new, near-surface gold discovery in the Magistral district of Sinaloa state, Mexico.