Goldcorp sells Penasquito contract
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has closed a deal to sell one-quarter of future silver production from its Penasquito mine, in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, to Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) for US$485 m…
Mexico and Central America
Editorial: Potash powers PCS
While the broad stock markets took a beating with the release of mixed U.S. economic data during the week ended July 29, the 30th trading week of 2007, the commodities markets continued to show underl…
Bellhaven hits strong copper in Panama (July 31, 2007)
Vancouver – Strong copper grades in its initial drill hole at Cerro Chorcha in Panama gave junior explorer Bellhave…
Pediment jumps on gold results from Mexico (July 30, 2007)
Vancouver – A trio of strong drill results from the San Antonio gold project in Mexico bumped shares of Pediment Ex…
Avino drills new zones below and around old Mexican mine
Vancouver – Avino was once described a mountain of silver by the Spaniards who mined it for a few hundred years s…
Bellavista mine operations suspended after ground movement
Vancouver – Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) has suspended all operations at its Bellavista mine in Costa Rica followi…
Goldcorp gets US$485 million for Peasquito silver contract
Vancouver – Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has closed its deal to sell one-quarter of future life-of-mine silver production f…
Farallon beefs up G-9 deposit with infill drilling
Farallon Resources (FAN-T) intersected its highest grades yet at the G-9 deposit at its Campo Morado polymetallic p…
First Majestic nails down resources at Mexican projects (July 23, 2007)
First Majestic Silver (FR-V, FRMSF-O) has received resource estimates for two of its operating mines in Mexico — La Encantada in Coahuila state and La Parrilla in Durango.
Coeur finishes Bolnisi-Palmarejo investigation (July 23, 2007)
The merger of Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N), Bolnisi Gold (BXLGF-O, BSG-A) and Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) is scheduled to go ahead in the last quarter of the year now that Coeur h…
Livin’ the Mexican dream
SITE VISIT La Luz, Mexico — It was another gruelling day as a geologist for Pierre O’Dowd, vice-president exploration for Normabec Mining Resources, (NMB-T, NBEMF-O) and he was seriously considering…
Robbers target Sierra gold mine
A second robbery in six weeks has Sierra Minerals (SIM-T) rethinking security at its Cerro Colorado gold mine in So…