Editor’s picks: top stories of week 18
The old saw “better late than never” came to mind during the week ended May 5, the 18th trading week of 2007.Op…
Mexico and Central America
Nuestra Seora Drilling Showing Continuity
A concerted underground drilling campaign by Scorpio Mining (SPM-T, SMNPF-O) is showing likely expansion of the resource at the Nuestra Seora zinc-lead-silver deposit in northern Sinaloa state, Mexic…
New discovery for San Anton silver-gold property
Although water prevented San Anton Resources (SNN-V) from reaching the Carmen vein system while drilling its first …
Coeur acquiring Palmarejo and Bolnisi in US$1.1 billion merger
Vancouver – With an eye to grab top primary silver producer status, Coeur dAlene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) has entered …
Zaruma updates Luz del Cobre numbers (April 30, 2007)
Thanks to additional metallurgical testing and orebody modelling, Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T) has posted a revised res…
Suppliers News (April 30, 2007)
Atlas-Faucet to rehab Hooper
Normabec eager to mine tailings (April 30, 2007)
A prefeasibility study is in the works for Normabec Mining Resources’ (NMB-V, NBEMF-O) Real de Catorce silver property in northern San Luis Potosi state, Mexico.
Baja revises resource
Infill drilling for the Boleo final feasibility study has increased resources on the copper project for Baja Mining (BAJ-T, BAJFF-O).
Normabec eager to mine tailings (April 23, 2007)
A prefeasibility study is in the works for Normabec Mining Resources (NMB-V) Real de Catorce silver property in no…
Aurcana Launches La Negra Production
Vancouver — Production has begun at Aurcana’s (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) 80%-owned La Negra silver-copper-zinc-lead mine in Queretaro state, Mexico, following completion of a mill refurbishment and expansion p…
Georgia soars on Mexican moly plans (April 16, 2007)
Vancouver — News of Georgia Ventures’ (GVI-V, GGVTF-O) plans to acquire the Creston molybdenum deposit in Sonora state, Mexico, sent the junior’s stock soaring recently, as much as 200% on strong tra…
Aurcana launches La Negra production
Vancouver – Production has commenced at Aurcana’s (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) 80%-owned La Negra silver-copper-zinc-lead mine …