Royal Gold acquires 2% royalty on Penasquito from Minera Kennecott
Minera Kennecott S.A. De C.V. has agreed to sell its 2% net smelter return royalty on the Penasquito project in Zac…
Mexico and Central America
Baja assessment approved (December 18, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for the Boleo copper project in the state of Baja California Sur, which will allow owner Ba…
Baja assessment approved (December 08, 2006)
The Mexican Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources has approved an environmental impact assessment for th…
Metallica gets $30 million bought deal boost
Vancouver – Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has arranged a $30 million bought deal financing enabling it to conti…
Lluvia agreement inked
Toronto junior Columbia Metals (COL-V) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Lluvia de Oro gold mine, a …
Bulk mining a possibility for ECU
After some major discoveries at its Santa Juana mine in Mexico, ECU Silver Mining (ECU-V) is considering a move to …
More gold at Palmarejo’s Guadalupe
Vancouver — Deep drilling by Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its Guadalupe project in Chihuahua state, Mexico has tapped into a zone of high-grade gold mineralization.
Return of Ortega in Nicaragua Chills Miners
Vancouver — The return to power of former Marxist guerilla leader Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has sent a chill through a small community of Canadian mining companies with operations in the Central Ame…
Palmarejo cuts high-grade gold at Guadalupe
Vancouver – Deep drilling by Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its Guadalupe project in Chihuahua State…
Record Q3 gold output for Glencairn
While able to celebrate record third-quarter revenue and gold production, Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GGG-X) still manag…
‘Everybody wins’ at Capstone’s Cozamin reopening (November 13, 2006)
Zacetecas, Mexico — Just three years after acquiring the past-producing Cozamin property on the outskirts of this historic city, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) has officially opened an expanded and …
Return of former Marxist in Nicaragua chills Miners
Vancouver – The return to power of former Marxist Guerilla leader Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has sent a chill throu…