Goldcorp sees the future in Penasquito
It turns out that the driving force behind the proposed merger between Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) is the Penasquito project in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, a low-grade, bulk-tonn…
Mexico and Central America
Mexican projects shine at Silver Summit
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho — If the recent Silver Summit conference held in northern Idaho is any sign, Mexico is one of the premier destinations for explorers and producers of the white metal. The well-at…
Silver Eagle heads to test mining at Miguel Auza
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Silver Standard cuts wide mineralized zone at Pitarrilla (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) on its Pitarrilla project, in Durango state, Mexico, intersected a wide mineralized section in a stepout hole on the Breccia Ridge zo…
Quaterra tests Los Crestones
Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Quaterra Resources (QTA-V, QURAF-O) will test a hot spring gold-silver system at the 56.5-sq.-km Los Crestones property, situated 12 km east of the Inde mining d…
Frontera harvests copper cathodes at Piedras Verdes
Vancouver — The initial batch of cathodes at Frontera Copper’s (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) Piedras Verdes mine in Sonora state, Mexico have been stripped to yield the company’s first metal production….
Baja completes infill drilling program at Boleo
Vancouver — Baja Mining (BAJ-V, BAJFF-O) has completed the first 20,000 metres of an ongoing infill drill program at its Boleo copper-cobalt-manganese-zinc project despite delays caused by Hurricane…
Glencairn adds property near La India (October 16, 2006)
A $2.4-million purchase near its La India property in Nicaragua consolidates mineral rights on a known gold resource and offers Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) a chance to ship ore to its Limon mine….
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 16, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc miner Grupo Mexico (GMBXF-O, GMEXICOB-M) still got its share of storms. From a coal m…
Orko keeps drills turning at La Preciosa
Vancouver — Mining has been an economic cornerstone in Durango state, Mexico, for more than 400 years, and junior companies such as Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hope to keep the tradition alive by adv…
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
Mexican coal miners face hazardous conditions
Lima, Peru — Almost a year after Mexico’s worst mining disaster in four decades, investigators are still trying to recover the 64 missing bodies of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos coal pit…