Endeavour Silver hikes Guanacevi reserves (April 17, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EDRGF-O) has significantly boosted reserves and resources at its Guanacevi mines operation in Durango state, Mexico….
Mexico and Central America
Sydney, Band-Ore plot merger — and demerger
Sydney Resource (SYR-V, SYROF-O) and Band-Ore Resources (ban-t, bndof-o) have unveiled a plan to amalgamate the two companies and then divide the assets between two new companies, one to control Band-…
First Majestic to take control block in First Silver (April 17, 2006)
First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will take up a 63% ownership stake in silver producer First Silver Reserve (FSR-T, FSLVF-O) from First Silver’s president and major shareholder, Hector Davila S…
Aurogin gears up for gold production in Guatemala (April 12, 2006)
With plant construction going ahead at its operations in Guatemala, the market is recognizing Aurogin Resources (AU…
Silver Standard expands zone at Pitarrilla (April 10, 2006)
Vancouver – Three recent holes drilled by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) have expanded the South Ridge …
Great Panther commissioning Guanajuato plant (April 10, 2006)
Vancouver — Great Panther Resources (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) has started to commission the processing plant at its Guanajuato silver-gold mine complex in central Mexico….
First Majestic lines up $20M financing
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) has arranged a $20-million bought-deal financing aimed at expanding its operations in Mexico….
High-grade at Durango
The first batch of nine holes from a 17-hole drill program is outlining another high-grade manto on Excellon Resources’ (EXN-V, EXLLF-O) Platosa silver-lead-zinc property in Mexico’s Durango state….
Scorpio has visions for Nuestra Seora
By the nature of its mining history — from colonial times to the Institutional Revolution — Mexico has a bagful of old mines rendered dormant, and sometimes forgotten, by the ups and downs of the me…
Cozamin poised for production
With mine and mill construction proceeding on schedule, Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) expects to begin operations by the third quarter of this year at its Cozamin copper-silver-zinc project in Zacat…
Metallica’s blasting permit snuffed
Shares in Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) slipped 53, or 12.5%, to $3.70 in late-afternoon trading in Toronto o…
First Majestic to take control block in First Silver (April 06, 2006)
First Majestic Resource (FR-T, FMJRF-O) will take up a 63% ownership stake in silver producer First Silver Rese…