Mexico and Central America

Newstrike outlines maiden resource at Ana Paula

VANCOUVER — It has been a fun ride for Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) at its flagship Ana Paula gold-silver project along the emerging gold belt in Guerrero State, Mexico. After acquiring the project three years ago,…


Workers drill into a tailings dump on El Tigre Silver's eponymous silver-gold project in Mexico's Sonora state. Source: El Tigre Silver

El Tigre wants to turn old tailings into cash for exploration

VANCOUVER — If things work out according to plan, El Tigre Silver (ELS-V) will be producing silver before year-end from historic tailing dumps at its Mexican property. These ounces will give El Tigre the income it needs to keep drilling…


Kootenay Silver's Promontorio project in  Mexico's Sonora state. Source: Kootenay Silver

Agnico buys into Kootenay

For the second time this month Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has taken a strategic stake in a junior exploration company with promising assets.


Riverside forges alliance with Hochschild in Sonora

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) continues to add to its stable of strong partnerships in Mexico following a $2.5-million strategic alliance with London-based precious metal producer Hochschild…



Argonaut Gold's El Castillo gold mine in Durango State, Mexico. Source: Argonaut Gold

Cost control drives Argonaut’s success

VANCOUVER — While many gold producers have been plagued by rising operating costs and shrinking profit margins, Reno-based producer Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has proven to be an exception to the norm. Though the company boosted year-on-year…


McEwen Mining CEO Rob McEwen (third from left) and senior vice-president Ian Ball (far right), with colleagues and visitors at the El Gallo silver-gold project in Mexico's Sinaloa state. Photo by Trish Saywell

More gold at El Gallo

McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has built one operating mine in Mexico, is in the midst of building a second that will start producing in mid-2014 and is exploring for more on its expansive 2.02 sq. km El Gallo complex in Sinaloa state.


An aerial view of AuRico Gold's El Chanate gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Source: AuRico Gold

El Chanate writedown surprises AuRico shareholders

Despite a $127-million writedown of the El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico, Canaccord Genuity analyst Rahul Paul says he isn’t changing his investment thesis on AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) and is maintaining his US$11 price target on the…


Revolution Resources' Universo project in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Source: Revolution Resources

Kinross invests in Revolution Resources

Just a few short months since acquiring all of Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T, LSG-X) assets in Mexico, Revolution Resources (RV-T) has reeled in Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) as a new shareholder.



Mine development workers drive bolts underground at Fortuna Silver's San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by The Northern Miner

Production keeps climbing for Fortuna Silver

VANCOUVER — Record silver and gold production that beat its own guidance enabled Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) to achieve record revenues in 2012, which leaves the company well positioned to complete a planned expansion at its…



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