OceanaGold to buy Pacific Rim
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF) is banking on bringing its recent success in the Philippines to El Salvador.
Mexico and Central America
Production is right around the corner for Marlin Gold
It’s not every day that you come across a junior that is on the brink of production and generating cash within four to six months, whose largest shareholder is a hedge fund with an 80% ownership stake, whose management team is headed by…
Mexico’s mining tax causes concern
A proposed 7.5% mining tax on companies in Mexico and as much as 8% on those extracting precious metals is creating uncertainty in the industry about investing in a country that until now has been thought of as one of the world’s most…
Torex tallies Media Luna resource in Guerrero
It’s been a busy few months in Mexico for Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), which is advancing two projects on its Morelos property, a 290 sq. km landholding in Guerrero state.
Ian Ball takes the reins at McEwen Mining
Outside the tech industry, there aren’t too many sectors of the economy where you can find 31-year-old presidents of major companies, and certainly not in the field of mining, where the demographics in management are often skewed in the…
SilverCrest’s drilling success at Santa Elena
VANCOUVER — Following a successful second quarter, producer SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) had more good news for investors in the form of drill results from its flagship Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. The…
Sierra Metals goes deeper at Yauricocha
Sierra Metals’ (TSX: SMT; TSXV: SMT; US-OTC: DBEXF) claim that its underground Yauricocha silver-copper-lead-zinc-gold mine in Peru has plenty more to give at deeper depths is proving correct.
Aurcana sets production records, Red Kite loan stalled
VANCOUVER — Silver producer Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF) is improving operations at its wholly owned La Negra silver-copper-lead-zinc mine in Queretaro State, Mexico. The company’s mill boosted its daily throughput by 41%…
U.S. Antimony is all-in in Mexico
During the Second World War, Mexico dominated the antimony market, producing more than 30 million lb. per year. But the country lost its edge in subsequent decades, primarily due to inadequate smelting and milling facilities, and…
Calibre soars on trenching results
These days, it’s unusual to see a company’s share price more than double on strong trenching results. But this is what happened when Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) released more trenching assays from its wholly…
Cayden strikes again at El Barqueo with Pea de Oro
VANCOUVER — It’s been a strong four months for explorer Cayden Resources (TSXV: CYD) and its El Barqueno gold project, 110 km west of Guadalajara in Mexico’s Jalisco state.
Esperanza’s shareholders embrace Alamos offer
Shareholders of Esperanza Resources (TSXV: EPZ) voted 96.25% in favour of the company’s acquisition by Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI), and the Supreme Court of British Columbia has given its seal of approval to the plan of arrangement.