Mexico and Central America

Drillers at Unigold's Candelones target at its Neita gold project in the Dominican Republic. Photo by Unigold

The DR delivers for Goldquest and Unigold

Dominican Republic-focused explorers Goldquest ­Mining (GQC-V) and Unigold (UGD-V) both announced sizeable stepout gold-copper hits at their nearby properties in the northeast corner of the country near Haiti on July 18.For Goldquest, the…




[Update] AuRico cuts 2012 production guidance

AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) has revised its 2012 production guidance after a high turnover of workers at its Ocampo gold-silver mine in Mexico dragged down output in the second quarter.


Dominican delivers for Goldquest and Unigold

VANCOUVER — Dominican-focused explorers Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) and Unigold (UGD-V) have announced sizable step-out gold hits at their nearby properties in the country on the same day.


Scorpio gets the grade at San Rafael

Scorpio Mining (SPM-T) wrapped up its latest drill program at its wholly owned San Rafael Project in Mexico and the results are all about the grade.


Baja slides another 21% as it looks for funds

The clock is ticking for Baja Mining (BAJ-T) as it approaches its August deadline to raise additional funds for the Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Mexico to cover the project’s cost overruns so it continue accessing its loans.


Guatemala's president, former military general Otto Perez Molina.

Guatemala proposes 40% stake in mining companies

The Guatemalan government could soon take a 40% stake in mining companies in the country if a proposed constitutional amendment goes through.President Otto Perez Molina announced the proposed change, along with dozens of others, in one of the…


At MAG Silver and Fresnillo's Juanicipio silver project in Mexico, from left: Canaccord Genuity analyst Nicholas Campbell; MAG Silver founder and director Peter Megaw; Cinco de Mayo project manager Jim McGlassen; and Macquarie Securities analyst Michael Gray. Photo by MAG Silver

MAG Silver sings Juanicipio’s praises

In a conference call on June 14, MAG Silver’s (MAG-T, MVG-X) president and CEO, Dan MacInnis, enthusiastically described the company’s Juanicipio polymetallic project in Mexico as “bulletproof” and “one of —…


Editorial: Fleece Navidad

At the halfway mark of the year, the political difficulties are starting to pile up for North American and European explorers and miners operating in several Latin American countries. But front and centre these days is Argentina, with its rich…


Golden Reign digs Nueva Segovia in Nicaragua

Golden Reign Resources (GRR-V) wants to help return Nicaragua to its former vaunted status in the gold world.Before the Sandinista revolution of 1979, Nicaragua was one of Central America’s largest gold exporters.And…


Baja Mining clings to life

Nearly two months after Baja Mining (BAJ-T, BAJFF-O) initially disclosed cost overruns of US$246 million at its Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, one of the company’s largest shareholders, Louis Dreyfus…


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