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The Bank of Nova Scotia (known also as Scotiabank) agreed this past summer to invest US$75 million to acquire a 5% interest in Mexico’s fourth largest financial group, Financiero Inverlat, S.A. The Ca…

Toronto-based Hillsborough Resources (TSE) recently signed a joint venture agreement with Industrias Luismin S.A. de C.V. of Mexico City to provide mine engineering and contracting services in Mexico….

An agreement has been signed between Westminer Canada and Cache Explorations (ME), allowing Westminer to acquire up to a 90% interest in Cache’s Fenton and Guercheville Twp. gold properties near Chibo…

Sweden will put its state-owned mineral rights on the international block following a resolution that all exploration ventures managed by the government should be discontinued. Until recently, the Sta…

Active in Mexico the past two years, Vancouver-based Teck (TSE) recently set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Minera Teck, S.A. de C.V., through which it will channel exploration funding and own properti…

Despite tough market conditions, Minerva Gold Mines (VSE) is continuing to evaluate the La Conquista property which consists of seven claims within the boundaries of the producing San Martin mine in t…

As a country with abundant natural resources and the third largest land area in Latin America, Mexico has developed the 15th largest economy in the world and has become the second most industrialized …

Working on the assumption that the best place to find gold is at an existing mine, Placer Dome (TSE) has defined additional resources which it believes could boost its ore reserves by nearly 10 millio…

Director John Lecky and major shareholder John Pope loaded up on shares of Hillsborough Resources (TSE) in September. Lecky bought 356,361 shares of the mining contractor for $2.28 to hold 1.32 millio…

As an exploration and mining company that operates entirely outside Canada, Cominco Resources International (TSE) was ahead of the pack when Mexico recently opened its doors and made investment in the…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $343.30 – $6.20 Silver* $ 3.71 – $0.04 Platinum*$355.00 – $4.00 Nickel** $ 2.84 – $0.17 Lead** $ 0.25 $0.00 Copper $ 1.02 – $0.01 Zinc $ 0.54 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiaban…

One of the largest new gold discoveries in the U.S. will be further evaluated as a proposed open pit mining and heap leach operation capable of producing about 300,000 oz. gold per year over the first…