Kimber advancing Monterde gold-silver project
After more than a decade of working on the Monterde gold-silver project in Mexico, Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KB-X) is starting to build momentum.
2011
Construction nearly complete at Yamana’s Mercedes mine
Construction at Yamana Gold’s (YRI-T, AUY-N) Mercedes underground gold-silver mine in northern Mexico’s Sonora state is six months ahead of schedule, the company reports, with the first gold pour now scheduled before year-end.
Rebranded AuRico Gold is in good shape
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) has had nothing short of a notable year so far, as the company continues to rebrand as a low-cost producer, now with three gold-silver mines in Mexico.
Soltoro steps it up in Jalisco
Junior explorer Soltoro (SOL-V), which is focused on finding bulk-tonnage gold and silver deposits in southwestern Mexico, is making headway in Jalisco state where it defined a resource at its 100%-owned El Rayo primary silver project earlier…
Alamos is on the move
Alamos Gold (AGI-T) has posted higher second-quarter profits, despite lower production at its flagship Mulatos gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.
Great Panther re-starts concentrate shipments
Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) has started shipping silver-gold pyrite concentrates from its Guanajuato mine to a new buyer in Mexico. Shipments had been delayed because an overseas smelter with which Great Panther had a one-year contract…
Goldcorp’s Penasquito finding its legs
Beset by a string of early production problems, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is hurriedly working to ramp up to full production at its newest flagship asset, the Penasquito silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas state.
Agnico-Eagle ramps up Pinos Altos
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) new Pinos Altos gold-silver mine in Mexico had a remarkable second quarter with notable gold production amid the company’s less-than-stellar period.
Arian Silver beefs up San Jose
Arian Silver (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) finds itself in an enviable position.
Almaden expands Ixtaca zone
Prospect generator Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) continues to expand its wholly owned Ixtaca discovery as it works through a 20,000-metre drill program on the property.
Commentary: Weighing Mexico’s security risks
Back in 2004 I attended an annual general meeting for a client that had acquired a gold-silver mine in Mexico. It was one of many Canadian juniors at the time who had managed to acquire small-scale mines with good expansion possibilities and,…
Advanced Explorations drops on feasibility study
Shares of Advanced Explorations (AXI-V) plunged 37% following the results of a feasibility study of its Roche Bay iron project on the Melville Peninsula in Nunavut.