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.
Mexico and Central America
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.
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.
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,…
Silver Standard working to develop multiple projects
Vancouver – With one of the largest silver resources around Silver Standard (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has positioned itself well to benefit from rising silver prices, but it still faces the challenge of getting those resources out of the ground.
Goldcorp’s Penasquito yet to find its legs
Beset by a string of early production issues, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is hurriedly working to ramp up to full production at its newest flagship mining asset, the Penasquito silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas 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…
Majescor doubles on pre-earthquake Haitian drill results
Ottawa-based Majescor Resources (MJX-V) has released high-grade gold assays, including 10.5 metres of 77 grams gold per tonne, from drilling completed in December 2009 at its Somine gold-copper project in northeast Haiti.
U.S. Gold gets edge in Mexico with new hire
U.S. Gold Corp.’s (UXG-T, UXG-N) El Gallo project in Sinaloa, Mexico is often compared with Pan American Silver’s (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) Alamo Dorado deposit, now an operating silver mine 240 km to the north.