Baja Mining cashed up with US$515 million for El Boleo
Vancouver – A US$515 million financing means Baja Mining (BAJ-T) can start construction at its large El Boleo coppe…
Mexico and Central America
Farallon finds precious metal pockets
Farallon Resources (FAN-T) has extended the southeastern zone of its G-9 polymetallic deposit in Guerrero state, Me…
Kinross to JV Linear Gold’s Ixhuatan project
Vancouver – Five years of work paid off when Linear Gold (LRR-T, LGCFF-O) reached an agreement with Kinross Gold (K…
Mexican gov’t snaps up half of country’s mineral concessions
Vancouver – The Mexican government has staked over 320 million hectares of mineral concessions to prevent oil and g…
Cuatro Hermanos drilling positive
The first four holes on the Cuatro Hermanos copper-molybdenum project in Sonora state, Mexico, have intersected sig…
Initial cores from Northair’s El Reventon show strong silver
Vancouver – The first drill results from International Northair Mines’ (INM-V) El Reventon project in Mexico are in…
Bell, Grandcru, and Rogue River to merge
Vancouver – In a three-way aimed at creating a company focused on copper exploration in the Americas, Bell Resource…
Aurogin, Morgain Create Castle Gold
Shareholders of both Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V, AROG-O) and Morgain Minerals (MGM-V, MGIMF-O) have voted overwhelmingly to a merger of equals of the two junior gold companies under an agreement struck …
GlobeStar Drills Nickel Laterites
Vancouver — Drilling into nickel laterites in the Dominican Republic is returning good grades for GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T).
Agnico-Eagle to move ahead with Pinos Altos
Sean Boyd, vice-chairman and chief executive of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) is feeling pretty chuffed these days.
Pediment jumps on gold results from Mexico (August 27, 2007)
Vancouver — A trio of strong drill results from the San Antonio gold project, in Mexico, bumped shares of Pediment Exploration (PEZ-V, PEZFF-O) up as much as 46% last month.
Editorial: Rotten week for miners
Bad news converged on the mining community from every direction during the week ended Aug. 18, the 33rd trading week of 2007.