Baja completes infill drilling program at Boleo
Vancouver — Baja Mining (BAJ-V, BAJFF-O) has completed the first 20,000 metres of an ongoing infill drill program at its Boleo copper-cobalt-manganese-zinc project despite delays caused by Hurricane…
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Glencairn adds property near La India (October 16, 2006)
A $2.4-million purchase near its La India property in Nicaragua consolidates mineral rights on a known gold resource and offers Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) a chance to ship ore to its Limon mine….
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 16, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc miner Grupo Mexico (GMBXF-O, GMEXICOB-M) still got its share of storms. From a coal m…
Orko keeps drills turning at La Preciosa
Vancouver — Mining has been an economic cornerstone in Durango state, Mexico, for more than 400 years, and junior companies such as Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hope to keep the tradition alive by adv…
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
Mexican coal miners face hazardous conditions
Lima, Peru — Almost a year after Mexico’s worst mining disaster in four decades, investigators are still trying to recover the 64 missing bodies of the miners killed in the Pasta de Conchos coal pit…
Grupo Mexico weathers the storm (October 11, 2006)
Lima, Peru — The Atlantic hurricane season has been mercifully light this year, but Mexican copper, coal and zinc …
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Skye about to decide on Fenix
Vancouver — Breaking into the nickel business is a daunting proposition for a small company, given the technical and financial resources typically required to bring a large-scale project into product…
Frontera harvests first copper cathodes at Piedras Verdes
Vancouver – The initial batch of cathodes at Frontera Copper’s (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) Piedras Verdes mine in Sonora State…
Silver Standard cuts wide mineralized zone at Pitarrilla (September 27, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) on its Pitarrilla project in Durango State, Mexic…
McEwen to battle Goldcorp-Glamis merger
Vancouver – Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) founder and ex-chairman Robert McEwen has dropped the gloves and launched an ope…