Silver Viper takes first bite at Clemente
VANCOUVER — Newly branded Silver Viper Minerals (TSXV: VIPR) has launched a drill campaign at its 62.1 sq. km Clemente silver-gold project in Sonora, northern Mexico, just days after the company…
Mexico and Central America
Candelaria Mining dodges politics at Caballo Blanco in Mexico
After acquiring the Caballo Blanco project in the Mexican state of Veracruz a little more than a year ago, Candelaria Mining (TSXV: CAND) prepared a new environmental impact assessment (MIA)…
Alio Gold to make construction decision on Ana Paula in Q2 2018
Since Mexican regulator SEMARNAT approved Ana Paula’s environmental impact assessment in April, Alio Gold (TSX: ALO; NYSE-AM: ALO) has continued to take big strides in de-risking the relatively high-grade, open-pit…
B2Gold’s Fekola on brink of commercial production this year
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) says it has started processing ore at its Fekola gold mine in southwestern Mali, and will reach commercial production before year-end. The mid-tier miner already…
Seven questions investors should ask about geophysical anomalies
VANCOUVER — Geophysical surveys are frequently used by the mining and exploration industry to detect potential mineral deposits hidden beneath the subsurface. However, the results of geophysical surveys can be…
GoGold Resources sells Santa Gertrudis to Agnico Eagle
GoGold Resources (TSX: GGD) is selling its Santa Gertrudis gold project in Sonora, Mexico, to Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) for US$80 million in cash to eliminate debt….
Mexico Snapshot: Six active juniors
Mexico is a home away from home for Canadian mineral explorers and junior mine developers, with its highly prospective geology, low operating costs and pro-mining culture. Here are six Canadian…
Southern Silver expands new zone at Cerro las Minitas
VANCOUVER — The last six months of drilling have been a game changer for Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) at its Cerro las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project, 70 km…
Almadex taps into Mexico’s overlooked porphyry potential
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Almadex Minerals (TSXV: AMZ; US-OTC: AXDDF) has pulled the best drill hole to date at its El Cobre gold-copper property, 75 km south of the port…
Vangold to mine historic stockpiles at El Pinguico
Vangold Mining (TSXV: VAN; US-OTC: VGLDF) hopes to reactivate production at the historic El Pinguico gold mine, which operated more than a hundred years ago outside Guanajuato City, Mexico. The…
Minera Alamos reels in Osisko Gold Royalties
Throughout his career, and as a founder of Castle Gold, Darren Koningen brought two profitable heap-leach gold mines into production on time and under budget: El Sastre in Guatemala and…
Primero’s future uncertain after strike at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining’s (TSX: P) future hangs in the balance after 18 months of operational inefficiencies and labour-related work stoppages at its flagship San Dimas gold-silver operation, 125 km northeast…