Mexico and Central America

Goldcorp's Penasquito gold mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. Credit: Goldcorp

Goldcorp nails 2013 guidance, predicts falling cash costs

VANCOUVER — Prominent Canadian gold miner Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has proven to be more resilient in the face of falling precious metal prices than many of its peers. And if the company’s production guidance for 2014 is any…



Exploration manager Nigel Hulme studying core samples at Impact Silver's camp in Zacualpan, Mexico. Source: Impact Silver

Impact’s drills unearth more high-grade in Zacualpan

VANCOUVER — For emerging producer Impact Silver (TSXV: IPT) short-term exploration success remains an integral ingredient in its business strategy. The company currently operates the 500-tonnes-per-day Guadalupe production centre in…




Rob McEwen

Commentary: Rob McEwen on the outlook for 2014

Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining, shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the outlook for the mining industry in 2014. McEwen Mining’s principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina…




Capstone Mining's Pinto Valley copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, 125 km east of Phoenix.  Credit: Capstone Mining

Capstone’s Pinto Valley ‘doing better than expected’

Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) shares got a boost after the Vancouver-based firm said its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–molybdenum mine in Arizona could produce more than the targeted 22 million to 27 million lb. copper…


Mining operations at Brigus Gold's Black Fox project in Ontario. Credit: Brigus Gold

Primero bids for Brigus Gold

VANCOUVER — It’s been just over two years since gold producer Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) was outbid for the Young–Davidson gold mine in Ontario by AuRico Gold (TSX: AUG, NYSE: AUQ), but the company…


Russian billionaire acquires Mercator

VANCOUVER — Struggling copper producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML) has reportedly been on the market since late September, and the company found a suitor in Intergeo MMC — a Russian-based resource company controlled by…


Atico's El Roble mine in Colombia. Credit: Atico Mining

Atico steams ahead

Atico Mining (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF) became a producing mining company when it acquired 90% of the El Roble mine — the only producing copper mine in Colombia.


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