Agnico-Eagle gets the shine back
Once a company achieves upper-mid-tier status, as Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T) has, it is faced with a different set of problems.
Mexico and Central America
Impact Silver reaps more high-grade
Second phase drilling at the Oscar project in Mexico has returned intercepts of 1,875 grams silver per tonne over 1 metre and 115 grams silver over 23.39 metres, Impact Silver (IPT-V) reports.
Cinco de Mayo doesn’t disappoint for MAG Silver
Drill results from Cinco de Mayo, 190 km north of Chihuahua City in Mexico, indicate continuous mineralization over a 400-metre dip length with mineralization remaining open downdip and along strike, MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) reports.
AuRico focuses on gold assets, divests El Cubo to Endeavour Silver
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) completed the sale of its El Cubo silver-gold mine in Mexico’s Guanajuato state and its Guadalupe y Calvo silver-gold exploration project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state…
Land deal paves way for Torex
Torex Gold Resources’ (TXG-T) work on the community relations side of the mining business is bearing fruit.
First Majestic to merge with Silvermex
First Majestic Silver (FR-T) believes Silvermex Resources ’ (SLX-T) key asset can take it to the next tier of silver producers.
Fortuna sees a reversal of fortunes
Fortuna Silver Mines(FVI-T, FSM-N) is the latest company to get hammered for cost escalations after missing 2011 projections and forecasting higher costs for 2012.
Silver Wheaton rises on record 2011 revenues
Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) is the reigning king of silver-stream financing, and saw notable growth in 2011.
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
Westridge: On the trail for Mexican gold at Charay
Westridge Resources’ (WST-V) Charay gold-silver property is an easy drive along a modern freeway, lined with sleepy agricultural land, 30 km northeast of Los Mochis here in northwestern Mexico.
Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…
Fortuna sees a reversal of fortunes
Vancouver — Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N) is the latest company to get hammered for cost escalations after missing 2011 projections and forecasting higher costs for 2012.