Poland’s KGHM seeks new acquisitions
With mining stocks falling, it is little wonder that talk of mergers and acquisitions has picked up. Unfortunately for most junior mining companies, much of the talk has remained just that – talk.
Mexico and Central America
Union troubles for Excellon in Mexico
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango state have staged two demonstrations in recent months and caused a total of seven days of lost production in August and September.
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Mexican army brought in to guard Excellon’s La Platosa mine
About 300 Mexican army troops, federal and state police have surrounded and blocked the entrances to Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) La Platosa underground silver-lead-zinc mine in Durango State, according to reports by the United…
Vista Gold boosts resources at Mt. Todd
Vista Gold (vgz-t, vgz-x) is on a move to bring its Mt. Todd gold project in Australia’s Northern Territories to feasibility and permitting.
Agnico to scoop Grayd
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has made a friendly $275-million takeover bid for Grayd Resource (GYD-V) and its two Mexican gold projects.
Riverside and partners busy drilling four properties at once
Prospect generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) is hoping its “shared-risk business model” will finally return dividends to shareholders this year in the form of a significant mineral discovery. The company has four drill programs running at the…
Expect more M&A in the gold space, despite ‘slim pickings’
In a presentation, Minefinders (MFL-T, MFN-X) president and CEO Mark Bailey summed up the spirit of this year’s Denver Gold Forum – a place where the lobbying and meetings continue…
Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd has the answers
Investors in Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) have two things on their minds these days, said the company’s president and CEO Sean Boyd at the Denver Gold Forum this week. First,…
Argonaut Gold advancing multiple Mexican projects
Vancouver – Less than two years after going public, Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has established itself as a competent gold producer in Mexico with a pipeline of prospective gold projects.
Timmins Gold doubles San Francisco’s reserves
Timmins Gold (TMM-T) has a reason to cheer as it completes a large drill program on the San Francisco gold project in Mexico’s Sonora state, doubling reserves and potentially extending the mine’s life by a decade.
Agnico to buy Grayd
Agnico-Eagle Mines (aem-t, aem-n) has made a friendly $275-million takeover bid for Grayd Resource (gyd-v) and its two Mexican gold projects.