Month: January 2012

SilverCrest Retires Bank Debt Ahead of Schedule

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that it has retired the Project Loan Facility with Macquarie Bank Limited related to the construction of the Santa Elena Mine located in Sonora, Mexico. The original amount of the loan was $12.5 million USD and the principal balance outstanding at September 30, 2011 was $7.1 million USD. The loan retirement was funded entirely with cash flow from operations and was repaid 21 months ahead of schedule.

U.S. Antimony Reports Los Juarez Mill Feed

United States Antimony Corporation reported that the flotation mill in Guanajuato, Mexico has been completed and is ready for production. To start milling operations, dump rock was hauled from older workings at the Los Juarez antimony/silver/gold property in Queretaro, Mexico. Six samples were taken on a regular basis from approximately 19 truckloads or 420 metric tons from dump rock from an open pit called “Minas Grande.” The significance of this dump is that it was mined to a depth of 40 meters indicating that the deposit is not just a layered, “Manto”, deposit of 5 meters thickness.

Goldgroup files NI 43-101 Technical Report on the San José de Gracia Project

Goldgroup Mining Inc. announces that the technical report on the updated mineral resource estimate on the San José de Gracia project titled “NI 43-101 Technical Report on the San José de Gracia Project – Updated Resources Estimates on the Tres Amigos, San Pablo, La Union, La Purisina Zones – Northeast Sinaloa, Mexico” effective September 5, 2011 and dated January 3, 2012, has been filed on SEDAR in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects requirements. This filing is further to the Company’s previously announced updated mineral resource estimate on November 23, 2011.

Prospero Silver Increases Landholding Adjacent To High-Grade Gold District In Durango, Mexico

Prospero Silver Corp. is pleased to announce the acquisition (through staking) of an additional 9,771 hectares in the Santa Maria del Oro gold/silver district. The new ground lies to the west, south and east of the historic, high-grade Magistral vein system. With this addition, Prospero holds 16,124 hectares that virtually surround the historic Magistral del Oro mines, records for which indicate historic grades exceeded 15 g/t Au from oxides ores mined through the mid 20th century.

Argonaut Gold Announces the La Colorada Project on Track for Production in Early Q2, 2012

Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the results from a new National Instrument 43-101 compliant, Preliminary Economic Assessment for the 100% owned La Colorada gold-silver project, located 45 km southeast of Hermosillo, Mexico. The updated PEA was completed by SRK Consulting Inc. of Denver, CO. Argonaut acquired the La Colorada project (along with the San Antonio Gold Project) through the acquisition of Pediment Gold Corp. in February of 2011. (All dollar values in this release are expressed in $US).

Guerrero Now Trading in the United States Under the Symbol “GUEEF”

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 06, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Guerrero Exploration Inc. (“Guerrero” or the “Company”) (tsx venture:GEX)(pinksheets:GUEEF)(frankfurt:2GU) announces the common shares of the Company are now trading in the United States under the symbol GUEEF. Guerrero anticipates this will facilitate and grow the Company’s brand name throughout the United States and ultimately add more liquidity to the Company’s shares.

Maza Drilling is a Mexican company established in 2007 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Our Canadian founder, Mr. Guy de Launiere, has over 20 years of international experience managing diverse drilling operations. Maza Drilling strives to compete at the highest levels in terms of recovery, effectiveness, efficiency, and affordability at every project while keeping at the forefront of technology to meet our customer’s needs in this demanding market.

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Maza Drilling is a Mexican company established in 2007 in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. Our Canadian founder, Mr. Guy de Launiere, has over 20 years of international experience managing diverse drilling operations. Maza Drilling strives to compete at the highest levels in terms of recovery, effectiveness, efficiency, and affordability at every project while keeping at the forefront of technology to meet our customer’s needs in this demanding market.