Month: March 2013

Avino Reports On Mine Expansion Plans, Now Targeting 1,500 Tpd Mill Capacity, Updates Mine Development And New Resource Estimate

Avino Silver and Gold Mines Ltd. reports that upgrading and expansion of its San Gonzalo mine on the Avino property near Durango, Mexico continues to progress rapidly. At San Gonzalo, activities in February were centered on underground development and mining as well as delivering new underground mining equipment. At the main Avino Mine, efforts have been focused on water treatment and de-watering to allow access to lower levels for exploration and development.

Scorpio Mining Appoints Chief Operating Officer

Scorpio Mining Corporation today announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas (Tom) McGrail to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective March 1, 2013. Mr. McGrail brings over 35 years of leadership and has a track record of successfully managing open-pit and underground operations including 18 years in Latin America.

Soltoro Drilling Intercepts 64 Metres of 106 gpt Silver Equivalent Including 6.15 Metres of 543 gpt Silver Equivalent in Deep Sulphide Zone at El Rayo

Soltoro Ltd. Soltoro Ltd. has completed six additional diamond drill holes at the El Rayo primary silver project in Jalisco, Mexico to test for sulphide mineralization at depth below the known Las Bolas deposit. Results have been received from four holes to date. On January 18, 2013, Soltoro announced results from drill hole Ray 12-152 which intersected 91.3 metres of 129 g/t silver equivalent including 11.2 metres of massive sulphide mineralization grading 537 g/t silver equivalent encountered at the base of the hole. The four holes drilled along strike from hole RAY12-152 at 50 metre spacings all encountered sulphide mineralization extending the deep sulphide zone 200 metres along strike (Ray13-158 is pending). Ray13-155 is a step-out hole drilled below Ray12-152. Results are as follows:

Bacanora Announces Closing of $3.5M Private Placement

BACANORA MINERALS LTD. is pleased to announce that the Company has closed its previously announced private placement financing of 11,666,667 units of the Company at a price of $0.30 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,500,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant, with each whole warrant being exercisable into one common share at a price of $0.45 for a period of five (5) years. The principal subscriber under the offering is Igneous Capital Limited, which has subscribed for 10,000,000 units for gross proceeds of $3,000,000. As a result of this subscription, Igneous is considered to be an Insider of the Company by virtue of its holdings of more than 10% of the outstanding voting shares of Bacanora. Accordingly, the shares and warrants issuable to Igneous upon closing are currently being held in trust, pending final TSX Venture Exchange approval following completion of standard background checks and related reviews by the Exchange.

Cayden Resources Receives $7.88 Million and Provides Corporate Update

Cayden Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received the first payment of $7.88 million USD from Desarrollos Mineros San Luis, S.A. de C.V. as a result of the previously announced sale of 2,492 hectares of non core land holdings of the Morelos Sur East concession.

Silver Bull Intersects 19.52% Zinc over 22.85 Meters Including 47.59% Zinc over 4.4 Meters on the Sierra Mojada Project, Coahuila, Mexico

Silver Bull Resources, Inc. is pleased to announce the drill results for the fifth and final batch of drill holes from the underground drill program twinning a series of “long holes” in the high grade zinc zone situated below and adjacent to the high grade silver zone, located at the eastern end of the Shallow Silver Zone on the Sierra Mojada Project in Coahuila, Northern Mexico.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience and expertise within its management team alone.

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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.