Month: December 2013

Tarsis Closes Financing

Tarsis Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce that the financing announced on November 21, 2013 and increased on December 16, 2013 has been closed.

International Minerals Closes Arrangement with Hochschild

International Minerals Corporation and Chaparral Gold Corp. announce the closing of the previously-announced transaction by way of a plan of arrangement involving IMZ and Hochschild Mining plc, pursuant to which Hochschild has acquired all of the outstanding shares of IMZ.

La Jornada: Autoriza la Semarnat explotar cobre a cielo abierto en Zacatecas

Se expulsará a las últimas 20 familias que durante dos años se negaron a dejar Mazapil. Autoriza la Semarnat explotar cobre a cielo abierto en Zacatecas
Minera Tahuaya espera extraer diariamente 43 toneladas métricas de cobre catódico de alta pureza. Cada año utilizará en sus procesos 97 mil toneladas de ácido sulfúrico y 850 de explosivos.

Gold Resource Corporation Modifies and Declares its Instituted Monthly Dividend for December

Gold Resource Corporation declares its monthly dividend for December 2013 payable on January 23, 2014 to shareholders of record as of January 13, 2014. The Company is modifying its instituted monthly dividend from $0.03 per share per month to $0.01 per share per month beginning with this December dividend. The dividend modification is due to continued precious metal price weakness and volatility, the recent 8% tax imposed upon precious metal producers in Mexico, cash conservation strategies and to maintain flexibility for future opportunities. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $92 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring production July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Yamana Gold Inc. (AUY) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for December 27, 2013

Yamana Gold Inc. will begin trading ex-dividend on December 27, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.065 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 14, 2014. Shareholders who purchased AUY stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 6th quarter that AUY has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $8.74, the dividend yield is 2.97%.

IMPACT Silver Resumes Ownership of the Veta Grande Silver Project in Zacatecas, Mexico

IMPACT Silver Corp. announces today that it has resumed control of the Veta Grande Silver Project assets, which consist of the 200-tonne-per-day Santa Gabriela processing plant and mineral concessions in the Zacatecas Silver District in central Mexico. Defiance has advised IMPACT that it would be returning the Zacatecas assets, which were optioned to Defiance in 2011.

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.