Month: March 2014

Torex Announces The Appointment Of A New Chief Financial Officer

Torex Gold Resources Inc. announced today that Andrew Gottwald, CFO of the Company since its inception four years ago, will be leaving Torex to pursue other interests. The Company has appointed Jeff Swinoga as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective April 7th, 2014.

AuRico Gold Announces Pricing of $315 Million Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Offering

AuRico Gold Inc. today announces the pricing of its private offering of $315 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020. The Notes were issued with a coupon of 7.75% and sold at 96.524% of par, and are expected to result in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $297 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. The offering is expected to close on or about March 27, 2014. AuRico intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes to repurchase its Convertible Notes due 2016 that are tendered to AuRico’s offer announced March 6, 2014 to purchase any and all of its Convertible Notes, to fund principal and interest payments on any Convertible Notes that remain outstanding following the offer to purchase, to repay amounts outstanding under its existing senior secured credit facility and for general corporate purposes, which may include funding capital expenditures to support organic growth.

Fortuna reports consolidated financial results for 2013

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. today reported revenue of $137.4 million, cash generated from operations, before changes in working capital, of $40.9 million, a net loss of $19.1 million in 2013, and adjusted net income of $9.4 million. The net loss includes a one-time non-cash tax provision of $7.7 million related to the initial recognition of the Mexican mining tax reform, and a non-cash impairment charge of $20.4 million, net of tax, related to the impact of declining silver prices on the carrying value of the Caylloma mine in Peru.

Santacruz Silver Mining Announces Exercise of Underwriters’ Over-Allotment Option

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. is pleased to announce that Canaccord Genuity Corp. and Raymond James Ltd., the underwriters of the Company’s recently closed common share offering have provided notice of exercise of their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 1,312,500 common shares of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share for total gross proceeds of $1,312,500. The closing of the exercise of the over-allotment option is scheduled to take place on Thursday, March 20, 2014.

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.