Month: January 2016

Kootenay and Northair Announce Transaction to Create Leading Mexican Silver Consolidator

Kootenay Silver Inc. and Northair Silver Corp. are pleased to announce the execution of a Binding Letter Agreement pursuant to which Kootenay will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Northair. The combination of Kootenay and Northair will create a leading Mexican silver exploration and development company and consolidator with a portfolio of assets headlined by Kootenay’s Promontorio and La Negra projects and Northair’s La Cigarra project, all of which are based in Mexico. In addition, the combined company will have exposure to a continuum of grass-roots pipeline exploration projects, royalty interests and joint ventures, plus a strong balance sheet providing the combined company with a stable platform for future consolidation in the sector.

Endeavour Silver Produces 7.2 Million oz Silver and 60,000 oz Gold in 2015

Bradford Cooke, CEO and Director, commented, “Our mining operations group is to be commended for delivering another solid year of production in 2015. Guanaceví continued to perform better than plan and the completion of the Phase 2 mine expansion from 1,500 tpd to 2,200 tpd at El Cubo was a significant achievement, offsetting the planned lower production from Bolañitos.

Hecla Reports Record Silver Production of 11.6 Million Ounces and More Than 189,000 Ounces of Gold

“Despite a difficult metals market, Hecla’s production continues to grow, setting the 2nd consecutive annual silver production record,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and CEO. “All three mines exceeded guidance and San Sebastian has begun production. We are continuing to see results from our strategy of investing in production growth, causing our silver equivalent production to be the most in our 125-year history. This growth, along with cost controls and focused investment, puts Hecla in a good position now and when metals prices rebound.”

IMPACT Silver reports additional wide & high grade drill intercepts at San Ramon Deeps including 425 g/t Silver over 7.89 meters and 319 g/t Silver over 4.08 meters

This wide and high grade silver vein at San Ramon Deeps Zone was discovered in 2014 and now provides 40% of total production tonnage. To date this vein has been exposed in mine workings on Levels 16.5, 18, 19 and 20 over a minimum length of 180 meters where it continues to be open for expansion and has true widths of two to seventeen meters. The drill holes in this news release outlined the vein to a vertical distance of 10 to 55 meters below the current mine workings.

Canarc Appoints General Manager for El Compas Gold-Silver Mine

Canarc Resource Corp. is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mr. Alfonso Canseco as Interim General Manager for Canarc’s fully permitted El Compas Gold-Silver Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico, effective immediately. Based in our Zacatecas office, Mr. Canseco will be responsible for directing our efforts to bring the El Compas mine into production in 2016.

GoGold Appoints Brad Langille as President and CEO

GoGold Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that Brad Langille moves from Strategic Advisor to replace Terry Coughlan as President and CEO effective today. Mr. Coughlan will continue his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

“Brad is the right person to take GoGold to the next level,” said Coughlan. “His experience in building and operating mines in Mexico is instrumental in executing GoGold’s growth plan.”

Aurcana Voluntarily Delists From OTCQX

The Board of Directors of Aurcana Corporation reports that upon reviewing the trading volume, costs and administrative requirements related to the Company’s listing on the OTCQX International, it has voluntarily delisted its common shares from the OTCQX International effective tomorrow, January 6, 2016. Aurcana’s common shares continue to be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

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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.