Year: 2016

Fortuna reports consolidated financial results for the first quarter 2016

Jorge A. Ganoza, President and CEO, commented, “We have made a strong start to the year operating well within our production and cost targets and look forward to the commissioning of our key expansion project at the San Jose Mine in July.” Mr. Ganoza continued, “At San Jose’s new production rate of 3,000 tpd, the company will target total annual consolidated production of approximately nine million ounces of silver and fifty-two thousand ounces of gold, with an AISCC below $9.0 per ounce of silver.”

Azure Buoyed by Mesa de Plata Resource

Azure’s Managing Director, Tony Rovira, commented: “I’m very pleased to present this first Mineral Resource for the Mesa de Plata silver deposit. In particular, the High Grade Zone presents an attractive near-term development option, and we’re currently investigating this possibility. Additionally, I’m very confident that our recent exploration successes at the nearby Loma Bonita prospect, which has both gold and silver mineralisation, will significantly enhance the overall project.”

Norvista Capital Announces Increase in Equity Interest in Minera Alamos Inc.

Norvista Capital Corporation today announces that it acquired, together with Norvista Capital I Limited Partnership, an aggregate of 5,000,000 units of Minera Alamos Inc. pursuant to a non-brokered private placement at a price of $0.10 per Unit. Each Unit was comprised of one common share and one-half of one common share purchase warrant of Minera. Each Warrant entitles the holder thereof to acquire one additional common share of Minera at a price of $0.15 at any time prior to May 4, 2019. The LP, which is managed by the Company, invests alongside Norvista on a pro rata basis in qualifying investments.

Southern Silver Files Cerro Las Minitas Technical Report

The resource estimate provides initial grade and tonnage estimates for three mineral deposits on the property at the Blind, El Sol and Santo Nino zones which have been the focus of much of Southern’s exploration activities on the property since 2011, but does not include mineralization from the newly discovered Mina La Bocona zone. Further drilling on the Mina La Bocona target is planned for the 2016 exploration program in order to properly delineate this target.

Indígenas toman mina de plata en Oaxaca

Integrantes de la Coordinadora de Pueblos del Valle Central tomaron de manera simbólica de la mina de plata de la comunidad zapoteca de San José “El Progreso” para exigir su cierre y demandar justicia por el asesinato de su líder, Bernardo Vásquez.

Cyprium Mining Corporation provides update on filing of 2015 financial statements

Mr. Alain Lambert, Chairman and CEO of Cyprium stated: “While we have accomplished much from an operational standpoint over the last year, we are disappointed that there was a delay in the completion and filing of our 2015 audited statements. We do not have any audit issues and the operations in Mexico continue according to plans. The delay is in part due to the complexity of certain aspects of the Potosi joint venture. The trading in the shares of the Company will be halted until the financials are filed.”

México rompe récord mundial en producción de plata en 2015

México produjo 189.5 millones de onzas de plata en 2015, un aumento de 3.2 millones de onzas, 2.0 por ciento respecto a 2014, con lo que logró la mayor producción global de este metal en la historia reciente, según el Instituto Mundial de la Plata.

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