Month: January 2018

San Marco Discovers High Grade Copper – Silver At Chunibas; Samples up to 5.9% Copper and 66 g/t Silver.

San Marco’s CEO, Bob Willis stated: “This most recent discovery is further evidence of the regional implications of this very large mineralized system. Our recent drilling at the Santa Fe target at Chunibas discovered wide intervals of gold mineralization in hydrothermal breccias. Our newest discovery is primarily copper and silver mineralization in a different geological environment, over an area, which is open in all directions. While sampling is, by necessity, confined to outcrop exposures it is important to note that mineralization has been discovered in most exposures within a large and growing area. Every effort was made to generate representative rock chip samples of entire individual outcrop exposures. There is no evidence that this zone was previously explored or sampled. Management considers this new discovery highly significant and is following up on it aggressively.”

Capstone Mining 2017 Production Results and 2018 Operating and Capital Guidance

“We are guiding production for 2018 consistent with our 2017 production. Planned capital expenditures in 2018 of $100 million reflect scheduled haul truck maintenance at Pinto Valley, the continuation of operations at Minto and an increased allocation for exploration at Cozamin, following up on 2017’s significant exploration success,” continued Mr. Pylot.

Kootenay Provides 2018 Exploration Plans & Review of 2017 Activities

Kootenay President and CEO James McDonald states, “As we prepare for an exciting year ahead of drilling in 2018, we are pleased to provide a review of activities detailing many of Kootenay’s significant achievements in 2017. Supported by an established NI 43-101 silver asset base of over 140 million ounces of silver equivalent*, we will focus our resources on accelerating the growth of this asset base in 2018. Our top priority remains the advancement of our flagship La Cigarra silver project, located in the Parral mining district in Chihuahua, Mexico. Ongoing exploration in 2018 will include drill testing of high-grade structures extending from La Cigarra’s existing silver resource, drill testing several new priority targets and the advancement of two recent discoveries on the project. We look forward to providing further updates on activities as they develop.”

Prospero provides drilling update for El Petate Project Identifies Three Zones for Deeper Drilling

Tawn Albinson, the President of Prospero Silver commented: “Petate is the second project of three selected for first-pass drilling as agreed with our strategic partner Fortuna Silver. Under our arrangement with Fortuna, when we have completed drilling three projects, they have the right to select one for a joint venture. We are happy with the results at El Petate. In particular, holes 1, 9 and 11 have highlighted interesting grades over intervals of up to 24.9m downhole, although with unknown strike extent, indicating prospective deeper targets for a follow-up program. We are strongly aligned with Fortuna to drill as many of Prospero’s projects as possible, hence the plan to mobilise onto the next target, Pachuca SE, as soon as possible — hopefully in January. The Pachuca SE target lies about 20km southeast of the Vizcaina vein, one of the largest silver-rich epithermal veins in the world.”

Silver Bull Extends Previously Inaccessible Historical Workings 350 Meters To The West Of Recent Drilling And Identifies Two New Sulphide Zones Grading Up To 30.7% Zinc, 606 G/T Silver, 17.6% Lead, And 0.55% Copper, At The Sierra Mojada Project.

Tim Barry, President, CEO and director of Silver Bull states, “350 meters of historical workings were opened up along the east-west trend of the sulphide mineralization we drilled in 2017. This channel sampling program clearly shows the continuation of high grade mineralization towards the west. Our underground geological mapping shows a number of high angle structures up to 2 meters wide containing sulphide mineralization grading up to 1,300 grams per ton silver, 42% zinc, 18% lead, and 13% copper that appear to feed into the overlying oxide zone. Our plan for the first part of 2018 is to walk our drill rig along these newly opened up east-west underground workings with the view of demonstrating continuity of the mineralization. The exceptionally high zinc numbers we see in the new area is consistent with what we see in other areas we drilled in 2017 and presents an exciting new target. In addition to the continued drilling along the sulphide trend we expect to have additional results from our 2017 drill program out to the market shortly”.

Santacruz Initiates Veta Grande Mill Expansion and Receives Drilling Permit

Carlos Silva, COO of Santacruz, stated “The purpose of this diamond drilling campaign is to confirm the width and grade of the Veta Grande vein at depth which will allow us to properly develop a mine plan to deliver mineraized material to the expanded Veta Grande mill” Mr. Silva continued “These ongoing activities at Veta Grande will result in more reliable operations and provide a solid base for growing the Company.”

Minera Alamos Completes Final Tailings Containment Plans and Confirms Permitting for La Fortuna Gold Project on Target for Early Q2 – 2018

Minera Alamos Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the geotechnical studies required for the approval of its mine development permits for the La Fortuna Gold Project in Durango, Mexico. The study results which include the design of the tailings containment facilities comprise the final data package to be submitted by the Company’s environmental consultant (Consultoria Ambiental Vugalit, S.C.) to the Mexican Federal Environmental Agency (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales or “SEMARNAT”) as part of the mine permitting approval process. Based on the feedback received to date, the target for approval of these permits remains early second quarter in 2018.

Canuc Announces Breccia Discovery

Canuc Resources Corporation is pleased to provide an update on exploration at the San Javier Silver-Gold Project in Sonora State, Mexico.

Vangold Mining Initiates Underground Drill Program at El Pinguico Mine. Targeting Stock Pile Resource and Continuation of El Pinguico Vein.

Cameron King, Vangold CEO advises, “The drilling program is to define and expand the potential mineralization at El Pinguico. We are fully aware of the historical cutoff grade mined at 15g/t AuEq, now it’s our job to prove it. With drill results, we can define a resource over the UG stockpile and document its value. Phase 2 drilling is the start of Vangold’s future growth strategy, proving the El Pinguico vein system continues at depth adds years of development and production.”

First Majestic Provides Review of 2017 Exploration Program and Plans for 2018

Keith Neumeyer, CEO and President, states: “2017 was an exceptional year for exploration and technological innovations. Across seven of our assets, we had up to 24 active rigs and drilled over 156,500 metres resulting in a new exploration record for First Majestic. The Company is now working diligently to incorporate these successful results into an updated Reserve and Resource estimate which is expected to be released by the end of the first quarter of 2018. Our two major discoveries for 2017 were the Cerro de Santiago vein at La Parrilla and the Ermitaño vein at Santa Elena. It is also becoming evident that there is a significant opportunity around Santa Elena and La Parrilla to expand the size of the known mineral resources. As a result of the recent discoveries, we are allocating additional exploration resources in 2018 in order to improve Life of Mine at both operations.”

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.

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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.