Month: December 2018

Confirman recorte de personal en mina El Cubo

Un total de 240 trabajadores de la mina El Cubo serán despedidos, debido a la baja producción que proyecta tener el próximo año la empresa Endeavour Silver Corporation, de acuerdo con una revisión anticipada. La mina reduciría sus tres turnos a uno solo por día en 2019.

Endeavour Silver Provides Early Review of El Cubo Mine Plan for 2019

Due to the current short mine life at El Cubo, the Company plans to reduce the production rate in 2019 to approximately half its 1500 tonne per day capacity, at higher operating costs than 2018, while continuing to explore for new reserves to extend the mine life. More details will be provided when Endeavour releases its 2019 consolidated production and cost guidance in January.

GoGold Achieves One Million Hours Without Loss Time Accident

Brad Langille states, “We are committed to the health and safety of all of our workers and the community. We have reached the milestone of one million hours with no loss time accidents, during which time Parral was in full operation. I would like to thank our team at Parral for their continuous commitment to safety. We are very proud of this achievement and will continue to have a commitment to zero accidents”.

Magellan Conducts Bulk Test at SDA Mill for Toll Milling Contract

Magellan Gold Corporation, a U.S. based mining and exploration enterprise focused on silver and gold, today announced it has reached preliminary agreement to toll treat mineralized material utilizing the Company’s SDA Mill at Acaponeta, Nayarit State, Mexico. A private third-party supplier will be responsible for sourcing the mineralized material and delivering it to the mill. Test processing of an initial bulk sample of approximately 1,000 tons is expected to commence during December 2018.

VVC Exploration – New Private Placement Financings

An aggregate of CA$2,212,510.00 (approximately US$1,700,000) has been raised pursuant to the Financing, and 44,250,200 additional Shares and 22,125,100 additional Warrants are being issued, subject to the final acceptance by the TSXV Venture Exchange. After issuing the Shares, there will be 305,766,461 shares issued and outstanding. The Shares and Warrants will be subject to the Statutory 4-month Hold Period in Canada expiring April 15, 2019. One insider of the Company, Mr. Terrence Martell, participated in 3.3% of the Financing.

The security risks of mining in Latin America

Consultancy firm Americas Market Intelligence or AMI issued this week a lengthy report on the risks of mining in Latin America. One of the chapters focuses on security hazards and reveals that such perils are not necessarily provoked by illegal groups.

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.