Month: January 2020

Equinox Gold Corp. and Leagold Mining Corporation are pleased to announce that both Equinox Gold and Leagold shareholders approved all matters voted on at their respective special meetings of shareholders held earlier today, approving the transaction announced on December 16, 2019 to combine the companies, creating one of the world’s top gold producing companies operating entirely in the Americas.

“We mined a record 74,876 tonnes from Platosa in 2019, the most in our 15-year operating history,” stated Brendan Cahill, President and CEO. “At Miguel Auza, we processed record tonnage of 89,478 tonnes for the year and 26,226 tonnes for Q4 from Platosa and Hecla’s San Sebastian Mine, demonstrating continued scalability in the milling operation. During the fourth quarter, flow sheet upgrades resulted in improved silver recoveries of over 91.7%. We expect zinc recoveries to further improve with ongoing upgrades.”

“La Minera Fresnillo PLC tiene como política la sustentabilidad, pues es una empresa dedicada a la exploración, explotación y beneficio de minerales, y está comprometida con garantizar un lugar seguro y saludable para su personal y su entorno, estableciendo buenas relaciones con las comunidades vecinas”, expresó Gerónimo Javier Medina Triana, superintendente de Relaciones con la Comunidad del distrito Fresnillo, del grupo Fresnillo-PLC.

The proposed acquisition has continued to progress with formal documentation now completed with the execution of a Share Sale Agreement for the acquisition by Mithril of all issued share capital of Sun Minerals today.