Year: 2020

Hecla Reports 22% Higher Silver and 4% Higher Gold Production, Lower Debt, Growing Cash Balances

“2019 marked a year of higher metal production and in the second half of the year, strong cash flow generation and an improved balance sheet,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and CEO. “While gold & silver prices have increased, Greens Creek’s record silver production combined with the most gold production in Hecla’s history were the primary reasons for the cash flow strength.”

Avino Announces Management Appointments

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Nathan Harte as Chief Financial Officer and Peter Latta as VP Technical Services.

Solaris Announces Director Changes and Joins the Augusta Group of Companies

Solaris Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the appointments of Mr. Richard Warke and Mr. Donald Taylor, respectively, as Executive Chairman and non-executive director of the Company, effective immediately following the resignations of Mr. Scott Heffernan and Mr. Marcel DeGroot as directors. In addition, Solaris joins the Augusta Group of Companies.

Silver Spruce Closes First Tranche of Financing

Silver Spruce Resources Inc. is pleased to announce the closing of the first tranche of its non-brokered financing, on December 31, 2019. The Company has issued 4,750,000 units at $0.05 per unit for gross proceeds of $237,500.

Newmont Refreshes Brand as Company Looks to Next 100 Years of Superior Performance, Value Creation and Sustainability Leadership

“We successfully completed two historic transactions in 2019, which have transformed Newmont into a truly international organization with an unmatched portfolio of assets and prospects in top-tier jurisdictions around the world,” said Tom Palmer, President and Chief Executive Officer. “As this company has done many times in the past, Newmont has demonstrated its ability to adapt to change, which is truly a hallmark of our success over the last 100 years. Updating our brand represents a natural step as we approach the next 100 years in Newmont’s long and proud legacy of operating discipline, profitable growth, environmental stewardship, and developing the industry’s best talent.”

Advance Gold Begins Second Drill Hole Into Large 1000 X 500 Metres Chargeability Anomaly

Allan Barry Laboucan, President and CEO of Advance Gold Corp. commented: “One of the great things about exploration in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico is that due to the established infrastructure and seasoned contractors we can get a lot of work done at a low cost. Now that we are confident that the large IP geophysical chargeability anomaly is caused by a sulphide system, we feel it is time to bring in a second rig to expedite our exploration of the system.”

Prime Mining Provides Update and Plans for New Year

COO Greg Liller states, “Unlike many junior exploration companies, Prime aims to be a gold producer. Key to the plan to advance Los Reyes to near-term production, the surface sampling is providing a better estimation of the grades and tonnes of the first benches that can potentially be mined in the open pits. This estimation will provide confidence in the economic projections during the critical planning and mine startup phase.”

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