Month: July 2021

Mako Mining Provides Pre-Commercial Production Operating Results for May and June and Declares Commercial Production Effective July 1, 2021

Akiba Leisman, Chief Executive Officer of Mako states that, “this operating update highlights the extraordinary grades being mined and processed at San Albino even prior to reaching commercial production. Now that we have declared commercial production and have started mining at the Porcelana Zone, a zone with the highest grade-thickness profile encountered at San Albino, we expect to continue delivering similar operating results to those released today.”

Discovery Intersects 3,934 g/t AgEq Over 1.1 m and 3,424 g/t AgEq Over 1.1 m in Josefina Vein Drilling at Cordero

Taj Singh, President and CEO, states: “These latest drill results from Josefina have returned some of our highest-grade hits to date. With our Phase 1 drilling now complete we have transformed what started as a loosely defined vein with less than 1 km of strike extent into a prominent corridor with two well-defined veins with a total strike extent of more than 2.5 km.”

Golden Minerals Produces 3,452 Ounces Gold and 12,323 Ounces Silver in Q2 2021

“We are very pleased to report the first full quarter of production data from Rodeo. We completed the planned ramp-up of production during the second quarter, and after the regrind mill was installed at the end of April, plant throughput averaged over 500 tonnes per day in May and June combined. The Company remains on track to achieve our production guidance of between 12,000-14,000 oz gold and 25,000-30,000 oz silver for full year 2021.”

Hecla Announces Q2 2021 Production

“With steady growth in silver production at the Lucky Friday Mine and solid operating performance from our Greens Creek Mine, we achieved our second highest quarterly silver production since 2016,” said Hecla’s President and CEO, Phillips S. Baker, Jr.

McEwen Mining: Q2 2021 Production Results

McEwen Mining Inc. reports consolidated production for Q2 2021 was 31,700 gold ounces and 611,800 silver ounces, or 40,800 gold equivalent ounces, compared to 19,200 GEOs in Q2 2020.

Gatos Silver Signs Definitive Agreement to Retire Los Gatos Joint Venture Term Loan

Stephen Orr, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The successful completion of this definitive agreement is a significant value-catalyst and deleveraging event for the LGJV. This agreement also reaffirms our commitment to creating value for our Gatos Silver stakeholders while continuing to position Gatos Silver as the prominent “go-to” company for silver exposure. We are grateful for Dowa’s ongoing support to the LGJV and look forward to continuing our accretive relationship.”

Osisko Announces Preliminary Q2 2021 Deliveries and Provides Asset Update

On June 21st, Minera Alamos Inc. provided an update on the start-up of mining activities at the Santana gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Construction at Santana is now complete with leach operations commissioning occurring at the end of June. Minera Alamos is targeting first gold production in July.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience and expertise within its management team alone.

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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.