Category: Exploration and Development

Endeavour Silver Achieves Commercial Production at El Compas Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico

Bradford Cooke, CEO and Director, commented, We are pleased to announce that the El Compas mine and plant have operated smoothly at above 80% of design capacity since mid-February. The start-up issues we experienced have all been resolved, we now have a spare mill trunnion on site, and our focus has moved to optimizing the production tonnes, grades and recoveries.

CZL Executes New Toll Treatment Agreement for Plomosas

ZL Managing Director Brad Marwood said, The opportunity to replace the Grupo Mexico contract with a longer-term contract with improved conditions has been an opportunity that delivers process certainty for the next 18 months. I am very pleased that our Mexican team have secured this opportunity in such a timely manner.

First Majestic Updates 2018 Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimates

For 2019, First Majestic is planning to invest a total of $26.2 million towards exploration to drill approximately 188,000 metres across its core Mexican assets. The 2019 drilling program will consist of approximately 11,600 metres of sustaining diamond drilling to support mining activities at the six operating mines; approximately 152,000 metres of expansionary diamond drilling intended to improve confidence and increase Mineral Resources with a focus on the Santa Elena Main Vein and the Central Block at San Dimas; and drill approximately 8,400 metres intended to test greenfield targets at Santa Elena and Del Toro. Furthermore, due to the exploration success in 2018 at Ermitaño, the Company is planning to complete a 16,000 metre drill program in 2019 to investigate the continuity of mineralization at shallow depths that may be amenable to open pit extraction.

Silver Spruce Resources Identifies Additional Drill Targets at Pino de Plata

This is an exciting development for the Pino de Plata project, stated Karl Boltz, the Company’s CEO. Field observations and historical data indicate that areas no focussed on during the preparation of the NI 43-101 report merit detailed field work and sampling prior to final selection of drill hole collar locations.

CONAGUA resolution confirms no remediation required as a result of the overflow of contingency pond at the San Jose Mine, Mexico in October 2018

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is pleased to report that the Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA) has completed its investigation and issued a resolution into the overflow of the contingency pond at the dry stack tailings facility at the San Jose Mine on October 8, 2018, which was caused by heavy seasonal rains. CONAGUA’s resolution confirms that no remediation of the nearby Coyote Creek is required. However, the Company received a fine of approximately US$42,000 related to the incident.

Mazatlán será sede de la Conferencia Minera Discovery 2019

El Director General de la compañía Mexico Mining Center, Ing., Douglas Coleman dijo que, Estamos orgullosos de esta hermosa sede y anticipamos una excelente conferencia con una gran asistencia proveniente de diferentes partes del mundo.

Goldplay Exploration Announces Filing of Technical Report for the San Marcial Project

The Mineral Resource estimated for each resource category – Indicated or Inferred – is displayed in Table 1, at different silver equivalent (AgEq) cut off grades. The report documents a maiden mineral resource estimate for the initial 500 m long x 100 m wide resource area, part of a 3.5 km mineralized exploration corridor at the San Marcial Project.

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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.