Category: Exploration and Development

Riverside Acquires Sonoran Project Portfolio From Millrock Resources

Riverside’s President and CEO, John-Mark Staude, stated: ‘Riverside has followed some of these Projects for many years now. Acquiring these Projects in one cost-effective transaction is a very nice step for the Company to further expand on years of data compilation and previous work with additional exploration and joint-venture opportunities moving.’

Leagold Closes and Draws New Long-term Debt and Commences Los Filos Expansion

Neil Woodyer, CEO, stated ‘We are very pleased to finalize this debt financing and we appreciate the strong support from our three Joint Lead Arrangers, Societe Generale, Investec Bank plc, and ING Capital LLC and the new syndicate members. The combination of our new 5.5-year amortizing Term Loan and 5.5-year bullet RCF will provide a cost-effective and flexible structure to finance our growth. With long-term funding in place, we will now launch our phased development plan that positions Leagold to become a 600,000 to 700,000 ounce per year gold producer. ‘

Orla Mining Announces Positive Feasibility Study Results for The Camino Rojo Oxide Gold Project

‘The completion of the feasibility study for the Camino Rojo Oxide Project marks an important milestone for Orla and substantial progress toward construction of the Company’s first mine’, stated Jason Simpson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Orla. ‘The results demonstrate robust project economics with low development capital and a straight-forward path to approximately 100,000 ounces of expected annual gold production. We will be working towards submitting environmental assessment and permitting documents and securing project finance over the upcoming months with the expectation to deliver gold by mid-2021. With the continued support of local communities and stakeholders, we have a fantastic opportunity to develop a quality mine. We are also considering ways to unlock value from a much larger sulphide mineral resource and have initiated exploration on other priority targets on our extensive concession area’, added Mr. Simpson.

FLSmidth dona equipo a la Utzac

La empresa danesa FLSmidth fundadora del Clúster Minero de Zacatecas (Clusmin), donó a la Universidad Tecnológica del Estado de Zacatecas (Utzac), componentes que permitirán a los alumnos y docentes de la institución académica realizar prácticas técnico-profesionales para su preparación.

Mexus to begin leaching June 27th at its Santa Elena mine

Mexus Gold US announced that all the necessary preparation to begin cyanide leaching at the Santa Elena mine is now complete. Mexus head metallurgist, Roberto Baltierrez, completed lab testing of the recently prepared heap leach pad and has formulated a gold/silver recovery plan. The initial material being leached is existing shear zone lower grade material averaging 1.8 g/t gold and 8 g/t silver. This material was mined while the Julio vein was being drilled and prepped for blasting. (Julio vein ore material is averaging 4 g/t gold and 12 g/t silver).

Oposura Mining Update – Azure Minerals Ltd.

Production is on schedule to commence in September 2019, at a rate between 1,500tpm to 3,000tpm (tonnes per month) grading approximately 15% combined zinc and lead. All mineralisation to be mined is classified in the Indicated Mineral Resource category.

Torex Announces Maiden Mineral Reserves for ELD Underground

Fred Stanford, President and CEO of Torex, stated: ‘This addition of the ELD mineral reserves, while small in comparison to the open pit mineral reserves, provides a nice sweetener to the open pit production. It is also indicative of the potential to add further underground mineral resources. With ELD open in three directions, the Sub-Sill underground deposit still open at depth, and the potential for down dip extensions of Guajes, we are upbeat about the potential to further expand underground reserves and resources through multiple sources.’

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