Category: Exploration and Development

Americas Silver Corporation Announces First Shipments of San Rafael Concentrates

“Initial concentrate deliveries were on time, met internal targets and third party specifications” said Darren Blasutti, President and CEO. “Despite a transitional third quarter, the start-up of the San Rafael mine and continued strengthening of zinc and lead prices sets-up our fourth quarter and next year for significantly reduced all-in-sustaining costs and free cash flow. We expect to use this cash flow to further explore, develop and organically grow our large and prospective silver reserves and resources without equity dilution.”

Purchase of SDA Mill Expected to Close in October

“Acquisition of the SDA Mill will transform Magellan into a production company and will be an exciting development for our shareholders,” stated CEO Pierce Carson. “Our strategy following the acquisition will be to resume processing operations, build production and increase cash flow.”

Incendio en Mina de Coahuila Deja 4 Muertos

Al menos cuatro personas sin vida fue el saldo de un incendio parcial en la mina La Encantada de la empresa First Majestic Silver Corp en el municipio de Ocamp, Coahuila.

Riverside Resources Partner Commences Drill Program at the Clemente Project in Sonora, Mexico

Riverside’s President and CEO, John-Mark Staude, stated: “We are pleased to see partner funded drilling commence at Clemente and look forward to the results and potential for new discoveries at the Project. Riverside is a Silver Viper shareholder and will receive additional cash and share payments if the option agreement progresses towards earn-in, with Riverside also retaining a 2% NSR on the Project.”

Silver Viper Mobilizes Diamond Drill to Clemente Project

“We are extremely excited to begin exploration on a target-rich project that has never been drilled before. We have a great technical team in place and look forward to developing our understanding of the Clemente project through our maiden exploration program, ” said Steve Cope, CEO of Silver Viper.

U.S. Antimony Reports Plans to Increase Mexican Mine Production

United States Antimony Corporation reported plans to increase Mexican mine production at three of its four mines in the next 30 days. USAC production is in a “sold out condition” and additional raw material is needed for the USAC smelter at Madero, Coahuila, Mexico.

Kootenay Silver Mobilizes Drill to La Navidad Zone, at La Cigarra Silver Project, Mexico

Kootenay Silver President & CEO Jim McDonald states, “Drilling at Las Venadas was successful in identifying what we believe is a very significant new silver zone with potential to add to the La Cigarra silver resource count (see news releases August 30th, 2017Anchor and August 15th, 2017). Obviously we are looking forward to the follow up drill program on the new discovery once the current program is complete. Meanwhile we are excited to get the first ever drill holes into the La Navidad Zone, which offers considerable exploration upside given it’s similarities to the San Gregorio part of the deposit just 500 meters to the west.”

Mexican Gold Commences 3,000 Metre Drilling Program at Las Minas

Brian Robertson, President and CEO stated, “The Phase 2 diamond drilling program marks the next phase of expanding the resource at the Las Minas project. We will be drilling three high-priority targets with known mineralization and well defined geophysical targets. It is becoming increasingly evident that there is a significant opportunity to expand the current resource as well as extend the footprint of the known mineralized zones.”

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