Category: Exploration and Development

Mining op doubles down in Mexico after robbery

On Monday, Canada’s McEwen Mining announced that it is still on track to meet its annual gold production target despite an armed robbery of 6,350 ounces from its El Gallo mine in Mexico on April 7. The thieves, which the firm’s CEO implied had inside help, stole concentrate containing an estimated $8.5 million in gold.

La jueza, sobre Grupo México en España: “Cohecho, tráfico de influencias, chapuza…”

”Prevaricación, cohecho, tráfico de influencias y negociación ilegal”. Ese el cóctel de presuntas ilegalidades que la magistrada de instrucción (jueza) Patricia Fernández investiga en la adjudicación de la explotación de la mina de Aznalcóllar en Sevilla, España. La concesión ha quedado paralizada por la juez de Instrucción número 3 de Sevilla ante la denuncia interpuesta por Emerita Resources, la otra empresa que optaba a la adjudicación.

Pan American Silver to Proceed with Dolores Pulp Agglomeration and Underground Expansion Project

Pan American Silver Corp. today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the investment of $112.4 million required to expand its Dolores mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, by adding a milling and pulp agglomeration circuit to improve silver and gold recoveries, as well as by developing an underground mine to extract mineral resources that exist beneath and to the south of the ultimate open pit.

Strong Results From Alacrán

Sampling of underground mine workings confirms extensive zones of copper and gold/silver mineralisation, including:105m @ 0.30% Cu and 45m @ 0.79% Cu from La Morita, and
42.5m @ 1.07g/t AuEq and 18.85m @ 1.25g/t AuEq from San Simon

SilverCrest accelerates exploration of high grade El Cholugo Zone at Santa Elena Mine

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce initial results of its accelerated underground exploration of the El Cholugo Zone located immediately adjacent to the Main Mineralized Zone currently in production at the Santa Elena Mine, Sonora, Mexico. SilverCrest’s recently released technical report titled, “Update to Santa Elena Pre-Feasibility Study, Sonora, Mexico”, contemplated the exploration and development of El Cholugo in 2016. However, the high gold and silver grades over significant widths and lateral dimensions encountered underground has led the Company to accelerate exploration and development of the Zone with the view to its inclusion in this year’s (2015) mine plan.

Promontorio Resources Updated

Azure’s Managing Director, Tony Rovira, commented: “I am pleased to present this maiden JORC Mineral Resource for the Cascada deposit, which adds substantially to the resources already identified at Promontorio. I am confident that with the exploration being undertaken under the Earn-In and Joint Venture Agreement with Kennecott, more targets will be identified that could further increase the overall resource base of the Promontorio Project.”

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