Category: Exploration and Development

Frisco despidió el sábado a 740 trabajadores de El Coronel.

Two big silver and gold mines and a copper mine owned by Carlos Slim, one of the world’s richest men, have been closed by labor conflicts, the company said Monday.

La minera mexicana Frisco, propiedad del magnate Carlos Slim, dijo el lunes que su mina El Coronel, en la que produce barras de oro y plata, ha suspendido operaciones debido a un conflicto sindical y los trabajadores de otras dos minas se declararon en huelga.

Endeavour Silver Corp. announces that the re-commissioning of the newly rebuilt plant at its El Cubo mine in Guanajuato, Mexico was successfully completed on May 31, on time and budget. The El Cubo plant is now operating at the current mine output of 1,100-1,200 tonnes of ore per day (tpd).

Cayden Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has received additional results from ongoing trenching programs at its El Barqueño property located in Jalisco State, Mexico. Highlights include: 21 meters of 8.3 g/t Au, including 4 meters of 20.3 g/t Au; 54 meters of 1.1 g/t Au; and 13 meters of 2.4 g/t Au.

Desde Zapotitlán de Méndez, en plena Sierra Norte de Puebla, más de 60 representantes de comunidades y organizaciones de esta región lanzaron la convocatoria para un diálogo nacional con el resto de comunidades del país que se oponen a la instalación de minas, presas, hidroeléctricas y ciudades rurales.

Scorpio Mining Corporation reports that the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) of the state of Sinaloa has declined the Company’s initial submissions for Change of Land Use permits pertaining to the development of underground mining operations at the El Cajón and San Rafael projects and continued exploration drilling at El Cajón. As previously disclosed, Scorpio requires two independent permits in order to commence mine construction at El Cajón: the Environmental Permit, which was delivered to the Company on April 30, 2013, and the Change of Land of Use Permit.

Durante la votación 635 trabajadores optaron por seguir con la huelga, mientras que 157 pidió terminarla

Fresnillo, Zacatecas.-Gracias a los trabajos coordinados del Gobierno del Estado, empresas mineras y proveedoras, así como de instituciones educativas, el Clúster Minero de Zacatecas tiene resultados exitosos, señaló Jaime Lomelín Guillen, presidente de dicha organización empresarial.

Valley High Mining Company today announced that it has executed an agreement with Grupo Bernas SA de CV, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, to acquire the exclusive rights to develop, explore and produce mineral revenue on a mining lease held by GIUV to process the existing tailings piles located on the property. The property is located between Puerto Vallarta and Acapulco near Manzanillo. The agreement provides for VHMC to perform due diligence on this property over the next ninety (90) days for the purpose of taking samples for assaying and removing tailings for refining tests. VHMC has issued 100,000 shares of its common stock into trust as partial consideration for this acquisition. These shares will be released following the completion of the due diligence activities if the Company elects to proceed with development of the property. If and when the property begins production, the Company will also pay an 8% net revenue interest.