Category: Exploration and Development

Aurcana Increases Ownership of La Negra Mine to 99.86%

Aurcana Corporation is pleased to report it has increased its ownership in Real de Maconi S.A. de C.V. from 92% to 99.86% as a result of a recent capital restructure of Real de Maconi. Real Maconi holds a 99.99% interest (one share representing a .00002% interest is held by a third party) in Minera La Negra S.A. de C.V. which has a 100% interest in the La Negra Mine.

Federal Mining Agency Can’t Find Work

A federal agency created by the Conservative government to mediate complaints about Canadian mining operations abroad has spent more than $1.1 million in the past two years, but has yet to mediate anything.

Chesapeake Gold Announces New Resource Estimate For Metates

Chesapeake Gold Corp. is pleased to announce the results of a new NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for its 100% owned Metates gold-silver project located in Durango State, Mexico. The resource estimate was prepared by Independent Mining Consultants (“IMC”) of Tucson, Arizona and incorporates 53 core holes totalling 23,500 meters completed by Chesapeake in 2011. The previous resource estimate for the Metates deposit was announced in April 2010 and was based on a gold equivalent cutoff grade of 0.40 g/t gold and assumed metal prices of $900 per ounce gold and $14 per ounce silver. The new resource is based on assumed metal prices of $1,200 per ounce gold and $24 per ounce silver and a cutoff grade of 0.35 g/t gold equivalent(i).

SilverCrest Reports Coloradito Target Results at La Joya Property; Potential Large Bulk Tonnage Mo-W-Ag-Au Target

SilverCrest Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that it continues to validate the results of 56 historic core holes drilled on its La Joya Property between 1979 and 2003 by previous operators. The historic holes included 37 holes on the Main Mineralized Trend, 6 holes on the adjacent Coloradito target and 4 and 1 on each of the Santo Nino and Esperanza targets respectively, and 8 holes outside of target areas. Archived core is available and being split for geochemical analysis for the entire length of the drill holes at Coloradito. Due to low metals prices at the time of the historical drilling, only sections of potentially high grade mineralization were of interest and assayed while large lower grade intercepts were ignored and not assayed. As announced on January 5, 2012, SilverCrest’s drilling on the Main Mineralized Trend to date has demonstrated intercepts of potentially economic mineralization over widths up to 230 metres. Please reference our website at www.silvercrestmines.com for more information, photos and figures on La Joya.

Major Drilling Group International Inc. is one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving the mining industry. Established in 1980, Major Drilling has over 1,000 years of combined experience and expertise within its management team alone.

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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.