Excellon resumes operations at Platosa Mine

Excellon Resources Inc. reports that employees returned to work over the weekend and production has resumed at the Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico following a pause in operations for a safety review. Operations were paused after two employees, Evaristo Nova Soto, a 31-year-old electrical supervisor, and Jorge Carillo Rivera, a 25-year-old general serviceman, were fatally injured during routine operations on the evening of January 9, 2014.

Caminaron por las calles principales de Bermejillo

Trabajadores mineros marcharon en silencio, exigieron mejores condiciones de trabajo y honraron la memoria de sus compañeros fallecidos en la mina La Platosa. Evaristo Nava Soto y Jorge Carrillo Rivera murieron el jueves pasado a causa de una descarga eléctrica en la mina propiedad de Excellon Resources Inc.

Fortuna reports 2013 record production of 5.9 million silver equivalent ounces and issues guidance for 2014

Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc. is pleased to announce 2013 production figures from its two underground operating silver mines located in Latin America, the San Jose Mine in Mexico and the Caylloma Mine in Peru. The company produced 4.6 million ounces of silver and 21,242 ounces of gold or 5.9 million Ag Eq* ounces.
For 2014, silver production is scheduled to grow by 30% to 6 million ounces and gold production by 51% to 32,300 ounces or 8 million Ag Eq ounces, plus base metal by-products, at an estimated all-in sustaining cash cost** of US$17.14 per ounce of silver.

Geologix Update And Private Placement Offer

Geologix has received four environmental permit approvals from SEMARNAT (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales) in Mexico in addition to its existing approved primary environmental permit (MIA). The Company’s Tepal project in Mexico is now fully compliant in its environmental and archeological permits.

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