Tag: Exploration and Development

Coring and testing completed to date, and calculated on a NI 43-101 compliant basis, verified by expert third parties, have determined that the resource estimate includes 588 million tonnes of phosphate ore with an average in situ P2O5 of 18.1%, comprised of 114.9 million ore tonnes of measured phosphorite, 243.6 million tonnes of indicated phosphorite and 229.9 million tonnes of inferred phosphorite. This is an increase of 19% from the last reported resource estimate of 494 million (measured, indicated, inferred) tonnes of phosphate ore.

Hecla Mining Company today announced that it expects to begin production at its San Sebastian project in the State of Durango, Mexico, by the end of 2015.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Significant intercepts, including: 9m @ 1,235g/t Ag (from 3.0m depth) within 39m @ 347g/t Ag from surface

• Mineralisation is contained in a thick horizontal layer, capping flat-topped hills, over at least 500m of strike length and up to 300m in width

• Mineralisation starts at surface and continues consistently and uninterrupted for thicknesses of up to 70m

Orex Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an option agreement dated September 15, 2015 with Canasil Resources Inc. in respect of Canasil’s Sandra Escobar Silver-Gold Project in Durango, Mexico. Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, Orex has a right to earn up to a 65% ownership interest in the Project.

Almaden Minerals Ltd. is pleased to report on the Company’s 100% owned Ixtaca gold-silver deposit located in Puebla State, Mexico and the progress of its on-going PreFeasibility level metallurgical test work program. The focus of the ongoing metallurgical test work program has been on the limestone material. Reported today are preliminary, non-optimised results from the leaching flotation concentrates.

Sampling and mapping at the El Chunibas target resulted in identification of new high grade veins, presence of mineralization in the wall rock and expansion of the veins along their strike. Rock sampling of the newly discovered Corral target confirmed the presence of gold mineralization.

The large furnace at the Madero smelter in Coahuila, Mexico is being fired in to cure the refractory. This will be followed by the fuming of up to 10 metric tons per day of high-grade concentrate from Australia and will take the place of 20 small furnaces. The SRFs will then recommence processing a large inventory of the USAC’s Mexican mine concentrates.

Gold Resource Corporation today announced new Switchback drill highlights from its El Aguila Project including 15.22 meters of 3.18 grams per tonne (g/t) gold and 292 g/t silver. Gold Resource Corporation is a gold and silver producer with operations in Oaxaca, Mexico and exploration in Nevada, USA. The Company has returned over $105 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since commercial production commenced July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Mexus Gold US president Paul Thompson recently returned from Caborca, Sonora State, Mexico where he met with Julio Baltazar, Vice President of Mexus Gold Mining SA de CV. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Baltazar discussed the Santa Elena/Julio project and reviewed the equipment currently sitting idle on the property. Both are extremely happy with the progress at the Julio/Santa Elena property. A general valuation was made and the equipment was determined to be worth approximately $500,000. The recent agreement with Argonaut Gold has eliminated the need for the production equipment used in mining and thus it was decided that liquidation would be the best option. Equipment needed for exploration will be retained. The much needed cash infusion will be used to further Mexus’ other projects and properties.

Torex Gold Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that the resettlement of all 102 families of the village of La Fundicion has been completed at its 100% owned Morelos Gold Property in Mexico. The Company also announced that a draw of $25 million on its debt facility was received at the end of August and provided a construction update.