Central America continues to attract Canadian mining companies with offers of comparatively relaxed regulation and taxation, along with above-average geological potential. Countries such as Panama, Ni…
Silver in Mexico, since pre-Hispanic times, has been considered a precious metal. The quality and abundance of Mexican silver has brought many a fortune to ambitious souls and has supported Mexico thr…
Recent years have seen a major and continuing transition from state control of production facilities to private ownership. This trend has been visible in both industrial and, especially, developing co…
Having acquired the central portion of the historic Boludo Goldfields district in Sonora state, USMX (NASDAQ) now controls 17,500 acres in one of the principal placer areas of Mexico. Historic gold pr…
A trio of Caribbean island nations has attracted the attention of several Canadian mining companies. Two of the countries, Cuba and Jamaica, are grassroots exploration plays. The third, the Dominican …
A proposed asset swap will give Pan American Minerals (TSE) a 60% interest in the Van Stone zinc-lead mine in Washington state, and Equinox Resources a 100% interest in the J&L gold property in Britis…
A new zone of copper-zinc sulphide mineralization has been located on Canmine Resources’ (CDN) Fer property in northern Manitoba. The first hole into this zone returned a true width of 3.65 metres gra…
As part of a prefeasibility study, Lyon Lake Mines (ME) has recalculated reserves at the Beta Vargas property in Costa Rica. Three styles of mineralization have been outlined within a 450×150-metre ar…
An underwriting commitment from Barclays Bank and Banque Paribas will help Dayton Mining (TSE) bring its Chilean gold project to production. The two banks agreed to lend the company US$50 million, sub…
Active in Ecuador since 1985, Ag Armeno Mines & Resources (VSE) is one of several companies keen on the country’s mining potential. Vancouver-based Armeno has interests in a number of projects, includ…
The expansion of Cobrex’s copper-gold-silver project in Chile is well under way and Aurex Resources (VSE) expects to be operating at 650 tonnes per day by July. Aurex acquired a 70% interest in Cobrex…
Montreal-listed Vauquelin Mines (ME) can earn an additional 27.5% interest in the 20-sq.-mile Toleku Bokaso gold property in Ghana. The company now has the option to earn a total undivided interest of…
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