Mexico and Central America

Marco Navarro, safety and ecology superintendent, on the suspension bridge at Primero Mining's San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico. Photo by Primero Mining.

Joe Conway’s Primero has big plans for San Dimas

Before he stepped down a year ago as president and chief executive of Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N), Joseph Conway successfully transformed the company from a $50-million joint-venture player to a $6-billion leading intermediate gold producer. Now the…


Gillian Kearvell, Newstrike Capital's vice-president of exploration, with colleagues at the Ana Paula gold project. Photo by Newstrike Capital

Newstrike cuts long gold hit in Mexico

Vancouver – The first set of drill results from Newstrike Capital’s (NES-V) exploration and twinning program on its Ana Paula gold project in southern Mexico returned several significant gold intercepts including a long stand-out.


Condor to start drilling La India in Nicaragua

Shares of Condor Resources Plc (CNR-L) leapt 30% to close at £6.50 apiece with 8.7 million shares changing hands on news the London-headquartered company was starting to drill its La India concession in Nicaragua.


Primero Mining has big plans for San Dimas

Before he stepped down a year ago as president and chief executive of Iamgold (IMG-T), Joseph Conway successfully transformed the company from a $50 million joint-venture player to a $6 billion leading intermediate gold producer. Now the mining…


SRK gets new chairman, opens offices in Mongolia, Mexico

Mining consultancy firm SRK has appointed Michael Armitage as chairman.Armitage, a geologist by profession, has worked in the industry for 25 years, 20 of them at SRK. He replaces SRK’s chairman of 15 years, Nick Rigby.”I bring to the role an…


Newstrike strikes long gold hit in Mexico

Vancouver – The first set of drill results from Newstrike Captial’s (NES-V) exploration and twinning program on its Ana Paula project in southern Mexico returned several significant gold intercepts including a long stand-out.


Tahoe raises $352M for Escobal

Tahoe Resources (tho-t) has taken advantage of buoyant precious metal prices to raise $352 million in a bought-deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities.The private placement financing is just shy of 25 million…



Creston boosts NPV at El Creston (January 10, 2011)

Creston boosts NPV at El CrestonVancouver – A year of drilling and metallurgical work has given Creston Moly (cms-v) a big bump in the net present value (NPV) for its El Creston molybdenum deposit in Mexico.The new preliminary economic…


Geologix Exploration's vice-president of exploration Siegfried Weidner discusses deposits and the potential for expansion at the Tepal copper-gold project in Mexico, while president Dunham Craig looks on.

Geologix keeps its simple at Tepal

TEPALCATEPEC, MEXICO — In early 2009 Geologix Explorations (GIX-T) found itself at a turning point. The company had just decided not to exercise its right to buy the San Agustin polymetallic project …


Tahoe raises $352 million on the back of Escobal

Tahoe Resources (THO-T) has taken advantage of buoyant precious metal prices to raise $352 million in a bought-deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters led by GMP Securities. The private placement financing is just shy of 25 million…



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