Golden Reign and Marlin Gold merge into Mako Mining
Golden Reign Resources (TSXV: GRR; US-OTC: GRGNF) and Marlin Gold Mining (TSXV: MLN; US-OTC: MLNZF) have merged to form Mako Mining, which will begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange,…
Mexico and Central America
Torex sets record gold and mine production in Q3
Torex Gold (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) set a new record for gold production in 2018’s third quarter. The company produced 100,346 oz. gold in doré plus 1,135 additional oz. gold…
TSX Venture rises, Oct. 29-Nov. 2
Shares of Cantex Mine Development soared 389% on drill results from its North Rackla silver-lead-zinc project in Yukon. The company had drilled nine holes on the project’s massive Sulphide zone,…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 123: Sean Boyd and Agnico Eagle’s ‘Culture of the Heart’
This episode features Agnico Eagle Mines vice-chair and CEO Sean Boyd in a “fireside” chat with Northern Miner publisher Anthony Vaccaro. The in-depth interview was recorded live on-stage at The…
Almaden nears feasibility at Ixtaca in Mexico
In 2010, Almaden Minerals (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) drilled the discovery hole at its Ixtaca gold-silver project in Puebla State, Mexico. It was found on claims company president and CEO…
SilverCrest drills Las Chispas for upcoming PEA
SilverCrest Metals (TSXV: SIL; US-OTC: SVCMF) is drilling its Las Chispas silver property in Sonora, Mexico, to both expand the current inferred resource and upgrade it to the measured and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #14: Agnico CEO Sean Boyd accepts TNM’s Mining Person of the Year Award
Agnico Eagle Mines vice-chair and CEO Sean Boyd accepts The Northern Miner‘s Mining Person of the Year Award for 2017, with an introduction by Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming. Boyd…
B2Gold completes expansion study for El Limon mine
In February, B2Gold Corp. (TSX: BTO; NYSE: BTG) announced an initial open-pit inferred resource for the newly discovered El Limon Central zone at its El Limon mine in Nicaragua. This…
Ascendant reduces operating costs at El Mochito in new PEA
Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND; US-OTC: ASDRF) has tabled a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its El Mochito zinc-lead mine in Honduras that increases production while reducing operating and all-in…
Silver & PGMs Snapshot: Mexico a magnet for Canada’s silver seekers
Silver remains a prime target for mineral explorers and miners, particularly those active in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Here is a look at five silver-focused companies plus a…
Endeavour Silver to miss 2018 production guidance by 5%
Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) predicts it will miss its 2018 production guidance by 5% due to delayed commercial production at its El Compas silver mine, lower gold grades…
TSX Venture inches lower, Oct. 1-5
Shares of Aurania Resources rose 53¢ to $2.76. The company recently found the first significant instances of copper mineralization at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in Ecuador. Two regional exploration teams…