Mexico Snapshot: Six active juniors
Mexico is a home away from home for Canadian mineral explorers and junior mine developers, with its highly prospective geology, low operating costs and pro-mining culture. Here are six Canadian…
Mexico and Central America
Southern Silver expands new zone at Cerro las Minitas
VANCOUVER — The last six months of drilling have been a game changer for Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) at its Cerro las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project, 70 km…
Almadex taps into Mexico’s overlooked porphyry potential
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Almadex Minerals (TSXV: AMZ; US-OTC: AXDDF) has pulled the best drill hole to date at its El Cobre gold-copper property, 75 km south of the port…
Vangold to mine historic stockpiles at El Pinguico
Vangold Mining (TSXV: VAN; US-OTC: VGLDF) hopes to reactivate production at the historic El Pinguico gold mine, which operated more than a hundred years ago outside Guanajuato City, Mexico. The…
Minera Alamos reels in Osisko Gold Royalties
Throughout his career, and as a founder of Castle Gold, Darren Koningen brought two profitable heap-leach gold mines into production on time and under budget: El Sastre in Guatemala and…
Primero’s future uncertain after strike at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining’s (TSX: P) future hangs in the balance after 18 months of operational inefficiencies and labour-related work stoppages at its flagship San Dimas gold-silver operation, 125 km northeast…
Leagold off to strong start at Los Filos mine
Leagold Mining (TSXV: LMC) is navigating a six-month transition period at the Los Filos heap-leach gold mine in Mexico. The company acquired the asset from Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG)…
McEwen Mining buys Primero’s Black Fox
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is expanding its footprint in the Timmins camp of Ontario with the purchase of Primero Mining’s (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) Black Fox mine complex…
Uncertainty in Guatemala drives Tahoe to suspend dividend and guidance
Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is stopping dividend payments and company-wide guidance due to the suspension of its flagship Escobal silver mine in Guatemala. Ending the monthly 2¢-per-share dividend…
Great Panther buys Nyrstar’s Coricancha
Junior silver miner Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE: GPL) has acquired Belgian smelting giant Nyrstar’s idled Coricancha gold-silver-lead-zinc-copper mine and mill complex, 90 km east of Lima, Peru. The…
Ascendant explores El Mochito’s upside
VANCOUVER — Ascendant Resources (TSX: ASND) has delivered fresh exploration drill results at its El Mochito zinc-lead-silver mine, 88 km southwest of San Pedro Sula in northwest Honduras. The 32,000-metre…
Top 10 Canadian base metal explorers and developers
The Northern Miner used the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine to determine the top-10 largest base metal companies headquartered in Canada that have non-producing assets. The list is…