Mexico and Central America

Southern Copper's Tia Maria copper project in southern Peru. Credit: Southern Copper

Peru approves EIA for Southern Copper’s Tia Maria

Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) will start building  its US$1.4-billion Tia Maria copper mine in Peru before the end of 2014, after having secured approval of the project’s environmental-impact assessment in early August. Production is…


Coeur Mining's Palmarejo gold-silver mine, 420 km southwest of the city of Chihuahua, Mexico. Credit: Coeur Mining

Coeur revamps Palmarejo mine plan

VANCOUVER — It’s been almost six years since U.S. producer Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NSYE: CDE) last released a mine plan for its wholly owned Palmarejo gold–silver operation, 420 km southwest of Chihuahua, Mexico, and a…


Goldcorp's  Cerro Negro project in Argentina. Credit:  Goldcorp

Cerro Negro becomes Goldcorp’s newest mine

Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) Cerro Negro mine in Argentina produced its first gold dore bar on July 25 and is on track to reach commercial production by the end of this year. 


Calibre Mining president and CEO Greg Smith (right) at the Montes de Oro zone at the Siuna project in Nicaragua. Credit: Calibre Mining

Calibre Mining a golden bet in Nicaragua

VANCOUVER — Junior Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) appears well positioned to benefit from a trio of promising regional gold assets in Nicaragua.





Workers collect samples from the Azteca zone at Cayden Resources' El Barqueno gold project in Jalisco, Mexico. Credit: Cayden Resources

Cayden three for three at El Barqueo

Cayden Resources (TSXV: CYD; US-OTC: CDKNF) keeps hitting gold at its El Barqueno project in Jalisco state, Mexico, coming up with its third discovery at the project in July.




Coeur Mining's Palmarejo silver-gold operation, located in Chihuahua, Mexico. Credit: Coeur Mining.

Coeur rejigs stream agreement with Franco-Nevada

An amended royalty agreement with Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) has given Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) the breathing room it needs to consider com­plet­ing the Guadalupe underground mine at its Palmarejo silver–gold complex in…


Pan American Silver's Dolores silver-gold mine in northern Mexico. Credit: Pan American Silver

Pan American Silver defers Dolores expansion

VANCOUVER — Adding an underground operation and a pulp agglomeration circuit to the open-pit Dolores silver–gold mine in Mexico would improve recoveries, boost throughout, increase free cash flow and cost only US$105 million to…


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