Mexico and Central America


A driller loads a rod at Orko Silver's La Preciosa silver-gold project in Durango state, Mexico. Photo by Ben Whiting.

Coeur outbids First Majestic for Orko

Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) has trumped First Majestic Silver (FR-T, AG-N) in a contest to acquire Orko Silver (OK-V) for its coveted La Preciosa project, ranked as one of the world’s largest undeveloped silver deposits.




Inmet boosts copper reserves as First Quantum bid looms

VANCOUVER — As its future hangs in the balance, Canadian base metals producer Inmet Mining (IMN-T) continued to increase its value via a global resource update on Feb. 11, which was highlighted by a 22% jump in proven and probable copper…




Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?

Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential squeezeplay from the government.


An employee walks through Chesapeake's Metates project in Mexico. Source: Chesapeake Gold

Costs creep up at Chesapeake’s Metates project

Chesapeake Gold (CKG-V) has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) on its Metates gold-silver project in Mexico’s Durango state, showing it could annually produce 954,000 gold-equivalent oz. and 143 million lbs. zinc for 25 years.


An aerial view of the processing plant at Pueblo Viejo. Source: Goldcorp Inc.

Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?

Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential backlash from the government.


Lake Shore Gold sells Mexican assets

Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-N) is selling all of its Mexican properties to Revolution Resources (RV-T) in order to keep its management team and finances focused on its Canadian assets.


Argonaut exceeds expectations

Shares of Argonaut Gold (AR-T) jumped nearly 5% to $10.09 after the company reported production results for the fourth quarter and for all of 2012.


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