Mexico and Central America

B2Gold commits more money to Nicaragua

Calibre Mining (CXB-V) and B2Gold ( BTO-T, BGLPF-O ) are taking their relationship to the next level with B2Gold committing to spend $6 million for an additional 19% of the Primavera gold-copper porphyry project and surrounding 322 sq km of…


Editorial: Serving up a little Tax-Mex

International mining companies happy to be invited to their usual seat of honour at the fiesta in Mexico are a little unnerved to find that this time, they’re going to be the piñata, and the Mexican government is winding up for a…





Newstrike outlines maiden resource at Ana Paula

VANCOUVER — It has been a fun ride for Vancouver-based explorer Newstrike Capital (NES-V) at its flagship Ana Paula gold-silver project along the emerging gold belt in Guerrero State, Mexico. After acquiring the project three years ago,…


Workers drill into a tailings dump on El Tigre Silver's eponymous silver-gold project in Mexico's Sonora state. Source: El Tigre Silver

El Tigre wants to turn old tailings into cash for exploration

VANCOUVER — If things work out according to plan, El Tigre Silver (ELS-V) will be producing silver before year-end from historic tailing dumps at its Mexican property. These ounces will give El Tigre the income it needs to keep drilling…


Kootenay Silver's Promontorio project in  Mexico's Sonora state. Source: Kootenay Silver

Agnico buys into Kootenay

For the second time this month Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has taken a strategic stake in a junior exploration company with promising assets.


Riverside forges alliance with Hochschild in Sonora

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) continues to add to its stable of strong partnerships in Mexico following a $2.5-million strategic alliance with London-based precious metal producer Hochschild…



Argonaut Gold's El Castillo gold mine in Durango State, Mexico. Source: Argonaut Gold

Cost control drives Argonaut’s success

VANCOUVER — While many gold producers have been plagued by rising operating costs and shrinking profit margins, Reno-based producer Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has proven to be an exception to the norm. Though the company boosted year-on-year…


McEwen Mining CEO Rob McEwen (third from left) and senior vice-president Ian Ball (far right), with colleagues and visitors at the El Gallo silver-gold project in Mexico's Sinaloa state. Photo by Trish Saywell

More gold at El Gallo

McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has built one operating mine in Mexico, is in the midst of building a second that will start producing in mid-2014 and is exploring for more on its expansive 2.02 sq. km El Gallo complex in Sinaloa state.


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