Positive Results From Near-mine Exploration Drilling At Aurizona   VANCOUVER – Equinox Gold Corp. reported positive drilling results from near-mine exploration at the Company’s 100%-owned Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil. Broad intervals of economic grade gold mineralization, including ultra high-grade…

Santacruz Silver Completes Veta Grande Mill Expansion   VANCOUVER – Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. reported that expansion of milling capacity at its Veta Grande Project, in Mexico, to 750 tpd has been completed.  The mill is anticipated to be operating…

Mineral Resource Development For Ivana Deposit   VANCOUVER – Blue Sky Uranium Corp. reported the initial independent mineral resource estimate for the Ivana Deposit at the Company’s 100% owned Amarillo Grande uranium-vanadium project, in Rio Negro Province, Argentina. “This first…

Aurizona Mining Contract Awarded To U&M Mineracao e Construcao S/A    VANCOUVER, BC – Equinox Gold Corp. has awarded the mining contract for its Aurizona Gold Mine in Brazil to U&M Mineracao e Construcao S/A (“U&M”). U&M is a Brazilian…

PPX Drills 40.2m Grading 2.72 gpt Au Eq At Portachuelos Discovery   VANCOUVER – PPX Mining Corp. reported that diamond core drill hole CA-18-94 has intercepted 40.2 meters grading 1.18 gpt Au, 115.4 gpt Ag, (2.72 gpt Au Eq) at…

Hecla Secures Second San Sebastian Mill   COEUR D’ALENE – Hecla Mining has entered into a toll milling agreement with Excellon Resources in which sulphide ore from San Sebastian would be trucked 26 miles to Excellon’s Miguel Auza flotation mill…

Michiquillay Project In Peru Bidding Process Completed   PHOENIX, AZ – Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) has won the public bidding process for the Michiquillay project in Cajamarca, Peru, as announced by ProInversion, the government’s investment agency. We believe that Michiquillay…

Fruta Del Norte Project Finance Secured   VANCOUVER, BC – Lundin Gold Inc. has received commitments from a syndicate of five senior lenders for a senior secured project finance facility of $300 million to fund the development and construction of…

300% Increase At Gold Processing Plant In Honduras   MONTREAL – Glen Eagle Resources Inc. reported that Cobra Oro’s operations in Honduras are running better than anticipated following its expansion program, which involved important readjustments for milling and rebalancing of…

Drill Program Begins At Terra Cotta Project   DENVER, CO – Pure Energy Minerals Limited reported the start of its first exploration drilling program at the Terra Cotta lithium brine project (TC Project) at Salar de Pocitos in the Salta…