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Cancela el gobierno 9 concesiones de litio

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Afectado, el yacimiento más importante del país

El gobierno mexicano, por medio de la Dirección General de Minas (DGM), canceló nueve concesiones relacionadas con la extracción de litio a la empresa china Ganfeng Lithium, incluyendo donde se encuentra el Proyecto de Litio de Sonora y el mayor yacimiento de este mineral en suelo mexicano.

Por medio de un documento dirigido a inversionistas, la empresa asiática informó que el organismo que pertenece a la Secretaría de Economía (SE) le notificó en agosto pasado sobre la cancelación de este conjunto de concesiones con el argumento de que no ha cumplido con los niveles mínimos de inversión para mantener los permisos.

Ganfeng Lithium es propietaria del yacimiento luego de comprar a Bacanora Lithium, el cual, de acuerdo con un estudio de Mining Technology, es la mayor mina de litio en roca, con reservas por alrededor de 243 millones 800 mil toneladas.

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https://www.jornada.com.mx/2023/09/25/economia/024n2eco

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of June, 2019

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 24th week of the year (June 10th to June 16th, 2019), at least 20 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. ON MEXICO ISSUES, the illegal blockade on Newmont Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas was lifted after 81 days, with negotiations between the parts to start on the following week. CAMIMEX proposed 90% of the Mining Fund should be allocated directly to the mining communities, this amid the presidential intention to use this fund at his sole discretion. ON EXPLORATION, In Baja California, One World Lithium completed the drilling program at Salar del Diablo. In Sonora, Aloro completed a drilling program at Los Venados; Ridgestone presented results of a bulk sample program at Rebeico. In Chihuahua, Ethos Gold commenced drilling at Purisima; Kootenay completed road building for its incoming drill program at Columba; Sable completed its second drilling campaign at Margarita; Radius reported results from drilling at its Amalia project. Advance Gold completed a 3D model for its Tabaqueña project. In Veracruz, Azucar presented results of seven more drill holes at El Cobre. ON MINING, No relevant news. ON FINANCING, Mako is to raise C$27 M, Aztec C$360 K and Minera Alamos had $400 K in warrants exercised. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Mexus Gold started leaching at Santa Elena, in Sonora. Oroco clarified a statement on Santo Tomas resources from a previous news release. Impact Silver released sample results for the Manto America target area at Zacualpan. Candente informed positive results by partner Sun River Gold on metallurgical tests for the El Oro tailings. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • The illegal blockade on Newmont Goldcorp’s Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas was announced to be lifted on June 13th. Discussion panels between the parts are to be held starting on June 19th, sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior. The illegal blockade by a truck contractor and proprietors of communal land near the mine site lasted for 81 days. The truck contractor says it is fighting for employment whereas the communal proprietors claim water shortages caused by consumption by the mine (and the company alleges a plain extortion attempt).
  • CAMIMEX (Camara Minera de Mexico) proposed that 90% of the resources of the Mining Fund (Fondo Minero) stay within Municipalities, and the remaining 10% with the Mining Secretariat. Fernado Alanis, president of CAMIMEX, said that the original objective of the fund was to support the mining communities. On the former regulations only 50% of the funds reached the municipalities and the remaining to the coffers of the Federation and States, “but we believe the majority should reach the localities” (this proposal comes amid the presidential intention to deliver the Mining Fund as loans to people in mining communities, a move most in the industry see as a play to gain support for elections, and not helpful for supporting mining communities, originally the aim of such fund).

ON EXPLORATION

  • Ethos Gold Corp. commenced its drill program in the Purisima property in Chihuahua. The initial program will comprise 3,000 m of reverse circulation (RC) drilling in 15 holes, targeting shallow oxide bulk tonnage gold mineralization. “At La Purisima a northwest trending gold mineralized zone has been identified over a strike length of at least 2 km with a width of alteration and geochemically anomalous gold mineralization of approximately 600 metres. Within this footprint are two north-west striking zones that have the strongest gold anomalies, each approximately 200 metres wide.”
  • Aloro Mining Corp. completed 1,347 m of drilling in four holes at its Los Venados project in Sonora. The program aimed to test a blind mineralized felsic dome structure adjacent to the Mulatos mine’s high grade Escondida gold bearing felsic dome. Relevant intercepts comprise 3.05 m @ 0.14 gpt Au; 1.53 m @ 0.13 gpt Au; 3.05 m @ 0.22 gpt Au; 7.62 m @ 0.16 gpt Au.
  • Kootenay Silver Inc. has completed road building and signed a surface access agreement with the landowner at its Columba property in Chihuahua. Drilling is expected to start on the third week of June 2019.
  • Sable Resources Ltd. announced the completion of the second round of drilling at the Margarita project in Chihuahua, releasing the results of the last 15 holes. Here some of the highlighted results: 5.7 m @ 39 gpt Ag; 11.55 m @ 35 gpt Ag; 4.15 m @ 35 gpt Ag; 7.65 m @ 42 gpt Ag; 7.60 m @ 63 gpt Ag, 0.75% Pb, 0.56% Zn (125 gpt AgEq); 8.45 m @ 93 gpt Ag (including 3.2 m @ 193 gpt Ag); 6.0 m @ 66 gpt Ag; 5 m @ 166 gpt Ag (including 1.5 m @ 426 gpt Ag); 62.5 m @ 28 gpt Ag; 59.5 m @ 68 gpt Ag (including 3.05 m @ 230 gpt Ag and 1.75 m @ 220 gpt Ag and 1.65 m @ 190 gpt Ag, and 5.60 m @ 153 gpt Ag); 32.90 m @ 34 gpt Ag; 17.90 m @ 23 gpt Ag.
  • One World Lithium Inc. announced the completion of two more holes at its Salar del Diablo project in Baja California.
  • Ridgestone Mining Inc. released results of a bulk sampling program on its Rebeico Cu-Au project in Sonora. A total of 111 samples weighing a combined 2,500 kg were collected from dumps, mainly form the Alaska vein which operated up to the 1960’s. The average grade for the different zones was: Veta Grande, 6.7 gpt Au, 13 gpt Ag, 0.79% Cu; Upper Alaska, 3.3 gpt Au, 11 gpt Ag, 1.39% Cu; Lower Alaska, 3.4 gpt Au, 23 gpt Ag, 1.32% Cu; La Verde, 3.5 gpt Au, 12 gpt Ag, 0.37% Cu; Josefina, 0.24 gpt Au, 12 gpt Ag, 0.49% Cu; Tunel de Garcia, 2.1 gpt Au, 2 gpt Ag, 0.40% Cu; Año Nuevo, 1.0 gpt Au, 5 gpt Ag, 0.60% Cu; Elena, 0.1 gpt Au, 5 gpt Ag, 0.99% Cu.
  • Radius Gold Inc. reported results from the 1,756 m six diamond hole second phase drill program at its Amalia project in Chihuahua. With the majority of assays received the highlighted true width intervals are: 44 m @ 12.38 gpt Au, 309 gpt Ag; 4 m @ 1.05 gpt Au, 24 gpt Ag; 4 m @ nil Au, 647 gpt Ag; 24 m @ 2.3 gpt Au, 126 gpt Ag (including 2.6 m @ 9.85 gpt Au, 761 gpt Ag); 65 m 3.75 gpt Au, 61 gpt Ag (including 17 m @ 7.91 gpt Au, 65 gpt Ag). “Radius and its partner Pan American Silver Corp have now completed two drill programs totalling 3665m in 15 drillholes…. Geological controls on the mineralization are complex with multiple events of gold and silver mineralization within veins, stockworks and hydrothermal breccias.”
  • Advance Gold Corp. announced the completion of a 3D model for its Tabasqueña project in Zacatecas. “Drilling in the first 3 phases has hit a cluster of mineralized epithermal veins over an area from east to west of approximately 300 metres, and north to south 400 metres, and 300 metres of depth”.
  • Azucar Minerals Ltd. released results from the Norte and El Suegro zones at its El Cobre project in Veracruz. Highlighted results comprise: 19.30 m @ 0.64 gpt Au, 0.08% Cu and 103.40 m @ 0.33 gpt Au, 0.11% Cu in one hole; 29.95 m @ 0.12 gpt Au, 0.15% Cu; 494.50 m @ 0.16% Cu. 0.16% Cu (including 64.5 m @ 0.27 gpt Au, 0.17% Cu); 67.85 m @ 0.46 gpt Au, 0.2% Cu (including 36.2 m @ 0.68 gpt Au, 0.27% Cu); 112.0 m @ 0.17 gpt Au, 0.26% Cu (including 57.75 m @ 0.22 gpt Au, 0.40% Cu); 200 m @ 0.18 gpt Au, 0.22% Cu (including 34.5 m @ 0.36 gpt Au, 0.28% Cu); 101.05 m @ 0.47 gpt Au, 0.14% Cu

ON MINING

  • No relevant News.

ON FINANCING

  • Mako Mining Corp. is to conduct an offering to raise gross proceeds of C$27 M (La Trinidad, Sinaloa).
  • Aztec Minerals Corp. has arranged a non-brokered private placement financing to raise minimum gross proceeds of CAD$360 K (Cervantes, Sonora).
  • Minera Alamos Inc. warrants for an amount of $400 K were acquired by Donald Smith Value Fund, L.P. Following the acquisition the acquiror holds 10.8% of the outstanding common shares of Minera Alamos, of which previously held 9.8% (Santana, Sonora; La Fortuna, Durango).

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Mexus Gold US. informed leaching has started at its Santa Elena mine in Sonora (not to mistake with First Majestic’s Santa Elena mine, also in Sonora). “Approximately 5700 tons of high-grade quartz vein material will be broken on site and hauled to the crushing and leaching site. The estimated grade for this material is in the order of 5 to 10 g/t Au.”
  • Oroco Resource Corp., at the request of IIROC clarifies a previous news release. The Mintec Inc. resource estimate included in the historical Bateman Report of 1994 for the Santo Tomas project in Sinaloa utilized a classification scheme other than those set out in NI-43-101. “A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify the historical estimate as a current mineral resource or mineral reserve. However, the historical assaying and verification methods were performed within the accepted standards applicable at the time.”
  • Impact Silver Corp. released results from surface and underground sampling at the Manto America target area on its Zacualpan property in Estado de Mexico. More than 33 samples have returned greater than 2 gpt Au, peaking at 22.40 gpt Au. Highlighted results include 0.50 m @ 22.4 gpt Au, 7 gpt Ag; 0.40 m @ 21.7 gpt Au, 101 gpt Ag, 1.2% Pb, 1.4% Zn; 0.30 m @ 20.40 gpt Au, 43 gpt Ag; 0.2% Pb, 0.4% Zn; 1.20 m @ 19.5 gpt Au, 8 gpt Ag; 0.30 m @ 16 gpt Au, 421 gpt Ag, 0.8% Pb, 2.1% Zn; 0.37 m @ 14.5 gpt Au, 14 gpt Ag; 0.30 m @ 7.1 gpt Au, 17 gpt Ag; 1.0 m @ 6.4 gpt Au, 2 gpt Ag; 1.0 m @ 3.1 gpt Au, 41 gpt Ag, 0.6% Pb. “The mineralization is hosted in strongly argillically altered volcanic rocks and is associated with lead and barium suggesting a volcanogenic massive sulphide provenance similar to the Capire silver lead zinc deposit to the south”.
  • Candente Gold Corp. informed that Sun River Gold has reported very positive recoveries from metallurgical testing of samples from the tailings deposit at its El Oro property in Estado de Mexico. The tailings project is being moved forward by negotiating the purchase of land for the new processing area and the obtaining the required permits. The material tested was from auger drilling conducted in 2018, averaging 2.99 gpt Au, 85 gpt Ag. Flotation tests were conducted on -325 mesh material returning an average recovery of 80.1% Au, 67.5% Ag on the Upper, Middle and Lower sections of the tailing, and an average of 75.6% Au, 63.6% Ag recoveries in blended material.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • No relevant news.

Content like what you have just read can be seen at https://gambusinoprospector.com/ and at LinkedIn’s Mexico Mineral Exploration Group.

On the image below, quartz-sulphide veinlet with sericitic halo hosted in intrusive rock in Michoacan. Picture by Jorge Cirett.

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Highlights on the Third Week of October, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 42nd week of the year (October 15th to October 21st, 2018), at least 31 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. San Marco and Odyssey released advances in exploration. Galore Resources and Aura Minerals released news on mining, while Avino Silver, First Majestic, Premier Gold and Gold Resource reported Q3 production results. Sonoro Metals, First Majestic, Azucar Minerals and Plata Latina reported news related to financing. Telson, Azure, Candelaria and Goldplay reported on advances on its properties. Santacruz, Prize Mining, Azucar Minerals, Alio Gold, Canuc Resources, Minera Alamos and Excellon presented information on deals or corporate issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, CAMIMEX stated there are 19 ongoing projects to augment gold production in Mexico. ON EXPLORATION, In Baja California Sur, Odyssey informed on SEMARNAT’s refusal for permitting the Don Diego project. In Sonora, San Marco is to start mapping and sampling the Espiritu project. In Coahuila, Prize Mining continues drilling at its Manto Negro project. ON MINING, Avino Silver, First Majestic, Premier Gold, and Gold Resource reported on Q3 2018 production. Galore begun mining at Los Gemelos, Zacatecas. Aura Minerals completed the first copper concentrate shipment from Aranzazu, also in Zacatecas. ON FINANCING, Sonoro is undertaking a private placement to raise up to $500 K. First Majestic filed a shelf prospectus that enables the raising of up to US$300 M in 25 months. Newcrest is exercising its top up rights to maintain 19.9% ownership of Azucar Minerals. Plata Latina settled C$231 K of indebtedness by share issuing. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Telson released high grade results from development sampling at Tahuehueto, Durango. Azure Minerals announced a positive scoping study on its Oposura project in Sonora. Candelaria Mining filed a NI-43-101 report on its Pinos project in Zacatecas. Goldplay was approved the drilling permit by SEMARNAT for drilling at its San Marcial project in Sinaloa. Azure Minerals released a positive scoping study on its Oposura project in Sonora, for an open pit/underground operation. Newcrest is to maintain its 19.9% ownership of Azucar Minerals (see above).  Minera Alamos reported second round drill results on its Santana property in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Santacruz Silver made the final payment to acquire a considerable land package in the Zacatecas district. Newcrest is to maintain its participation in Azucar Minerals. Canuc received conditional approval for its acquisition of Circle Energy. Alio Gold is disposing of some assets in Nevada and reducing its debt levels. Excellon is to sell the Beschefer project in Canada.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • According to CAMIMEX (Cámara Minera de México) there are 19 investment projects to be developed during the 2018-2019 period, five in Durango (Camino Rojo, Piritas in Peñasquito, El Compás, Fresnillo’s Piritas project and Juanicipio), four in Guerrero (Ana Paula, Bermejal underground, Media Luna, and Rey de Plata), four in Durango (Tahuehueto, Pitarrilla, Metates and San Agustin), Two in Sonora (Santa Gertrudis and a second leach plant at La Herradura), one in Puebla (Ixtaca) and one in Chihuahua (San Julian). Gold production in 2017 was 4,080,000 ounces, decreasing by 4% on the prior year, but considerably larger than the 848,000 ounces produced in year 2000.

ON EXPLORATION

  • San Marco Resources Inc. is to start exploration at its Espiritu porphyry copper project in Sonora. Work in the property will consist of geological mapping, surface rock sampling and assessment of past drill hole and surface data. San Marco’s first pass review suggest the system is open in most directions. Past drill hole intercepts include 48.0 m @ 0.19 g/t Au, 0.10 % Cu and 220.5 m @ 0.14 g/t Au, 0.15% Cu.
  • Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc. received notification that SEMARNAT repeated their refusal to issue an environmental permit for the phosphate deposit, “in direct contravention of the Order of the Federal Administrative Court”. SEMARNAT did not inform of any new environmental information used as a basis their decision, as was required in the Court’s Order. Odyssey “expects its legal team to file a new action before the Superior Section of the Federal Administrative Court demonstrating that SEMARNAT is in contempt of the Court’s Order with a request for sanctions and notification to Mexico’s Internal Control Unit” (Don Diego, Baja California Sur).
  • Prize Mining Corp. continues with the 30-hole 3,000 m drill program at its Manto Negro project in Coahuila. “Core is being logged and sampled and sent out for assay, with first results expected in November”.

ON MINING

  • Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. announced its third quarter production results for 2018. In the Avino mine. during the period 81.5 K dry tonnes were milled @ 58 g/t Ag, 0.52 g/t Au, 0.54% Cu; with 84% Ag, 67% Au, 88% Cu recoveries to produce 112.6 K Oz Ag, 882 Oz Au, 865 K Lb Cu (or 3,935 Kg Ag, 28.31 Kg Au, 392.36 Tonnes Cu). In the San Gonzalo mine (which is nearing the end of its mine life) 19.7 K dry tonnes were milled @ 226 g/t Ag, 1.15 g/t Au; with 78% Ag, 75% Au to produce 107.8 K Oz Ag, 532 Oz Au (or 3,461 Kg Ag, 17,086 g Au). From the above ground stockpile 88.7 K tonnes were milled @ 62 g/t Ag, 0.45 g/t Au, 0.15% Cu; with 57% Ag, 52% Au, 37% Cu recoveries, to produce 97.4 K Oz Ag, 652 Oz Au, 112.8 K Lb Cu (or 3,127 Kg Ag, 20,931 g Au). An additional 8,212 Oz Ag were produced by a test program to recover precious metals and zinc from the San Gonzalo mine tailings. To counter significantly lower metal prices, Avino is reducing costs by postponing exploration, as well as reducing general and administrative costs in Mexico and British Columbia.
  • First Majestic Silver Corp. announced production results for Q3 2018. Consolidated results include the milling of 864 K tonnes of ore to produce 3.5 M Oz Ag, 35,260 Oz Au, 4.44 M Lb Pb, 1.23 M Lb Zn (or 6.74 M Oz AgEq). A 20% cost reduction program across all areas is being implemented to deal with the prolonged low silver prices. AgEq year on year production grew by 69%, mainly by the addition of the San Dimas operations. The mine by mine production table is below.

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  • Galore Resources Inc. Has begun mining at Los Gemelos, in Zacatecas. Mining has begun without a feasibility study at Galore’s owned Duraznillo ranch, which includes the Los Gemelos and Duende 7 claims, within the Concepción del Oro district. The mining contractor has installed a gold processing plant with initial capacity of 90 tons per week. The proceeds, net of costs, are to be allocated with 40% to Galore and 60% to the contractor, URBYASA.
  • Aura Minerals Inc. completed the first shipment of copper concentrate since the reopening of its Aranzau mine in Zacatecas. Aura “continues to further progress on the underground mine development and operational improvements to the plant. Construction of the new tailings disposal system (TD5) is expected to be completed this year”.
  • Premier Gold Mines Ltd. released Q3 2018 production results, including figures from its Mercedes mine in Sonora, where 17,465 Oz Au; 88,390 Oz Ag were produced. “The Mercedes Mine remains focused on cost reduction and the development of new deposits to increase flexibility and productivity……. construction to expand tailings capacity began. Additionally, development continued on a drift from the Lagunas mine to access the higher-grade Marianas deposit located along the main Mercedes mine trend”.
  • Gold Resource Corp. reported preliminary production results for the third quarter 2018. During the period production totaled 434 tonnes Cu, 2,119 tonnes Pb, 4,970 tonnes Zn, and no details were disclosed on precious metals. For the first three quarters of 2018, 18,864 Oz Au, 1.34 M Oz Ag, 1,206 tonnes Cu, 5,274 tonnes Pb, 14,236 tonnes Zn were produced.

ON FINANCING

  • Sonoro Metals Corp. proposes to undertake a non-brokered private placement, aiming to raise up to $500K (Cerro Caliche, Sonora).
  • First Majestic Silver Corp. filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus that will allow First Majestic to raise up to US$300 M during the next 25 months (Six producing mines in Mexico).
  • Azucar Minerals Ltd. announced Newcrest Canada Holdings Inc. exercised its top-up rights pursuant to the May 2018 investor rights agreement with Azucar, acquiring additional shares for a total of $124.4 K, and maintaining its 19.9% ownership.
  • Plata Latina Minerals Corp. has agreed to settle indebtedness of C$201 K owing to its directors and indebtedness of C$30 K owing to its former CEO, by issuing common shares.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Telson Mining Corp. reported assay results from veins exposed during underground development at its Tahuehueto mine in Durango. Highlighted results comprise 3.25 m @ 7.10 g/t Au, 37 g/t Ag, 0.22% Cu, 0.9% Pb, 5.4% Zn; 6.10 m @ 5.04 g/t Au, 36 g/t Ag, 0.16% Cu, 1.8% Pb, 3.9% Zn; 8.05 m @ 2.52 g/t Au, 28 g/t Ag, 0.19% Cu, 0.8% Pb, 2.9% Zn; 4.20 m @ 8.02 g/t Au, 96 g/t Ag, 2.93% Cu, 5.0% Pb, 8.2% Zn; 4.40 m @ 2.62 g/t Au, 19 g/t Ag, 1.3% Cu, 3.8% Pb, 3.7% Zn.
  • Candelaria Mining Corp. filed a NI-43-01 preliminary feasibility assessment (PEA) report on its Pinos project, Zacatecas. The resources stand at: 85,847 tonnes @1.6 g/t Au, 83 g/t Ag measured; 175.7 K tonnes @ 3.6 g/t Au, 47 g/t Ag indicated; 529.6 K tonnes @ 3.6 g/t Au, 48 g/t Ag as inferred. The measured resources are in dumps, whereas the indicated and inferred resources are contained in veins 1.3 to 2.1 m in average widths. Production costs were evaluated for a range of 200 to 400 tonnes per day (tpd) operation. The capital cost is estimated at $13.5 M and the sustaining capital at $9.15 M.
  • Goldplay Exploration Ltd. received approval from SEMARNAT (Mexican environmental agency) for its upcoming drill programs at San Marcial, Sinaloa. Up to 69 drill holes can be completed within a two year window. A NI-43-101 resource estimate is to be completed before the end of 2018., and a PEA is expected to be undertaken in 2019.
  • Azure Minerals Ltd. announced a positive scoping study (SS) completed at its Oposura project in Sonora. “The Study delivers a Life of Mine (LOM) EBITDA of A$237 million, NPV(8%) (pre-tax) of A$112 million and an IRR (pre-tax) of 76%….. ”. The study calls for mining by open pit and underground methods 2.5 M tonnes @ 4.6% Zn, 2.6% Pb, 15.9 g/t Ag. The initial mine life is 5.3 years, with average annual production of 19 Kt Zn, 10 Kt Pb, 145 K Oz Ag. The total capital expenditure needed to achieve production is A$ 69.9 M (US$ 52.4 M).
  • Minera Alamos Inc. reported results on the second round of its phase 1 drilling program at its Santana property in Sonora. Highlighted results comprise 80.4 m @ 1.05 g/t Au; and 8.0 m @ 1.0 g/t Au and 24.5 m @ 0.81 g/t Au on a second hole. “Planning of the Phase 2 drill program will begin once the remaining drilling results have been received and interpreted”.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. has made the final option payment to acquire 149 concessions covering 7,800 ha in the Zacatecas district. Santacruz now controls 8,900 ha in the district.
  • Azucar Minerals Ltd. informed Newcrest Canada Holdings Inc. has confirmed its intention to exercise its top-up rights on their last May signed agreement. Under the scheme, Newcrest is to maintain its 19.9% ownership of Azucar (El Cobre, Veracruz).
  • Alio Gold Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Lincoln Hill, Wilco and Gold Ridge projects in Nevada to Coeur Mining Inc.. Alio is to receive $19 M upon the closing of the transaction. Recently, Alio has also reduced its outstanding debt with Macquarie Bank Ltd. from $15 million in past June, to $5 million now. The Company expects to fully extinguish the MBL debt during the fourth quarter. Alio also settled a $5 M contingent liability that the Company acquired with its acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp. and the Florida Canyon Mine earlier this year. The Company has also updated its surety bond for the Florida Canyon Mine in Nevada, releasing an additional $5.1 million in cash (San Francisco, Sonora).
  • Canuc Resources Corp. received conditional approval from the TSX Venture Exchange for the previously announced acquisition of Circle Energy Ltd., a company with six oil prospective sections in Saskatchewan (San Javier, Sonora).
  • Excellon Resources Inc. entered into an option agreement with Wallbridge Mining Co. to sell the Beschefer project in Canada (Platosa, Durango).

Content like what you have just read can be seen at https://gambusinoprospector.com/ and at LinkedIn’s Mexico Mineral Exploration Group.

On the image above, epidote veinlet with feld-K halo in andesitic volcanic rocks in a porphyry-Cu prospect in Jalisco. Picture by Jorge Cirett.

Reservas De Plata De Fresnillo Y Goldcorp Exhiben Leve Descenso En México

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http://outletminero.org/reservas-de-plata-de-fresnillo-y-goldcorp-exhiben-leve-descenso-en-mexico/

Goldcorp y Fresnillo poseen en conjunto más de 1.000 millones de onzas (Moz) en reservas de plata en México.

Sin embargo, las compañías, que fueron los productores de plata más grandes del país el año pasado, sufrieron una leve caída en sus reservas en 2016.

México tenía reservas de plata por 37.000t (1.190Moz) a fines del año pasado, según datos del Servicio Geológico de EE.UU., sin mayor variación respecto de igual momento de 12 meses antes.

Goldcorp va por más reservas de oro

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http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/empresas/goldcorp-va-por-mas-reservas-de-oro.html

Peñasquito, operada por la empresa minera canadiense Goldcorp  podría producir 410 mil onzas de oro durante 2017, un 12 por ciento menos de la extracción del año pasado cuando se registraron 465 mil onzas.

La minera canadiense Goldcorp centrará sus esfuerzos en incrementar sus reservas de oro en 20 por ciento para el próximo lustro en México, para lo cual invertirá 300 millones de dólares este año en su mina Peñasquito, ubicada en Zacatecas.

Para las empresas mineras, las reservas de oro son importantes ya que les permiten atraer inversionistas.

Autlán Posee las Reservas de Manganeso más grandes de Norteamérica

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https://mineriaenlinea.com/2017/01/autlan-posee-las-reservas-de-manganeso-mas-grendes-de-norteamerica/

México.- La empresa mexicana Autlán informó que posee las reservas de manganeso de grado metalúrgico más grandes de América del Norte, que representan, a su vez, prácticamente todas las que se han descubierto en México.

Las operaciones de Autlán se llevan a cabo en las minas de Molango, Naopa y Nonoalco, localizadas en el distrito manganesífero de Molango en el Estado de Hidalgo.

Este distrito cubre un área de aproximadamente 1,250 kilómetros cuadrados y contiene los depósitos de mineral de manganeso de grado metalúrgico más importantes de América del Norte, según el U.S. Geological Survey.

Las reservas de Autlán constituyen casi todas las reservas probadas de manganeso en México con base en los Informes Anuales de la Cámara Minera de México (Camimex).