Undoubtedly, 2015 will go down in the history books as one of the worst years on record for mining companies, hit by record-low commodities prices that forced them to axe jobs, dividends, production and sell assets.
The main question for next year is whether miners will see the beginning of a recovery phase or they will have to get used to what some describe as the “new normal”, characterized by oversupply and weak markets.
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Azure Minerals Limited (ASX: AZS) (“Azure” or “the Company”) is pleased to report that very encouraging results have been returned from preliminary metallurgical testwork on silver mineralisation from Mesa de Plata, part of the Alacrán Project located in the northern Mexican state of Sonora.
http://mineraalamos.com/getnewsattachment.php?id=236
Throughout history, miners have continually sought to improve the efficiency of extracting ore, and thankfully, today, advancements in computerized and automated-mining techniques are allowing the industry to keep pace with an ever-increasing demand for the world’s resources. One of these advancements involves the increased reliance on sensor-based sorting machines and while ore sorting is certainly not a new concept, these newer systems are now delivering impressive returns to many mining companies.
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – Dec. 8, 2015) – BACANORA MINERALS LTD. (“Bacanora” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:BCN)(AIM:BCN), the Canadian and London listed company that is developing the Sonora Lithium Project (“Sonora”) in northern Mexico, advises that it is continuing to develop a number of strategic relationships with international lithium trading companies and mining companies for the sale of its lithium products, in addition to the conditional supply agreement previously announced.
The recent £8.8 million (US$13.4 million / CAD $17.8 million) private placement undertaken by the Company significantly boosted the Company’s cash reserves and ensures that more than sufficient funding is available to upgrade its pilot plant in order to allow for continuous metallurgical operations, which are scheduled to commence in January 2016. The treatment of bulk lithium samples from the Sonora mine at the Hermosillo pilot plant will produce off-take samples for potential end users in Europe, Asia and North America.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Nov. 18, 2015) – Starcore International Mines Ltd. (TSX:SAM) (“Starcore” or the “Company”) announces that with the financing in place as announced in its news release of November 17, 2015, the Altiplano Gold & Silver processing plant in Matehuala, Mexico is ready to accept concentrates for processing.
“The Altiplano Plant will be processing gold and silver concentrates in the next two weeks,” said Robert Eadie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Starcore.
Zacatecas.- Salvador González García, pequeño minero de Zacatecas, aseguró que el que la empresa canadiense Oro Silver sea la operadora de la planta beneficiadora La Plata, favorecerá al gremio.
Explicó que, después de las compañías que se tuvieron como opciones, el Comité del Fideicomiso del Impuesto Minero realizó una buena elección al colocar a Oro Silver como nueva operadora.
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Nov. 11, 2015) – ALIX RESOURCES CORP. (“Alix” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE:AIX) (FRANKFURT:37N) is pleased to announce it has executed a memorandum of understanding with global lithium developer Lithium Australia NL (“LIT“) (ASX:LIT), whereby it is anticipated the two companies will work jointly to develop certain technologies pertaining to commercially viable lithium extraction solutions as well as progress Alix’s newly acquired lithium concessions (the Electra project) located in Sonora, Mexico.
http://eleconomista.com.mx/estados/2015/11/09/delegacion-comercial-mineria-suecia-visita-sonora
Hermosillo.- Una delegación comercial de minería proveniente de Suecia visita Sonora para conocer de cerca ese sector en la entidad, y para analizar oportunidades de inversión en la zona.
El agregado comercial de la Embajada de Suecia en México, Olof Hällerman, expuso que la misión empresarial está conformada por seis compañías suecas y una institución de educación, que también visitará el estado de Zacatecas y la Ciudad de México.
http://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/50234-empresas-suecas-mineria
Una comitiva de 6 empresas suecas visitará Zacatecas el 11 y 12 de noviembre, con el objetivo de conocer las ventajas del estado en materia minera.
“Lo que escuchamos es que el sector minero mexicano es un oportunidad muy grande para hacer negocios, y nuestra labor como oficina comercial de la Embajada de Suecia es apoyar a las empresas suecas a hacer negocios en México”, señaló Olof Hällerman, jefe de la Oficina Comercial de la Embajada Sueca en México.
TORONTO, ON–(Marketwired – November 02, 2015) – Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN)(OTC: EXLLF) (“Excellon” or the “Company”), Mexico’s highest grade silver producer, is pleased to announce positive updates to the optimization plan announced on June 2, 2015 (the “Optimization Plan”) for the Platosa Mine in Durango, Mexico. The Optimization Plan outlines a simplified dewatering solution for the Platosa Mine, as described in the technical report prepared by Roscoe Postle & Associates Inc. dated July 9, 2015 (the “Technical Report”) and summarized in the Company’s press release dated June 2, 2015.