Month: May 2013

Gold Resource Corporation Reports First Quarter Results; Maintains 2013 Production Outlook

Gold Resource Corporation reported its production results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 of 22,330 ounces precious metal gold equivalent (“AuEq”, calculated at actual sales price ratio of 54:1). Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $81 million to shareholders in monthly dividends since declaring commercial production July 1, 2010, and offers shareholders the option to convert their cash dividends into physical gold and silver and take delivery.

Primero Announces Election of Directors

Primero Mining Corp. announces that today, at its annual general and special meeting of shareholders, all directors nominated as listed in the management information circular dated April 8, 2013 were re-elected. The detailed results are as follows:

Great Panther Silver Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results

Great Panther Silver Limited today reported financial results for the Company’s three months ended March 31, 2013. The full version of the Company’s financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis can be viewed on the Company’s website at www.greatpanther.com, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All financial information is prepared in accordance with IFRS and all dollar amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Despojo minero con el sello Slim

Mazapil, una vieja comunidad minera en el norte de Zacatecas, se vació hace cuatro décadas. El cierre de minas y la aridez de la tierra provocó éxodos de pobladores. Pero hace ocho años el lugar salió del letargo y ahora sofisticadas maquinarias, altivos extranjeros y miles de obreros temporales deambulan por el breve caserío de la cabecera municipal.

Soltoro Discovers New Mineralized Silver Area on the El Rayo Project

Soltoro Ltd. has discovered a previously unknown mineralized silver zone, known as the Mascotas zone, on the northern portion of the El Rayo silver project located in Jalisco, Mexico. The Mascotas zone was discovered during routine geologic mapping as part of Soltoro’s systematic exploration of the El Rayo land package. The Mascotas mineral system consists of at least five separate mineralized structures occurring within an area extending 600 metres northeast by 800 metres northwest. The Mascotas mineral system is located approximately five kilometres north-northeast of the main silver deposit area. There are no known historic mines in the area and few prospect pits.

La minería en México, un negocio para pocos

La minería es una de las actividades económicas de mayor tradición en México, practicada desde la época prehispánica y fuente de la expansión regional desde la colonia. En el México independiente, la participación de la industria minera fue muy importante para el desarrollo económico del país, pero nunca exenta de conflictos sociales, dada la concentración de la riqueza de esta industria en pocas manos y una gran explotación que se hizo y se sigue ejerciendo sobre los trabajadores mineros.

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