Day: March 12, 2015

GOLDCORP INC. announced today that its subsidiary, Minera Peñasquito, has reached a definitive court approved settlement with the Cerro Gordo Ejido relating to surface land rights to 600 hectares (approximately 1,483 acres) of land located within the confines of the Peñasquito Mine site.

VVC Exploration Corporation is pleased to report on the positive comments by the Honorable César Duarte Jáquez, Governor of Chihuahua during his press conference in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, regarding zoning changes for a “near-production” copper project in Northern Mexico owned by Samalayuca Cobre S.A. de C.V., a company which is 33.75% owned by VVC Exploration Corporation.

Sierra Metals Inc. is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, March 11th at 5:20 pm the Agua Caliente power substation connected to the new 115kw line was activated and by 8:12 pm the Piedras Verdes ore processing plant was running off of the 33kw line from the substation.

Durante 2014, la minería de oro y plata registró una inversión extranjera directa por mil 165.6 millones de dólares, una caída de 39.6%, la primer baja en tres años, derivado principalmente de un mayor cobro de impuestos a la extracción y los menores precios en los metales preciosos.