Month: February 2017

Pan American Silver announces unaudited net earnings of $101.8 million ($0.66 per share) in 2016 and increases the quarterly dividend

“We achieved solid performance on all fronts in 2016, generating $215 million in net cash from operating activities and beating our original guidance for both costs and silver production,” said Michael Steinmann, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. “We achieved major milestones at our La Colorada and Dolores mine expansions in Mexico. We expect both expansions will be completed by the end of this year, which contributes to an improving outlook for costs and production over the next three years.”

Leagold Mining Files Amended and Restated Preliminary Prospectus with Indicative Pricing Range and Expanded Offering Syndicate

Leagold Mining Corporation is pleased to announce that it has filed an amended and restated preliminary prospectus dated February 14, 2017 with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada except Quebec in connection with its proposed distribution of subscription receipts, which, subject to meeting certain conditions, will be converted at no additional consideration into common shares of the Company. The amendments include an indicative Offering pricing range, a plan to consolidate Leagold’s common shares on a 1 new for 5 old basis, and several additions to the Offering syndicate group.

MAG Silver Corp. Wide and High-Grade Intercepts Extend Valdecañas Deep Zone West; Strong Gold Revealed in Valdecañas Deep Zone East; and New Anticipada Vein Takes Form

“We are very happy to have traced wide, high-grade mineralization in the Valdecañas Deep Zone West nearly to the western property boundary and see that the Anticipada Vein is fleshing out to significant size”, said George Paspalas, President and CEO of MAG. “Perhaps more exciting though are the numerous high gold values we’re seeing at depth, especially in the Deep Zone East. People think of Juanicipio as a high-grade silver project and now it appears to be shaping up into a sizable gold asset as well”.

Source Exploration Provides Update on Private Placement Financings

Source Exploration Corp. is pleased to announce, further to its news releases dated September 28, 2016, November 30, 2016 and January 5, 2017, that it has now arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 12,333,333 units of the Company at a price of $0.15 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to approximately $1.85 million to replace the second tranche of the previously announced non-brokered private placement. Each Unit will consist of one common share of the Company and one transferable common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant will entitle the holder to purchase one Common Share at a price of $0.25 per Common Share for a period of twenty-four months from the closing date of the Private Placement.

Firma Acquires Remaining Interest In Fully Permitted IDS Smelter

Mr. Francis Biscan Jr., President of Firma Holdings Corp., stated, “We are very fortunate to have secured a project that can provide a significant source of near term revenue for our company and simultaneously help the small scale mining community of Durango.”

MX Gold Corp. Signs LOI to Acquire a 50% Interest in the Durango Smelter Project in Mexico

MX Gold Corp. has entered into a binding option agreement with American Metal Mining SA de CV whereby, upon certain scheduled payments totalling $1,525,000 (U.S.), the company will acquire 50 per cent of the shares of a private Mexican corporation that holds the IDS project. The IDS project consists of a past-producing gold smelter, three acres of land situated around the smelter, and various equipment and permits associated therewith. Upon advancement of the initial payment of $650,000 (U.S.), the company was granted a 49.5-per-cent net profit participating interest in the IDS project that will remain until option exercise, provided that all payments are made by the company in accordance with the option agreement.

Torex Reports High-Grade Intercepts From Sub-Sill Step Out Holes

Fred Stanford, President & CEO of Torex stated: “These encouraging high grade results indicate that the Sub-Sill mineralization is open to the north, south, and east, and is also open at depth. A resource estimate that includes today’s results is expected to be completed in Q2/17. Another step out drill program is being planned and drilling is expected to commence this quarter. This program will also seek to probe the extension of mineralization at greater depths, and to identify the source of the magnetism that past studies have indicated is present.”

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