Month: February 2018

Vangold Mining Initiates Resource Valuation and PEA on El Pinguico Mine

“The El Pinguico mine is a historic high-grade producer, possessing in-situ high-grade silver and gold mineralization with accessible mining infrastructure to a depth of 300 meters. The completion of a base case development scenario will be a significant milestone in understanding the available economics of the stockpiles and cost related in new mine development”, said Cameron King, President and CEO of Vangold.

Torex Completes Bought Deal Financing And Provides An Operations Update

Torex Gold Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced offering of common shares of the Company with a syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets. An aggregate of 4,895,000 Common Shares were issued by the Company at a price per Common Share of C$12.60, including 525,000 Common Shares issued on the partial exercise of the over-allotment option, for aggregate gross proceeds of C$61,677,000.

Endeavour Silver Updates Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates for its Operating Mines and Development Projects and Reports Initial Mineral Resource Estimate for New Parral Properties

Bradford Cooke, CEO of Endeavour, stated, “We enjoyed solid development and exploration success in 2017, more than replacing our Mineral Reserves and growing our silver Mineral Resources. We also published a Pre-Feasibility Study for Terronera, a Preliminary Economic Assessment for El Compas, and an initial silver Mineral Resource Estimate for the new Parral Properties. The substantial growth of our Mineral Reserves and Mineral Resources is a testament to our exploration and acquisition teams. We now have a strong pipeline of exploration and development projects to drive our next phase of organic growth.”

Kootenay Identifies Significant New Gold Target at Nogalera Zone on La Cigarra Silver Project, Mexico – Sampling Highlights Include 12.35 gpt Gold, 179 gpt Silver & 19.75% Lead

Kootenay President & CEO, Jim McDonald states: “The consistent high gold values are new for the project where previously identified mineralization is silver dominant. This area represents an exciting new target for us and the first significant gold mineralization to be found on the project. We are actively and rapidly moving this new gold trend to drill stage with plans to be drilling it near the end of the first quarter.”

Hecla Reports Record Reserves for Silver, Gold and Lead

“It is a remarkable achievement for a 127-year-old company to have record reserves for three of the four metals it produces, particularly using price assumptions significantly below spot and among the lowest in the industry. It speaks to the quality of our properties and the expertise of our people. We believe that our investment in exploration is a key step towards generating real value for shareholders. As we grow our reserves and increase our already long mine lives, we can improve productivity by increasing throughput or lowering costs so the mines can generate returns regardless of the metals price,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and CEO. “In addition to reserve growth, we are increasing the San Sebastian polymetallic resource which is quickly becoming an important part of the future of this mine. Our exploration budget is increasing again this year, because we have more exploration opportunities at our operating properties and beyond than any time in my tenure at Hecla.”

Maverix Metals Announces Record Fourth Quarter 2017 Gold Equivalent Production and Provides Corporate Update

Dan O’Flaherty, President and CEO of Maverix commented, “We are pleased with the significant growth that the Company demonstrated during the fourth quarter and are proud of our first full year of operation. Our operating partners continue to deliver excellent results at their underlying mines, which was reflected in our strong and growing attributable gold production. We expect further growth in our attributable production in 2018 from our current asset base and look forward to building on our 2017 achievements as we continue to grow our royalty and streaming portfolio.”

Avino Announces Results from its Current Exploration Drill Programs on the Chirumbo, Guadelupe and San Juventino Areas of the Avino Mine Property

“We are very pleased with the drill results from the Chirumbo area to the east of the Elena Tolosa mine as they show grade continuity and further extension of the main Avino vein to the northeast. The results from Guadalupe and San Juventino demonstrate additional mineralization between the current mining areas at Elena Tolosa and the San Gonzalo mines. These are longer-term targets that warrant further investigation and drilling.”

Evrim secures additional ground at Cuale High Sulphidation gold project

Alain Charest, Vice President Exploration, Mexico commented, “Cuale is one of the most exciting grass-roots exploration projects to have surfaced in Mexico in recent history and securing the land position was paramount. High sulphidation oxidized systems are rare in Mexico. Three known deposits are Goldcorp’s El Sauzal (1.9 million ounces gold), Alamos Gold’s Mulatos (5.0 million ounces gold) and Agnico Eagle’s La India (3.0 million ounces gold) and they serve as good indicators of the potential of this deposit style.1 High sulphidation gold deposits are known for their low cost, large scale and long mine life.”

Coeur Appoints Two New Directors to Board; Strengthens Key Areas

“Eduardo and Jessica are highly accomplished leaders whose depth and diversity of experience will be strong additions to our Board,” said Robert E. Mellor, Coeur’s Chairman of the Board. “Eduardo brings with him over forty years of experience in hard rock mining, including a successful track record of developing and operating mines throughout Mexico. Jessica’s equally impressive background in Canadian government affairs and leadership is also expected to complement the skills of our other directors and provide valuable insights as Coeur commences production at the Silvertip mine in British Columbia.”

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