Month: May 2020

Odyssey Marine Exploration Reports First Quarter 2020 Results

“While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected businesses around the globe, Odyssey has continued to make significant progress towards achieving our key objectives while temporarily transitioning our corporate office to a virtual environment,” said Mark Gordon, Odyssey Marine Exploration’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Discovery Metals Announces C$25.0 Million Private Placement with C$10.0 Million Investment from Eric Sprott

Taj Singh, President and CEO of Discovery commented, “The strong investment interest in Discovery is a clear reflection of the exposure and leverage that our Cordero project provides to a rising silver price. It is also indicative of the very favourable investment case for silver considering the current gold-silver ratio of 107:1 is markedly higher than the 50-year average of approximately 60:1. Upon completion of this financing Discovery will have over $40 million of cash on its balance sheet – this positions Discovery as one of the best financed silver exploration companies in the industry and provides the firepower to aggressively advance Cordero and to accelerate our exploration efforts on the surrounding regional property package.”

Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V. – Suspensión de Operaciones en Unidad Minera Madero

Industrias Peñoles, S.A.B. de C.V. informa que ha declarado la suspensión temporal por tiempo indefinido de las operaciones de su unidad minera de zinc Francisco I. Madero, ubicada en el Municipio de Morelos, Zacatecas. Esto se debe a la baja ley de mineral que se ha presentado desde hace varios meses, la dureza del mismo y la profundidad de los cuerpos minerales, lo que aunado a la caída abrupta del precio del zinc y el alto costo de operación hacen que esta unidad minera deje de ser costeable para la Compañía.

Argonaut Gold Provides Operations and Alio Merger Update

Pete Dougherty added: “In discussions with Alio, we both agree the health and safety of our workforce and our communities is paramount and the strong rationale for the merger of our companies remains valid in spite of any near-term disruptions to operations. Therefore, we both agreed to waive the 45-day opt out clause to provide stakeholders with clarity and remove uncertainty around the merger. We expect the transaction to close in June.”

MAG Silver Reports First Quarter Financial Results

“We are very pleased with the progress at the project, and look forward to commencing processing of Juanicipio underground material through the Fresnillo plant in the coming months,” said George Paspalas, President and CEO. “The private placement by Eric Sprott has created significant financial flexibility for MAG as we move through the next stage of construction and completion of the Juanicipio flotation plant.”

Canadian Miners Resuming Operations After Mexico Permits Mines to Reopen

Mexico joins a growing list of jurisdictions that are beginning to open up to mining during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last month, companies similarly resumed mining operations in Quebec after the provincial government added mining to its list of essential activities following a three-week shutdown.

Discovery Announces Resignation of Director

Discovery Metals Corp. announces that Mr. Jose Vizquerra has resigned as a director of the Company, effective immediately, so that he can focus his efforts on other professional commitments.

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