Category: Exploration and Development

Golden Minerals Company announced that it has suspended operations at its Velardena mine as of June 21, 2013, in order to conserve the asset until operating plans and prices for silver and gold indicate a sustainable cash margin for operations. The employees at the Velardena mine were informed of the Company’s decision in the afternoon of June 21, 2013. In February 2013 the Company anticipated the Velardena operations would achieve operating cash neutrality during the third quarter 2013, assuming gold and silver prices of $1,600 per ounce and $30 per ounce, respectively. In May 2013 the Company projected a $5 million negative margin from the operations for the remaining three quarters of 2013 at prices of $1,500 gold and $25 silver. Metals prices have continued to decline and remain below these levels.

DynaResource, Inc. is pleased to announce that its 100 % owned subsidiary, Mineras de DynaResource S.A. de C.V. has entered into an Exploitation Amendment Agreement with DynaResource de Mexico S.A. de C.V., the 100 % owner of the San Jose de Gracia Property in northern Sinaloa, Mexico.

Goldcorp Inc. today announced the filing of a claim in the First District Court in Zacatecas by Minera Peñasquito that resulted in the temporary suspension of an agrarian court ruling. The hearing for a permanent suspension will be held on June 27, 2013. The agrarian court ruling relates to a claim by the Cerro Gordo Ejido that challenged surface land rights to 600 hectares (approximately 1,483 acres) of land located in Mazapil, Mexico and within the confines of the Peñasquito mine site. The ruling purports to nullify Goldcorp’s lease of the surface land and orders the land returned to the Cerro Gordo Ejido for payment of 2.4 million pesos.

Newstrike Capital Inc. announces further results from the ongoing drilling program at the Company’s 100% owned Ana Paula Project in Guerrero, Mexico. These results are from drilling designed to test targets within Ana Paula’s floating cone pit (Newstrike press release May 8, 2013) and below the lower part of the breccia zone.

Brigus Gold Corp. is pleased to advise that it has reached a settlement agreement in connection with its Huizopa exploration project located in the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in Chihuahua, Mexico.

Gold Resource Corporation announces it intercepted new mineralization approximately 500 meters northeast of the Arista vein system in a stepout hole cutting 2.2 meters of 12.91 grams per tonne gold and 410 grams per tonne silver. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $83 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.

Minaurum Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the results of a review and report by Dr. James Franklin on its 100% controlled Santa Marta project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Dr. Franklin is a geologist with more than 40 years of research and exploration experience on both active and ancient volcanogenic massive sulfide systems along with numerous discoveries to his credit.

Gold Resource Corporation continues to intercept high grade gold and silver mineralization at its Arista deposit, drilling 4.7 meters of 3.1 grams per tonne gold and 2,658 grams per tonne silver in vein Splay 5. Gold Resource Corporation is a low-cost gold producer with operations in the southern state of Oaxaca, Mexico. The Company has returned over $83 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.

Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has made the final US$6.0 million option payment to purchase the remaining 45% interest in the Taviche Oeste Concession. Fortuna now holds a 100% undivided interest in the Taviche Oeste concession which contains the Trinidad North discovery. The company will continue to advance exploration efforts on the high-grade silver-gold Trinidad North discovery which remains open to the north and to depth.

Guerrero Exploration and its JV partner first initiated a field exploration program at the Cerro Azul property in February 2011. The program consisted of prospecting, geochemical sampling and induced polarization/resistivity geophysics. Seven anomalies were identified on the Property: Cerro Azul, Las Trojas, El Pedrillo, La Palma, Las Minillas, Loma Coyote and Llano Grande (GEX News Release 26 May 2011). Of these, three have been selected for drill testing: Las Trojas, Las Minillas and Loma Coyote. Collectively, these three anomalies define a northwest trending zone 5000 meters long and 600 meters wide hosted in Cretaceous sedimentary rocks on the southern portion of the concession. Mineralization consists mainly of chalcocite in veinlets and disseminations with minor disseminated pyrite. On surface, this is oxidized to malachite, azurite, chrysocolla, jarosite, goethite and hematite.