Mining
Fortuna Silver denies link to protest death
National Post - Vancouver-based mining company Fortuna Silver says it has nothing to do with the shooting death of a protester in a town near the company’s mine site in Mexico. Police have arrested the alleged shooter.
news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/25/canadian-mining-company-denies-link-to-shooting-death-of-protester-in-mexico/
Zapotec protesters fired on in Oaxaca; one killed
Intercontinental Cry - One Zapotec has died and another is in recovery after a group of municipal police officers and armed men opened fire on a crowd of protesters in Oaxaca that gathered to speak out against a mining company pipeline.
Pan American Silver is acquiring Minefinders
The Globe and Mail - Pan American Silver Corp. is poised to boost production in mineral-rich Mexico through the proposed acquisition of Minefinders Corp., a fellow Vancouver-based company with an aggressive growth strategy.
Mercator gets mining permit for Mexico project
Reuters - Mercator Minerals said it has obtained permits to start mining at its wholly owned El Pilar Project in Mexico. The property is situated in a highly prospective belt of copper deposits ranging from La Caridad in the south to central Arizona in the north.
www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/17/mercator-idUSL3E8CH32820120117
Exploration buys gold project in Sinaloa
The Canadian Press - Junior miner Source Exploration Corp. has struck a deal to acquire a 100 per cent stake in the Capricho mineral exploration concessions in Sinaloa from Empresa Minera Caprice. Drilling will begin this month.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/source-exploration-signs-deal-to-buy-mexican-project-137003058.html
ABOT acquires 50% stake in Mexico gold property
Energy Business Review - ABOT Mining will acquire 50 percent equity interest in mineral property located in Mexico, following an agreement with Rising Star. The Aztlan 8B Project is located in the State of Nayarit.
Torex inks deal for Morelos gold project
Reuters - Torex Gold Resources said it signed long-term lease agreements with land holders for construction and mining at its Morelos gold project in Mexico, paving the way for commercial production at the site.
Endeavor finds high-grade zones at Mexico mine
Reuters - Canadian miner Endeavour Silver Corp. said it has discovered two high-grade silver-gold zones at its Guanajuato mine in Mexico and expects a substantial increase in reserves and resources at the mine at the year-end.
Grupo Mexico ups outlook for Buenavista mine
Reuters - Mexican miner Grupo Mexico expects output at its Buenavista del Cobre copper mine, formerly known as Cananea, to rise to 475,000 tons per year by 2015, Chief Operating Officer Xavier Garcia de Quevedo said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/06/grupomexico-idUSN1E7B50ZN20111206
90 miners have died in Coahila accidents since 2006
Fox News Latino - Mexico's independent National Human Rights Commission said Wednesday that 90 people have died since 2006 in mine accidents in the northern state of Coahuila, attributing the fatalities to poor safety conditions.
latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/12/01/rights-panel-says-0-mexico-coal-mine-deaths-since-2006/
