December 16, 2020 Condor starts initial site preparation at La India Total area being cleared is 11.26 hectares and is estimated to be completed in 3 to 4 months.
December 15, 2020 Barrick to start drilling at Pueblo Grande project Company has mobilized two drill rigs to Precipitate’s project in the Dominican Republic to begin exploration drilling.
December 9, 2020 Newmont to extend Peñasquito mine life beyond 2040 Newmont will invest $10 million next year to build a pipeline of new exploration targets at Zacatecas, Mexico mine.
December 7, 2020 Condor Gold begins 4,000m drill program at La India This will be the final drilling at the La India starter pits ahead of extraction.
December 7, 2020 Fabled Silver Gold acquires Santa María mine in Mexico The Canadian miner will pay over $4 million for the property.
December 6, 2020 Mexican President said mining companies cannot refuse to pay taxes Andrés Manuel López Obrador reminded miners that, since March, the Constitution forbids tax waivers and exemptions.
December 3, 2020 Defiance Silver aims to triple land position in Zacatecas silver district Defiance Silver plans to enlarge its land holdings by acquiring Pan American Silver’s Lucita property.
December 2, 2020 Gold price rebounds on stimulus bets, weak dollar Gold registered its worst monthly performance in four years in November.
December 1, 2020 Altiplano Metals to acquire gold project in Nicaragua The Canadian miner said that the deal will be done for a consideration of $3 million.
November 25, 2020 Mexico mulls reviving plans for nature reserve in mining district Proposal seeks to set a semi-arid desert biosphere reserve covering 2.58Mha across eight municipalities of the Zacatecas state.
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