This week, the Wall Street Journal  reported that "Peru, Mexico Vie for Top Silver Spot". Mexico and Peru are jockeying for the title of the world top silver producer.  The two countries supplied about 30% of the world's silver in 2009, according to the Washington-based Silver Institute. Henry Luna, a director at Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines, s...

Mexico City- Investment funds, mining companies and analysts all agree that Mexico will play a significant role in the mining boom predicted for coming years, but before tak...

In a report raising their target for Torex Gold Resources Inc., analysts at Dundee Securities stated that exploration at the Morelos Project in the Guerrero Gold Belt will be the value driver. “We believe there is no shortage of attractive targets to test at Morelos, including the strike and depth extensions of the known deposits along with multiple early stage prospects that have seen only limited work t...

Torex Gold Resources Inc. plans to significantly increase the exploration program at its 100% owned Morelos Gold Project in Mexico. Torex currently has five drill rigs operating on the property and plans to increase that number to a total of eleven drill rigs by early in 2011. The total meterage for the Company's initial drill program on the Morelos property will increase from the planned 56,500 meters to ...

Aura Silver Resources Inc. has announced further encouraging results from its ongoing silver and gold exploration at its Higo Blanco project Located in the Taviche district, Oaxaca, Mexico, the Higo Blanco ...

Based upon the rapid rise in gold prices, Farallon Mining said it is planning a second mine at its Campo Morado property in Guerrero Sate in Mexico The Company is formally initiating studies to re-evaluate the Reforma, Naranjo, El Largo and El Rey deposits to assess the feasibility of building a second mine with a target start date of July 1, 2013. Indicated resources for the Reforma, El Rey, Naranjo and El Largo deposits total 11.2 million ton...