Farallon Mining Ltd. recently announced new high grade gold zones outside the current mineral resource at the G-9 Mine at the Company's Campo Morado property in Guerrero State, Mexico. High grade precious metal intercepts at G-9 have been reported in various news releases over the years, most recently in the Company's December 16, 2009 news release in which an intersection of 13 metres of 20 grams of g...

  As 2009 ended, Goldcorp emerged victorious in a takeover battle with Minera Penmont (44 percent owned by Newmont Mining Corporation with the remainder held by Mexican miner Fresnillo Plc.) to acquire Canplats Resources Corp.   The prize was Canplats’ Cami...

It's easy to forget that that the silver found in the ring around your finger, the arm of your eyeglasses, or the spoon you use at dinner is part of a rich history reaching back to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome who used silver to control bodily infection and prevent food spoilage. In the fifth century B.C., Hippocrates (known as the Father of Medicine) used silver to heal wounds. In the same century, the King of Persia used a silve...

There’s an old saying that goes “gold is where you find it.” This may seem overly simplistic, but it makes sense when considering that many companies have had success recently by exploring near and beneath past workings in Mexico. After all, historic mining regions are historic for a reason. Spanish conquistadors mined metal deposits in Mexico for over 300 years, but thanks to modern exploratio...