When it comes to mining, Mexico has been associated predominantly with silver. However, gold has been mined in Mexico for at least 500 years. The country has a history of both commercial production and artisanal production. Mexico is now a major …
Leber Vivas Gonzales, 16, center right, is accompanied by a rescue worker as he walks away from the entrance to the El Comal gold and silver mine in Bonanza, Nicaragua. Vivas was the first of 20 freelance gold miners trapped by a collapse in the mine …
Freelance miners working for Minero SA of Colombia knew of the dangers of working in El Comal, a gold mining area in northern Nicaragua, the Associated Press reported. However, the miners, 26 of whom became trapped in the mine Thursday morning after …
The gold and silver mine is on a concession held by Hemco, which is owned by Colombia-based Minero SA. But the trapped miners themselves are freelancers allowed to work in the area if they sell any gold they find to the firm, mining company spokesman …
Miners wait for their turn to help in the rescue operations at El Comal gold and silver mine after a landslide trapped at least 24 miners inside, in Bonanza, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Rescuers… (Associated Press) …
BONANZA, Nicaragua — Rescuers in Nicaragua raced Friday to reach at least 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a landslide, including 20 who have been located and have managed to communicate with emergency crews. Hundreds of relatives and fellow …
A government website said 19 of the 20 miners who were rescued have been released from hospitals. Since its collapse Thursday, they had spent 34 hours trapped in the silver and gold mine. An unknown number of miners escaped and are undergoing …
Rescuers in Nicaragua raced Friday to reach at least 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a landslide, including 20 who have been located and have communicated with emergency crews. The first 11 of the miners have been rescued and crews were working …
"The sadness of feeling yourself trapped in a whole is inmense but I never lost hope," said the 32-year-old miner said from a hospital bed in the town of Bonanza, near the El Comal gold and silver mine. "I kept thinking I was too young to die and above …
BONANZA, Nicaragua – The first 11 of 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a collapse in a mine in northern Nicaragua have been rescued and crews were working early today to free more, officials said. The men walked out of the mine on their own as their …
Crews battle fires burning in the Klamath National Forest, near the gold mining and logging town of Happy Camp. AP. Sunday, August 31, 2014. HAPPY CAMP, Calif. –. Far Northern California is under threat from two wildfires sparked by lightning nearly …
Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. logo Analysts at Dundee Securities boosted their target price on shares of Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:FSM) from C$7.00 to C$7.75 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. The firm currently has a “buy …
Reuters reports that the Bonanza mine had been closed by Hemco, a subsidiary of Colombia's Mineros S.A., four years ago because it was deemed unsafe and the company warned the miners before they entered, according to Julio Quintero, head of Hemco.
"The sadness of feeling yourself trapped in a hole is inmense but I never lost hope," said the 32-year-old miner from a hospital bed in the town of Bonanza, near the El Comal gold and silver mine. "I kept thinking I was too young to die and above all …
BONANZA, Nicaragua Aug 29 (Reuters) – Rescue workers have freed 22 miners who were trapped in a gold mine after a landslide in northern Nicaragua, and the government on Saturday vowed to continue search efforts for several workers that remained …
LAINVILLE, QUÉBEC–(Marketwired – August 28, 2014) – Maya Gold & Silver Inc. ("Maya" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:MYA) is pleased to announce its successful first silver pour at the Zgounder Silver Mine. Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining …
Marvin Urbina, one of the rescued miners, said that he had seen an "avalanche of mud and rock" coming right toward him on Thursday morning at the El Comal gold and silver mine in Bonanza, Nicaragua. Urbina and a group of other miners all pressed …
By Jimmy Sanchez. BONANZA Nicaragua (Reuters) – Rescue workers have freed 22 miners who were trapped in a gold mine after a landslide in northern Nicaragua, and the government on Saturday vowed to continue search efforts for several workers that …
A rescued miner, center, is greeted by another miner while being helped by a rescue worker as he leaves the El Comal gold and silver mine in Bonanza, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The first 11 of 24 freelance gold miners trapped by a collapse in a …
Marvin Urbina, one of the rescued miners, said that he had seen an "avalanche of mud and rock" coming right toward him on Thursday morning at the El Comal gold and silver mine in Bonanza, Nicaragua. Urbina and a group of other miners all pressed …
A miner enters the El Comal gold and silver mine to help with rescue operations after a landslide trapped at least 24 miners inside, in Bonanza, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. Rescuers on Friday located 20 of at least 24 gold miners trapped by a …
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