Argonaut Gold Completes Acquisition of Castle GoldWednesday, February 24, 2010 The transaction includes 50% of gold mine “El Sastre”, located to the North of Guatemala City. Canadian company Argonaut Gold announced it has concluded the acquisition of Castle Gold, who owned mines in Mexico and Guatemala. Argonaut Could Buy Castle GoldWednesday, November 25, 2009 Castle Gold is the majority owner of "El Sastre" gold mine in Guatemala. Argonaut cold is a closed capital company, whereas Castle Gold trades in Canada's TSX, and also operates two gold mines in Mexico. B2Gold purchases 100% of two Nicaraguan operationsTuesday, April 10, 2012 The Canadian mining company buys 40% of shares from joint venture partner Radius Inc. for $20,08 million, and takes total control of Trebol and El Pavon gold mining sites in Nicaragua. B2Gold Corp. and Radius Gold Inc. announced on April 9 the signing of a binding letter agreement pursuant to which B2Gold has agreed, among other things, to acquire a 100% interest in the Trebol and El Pavon gold properties in Nicaragua in consideration of C$20 million, payable in common shares of B2Gold at a price per share equal to the volume weighted average price of B2Gold’s common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) for the ten trading days immediately preceding the date of the letter agreement. Nicaragua: Mining Concessions SwapTuesday, February 22, 2011 The Government approved the swap of gold mine concessions between B2Gold Corp and Condor Resources. Under the agreement between the two companies the concessions known as "La India" and "Espinito San Pablo" will be unified under the name "La India Gold" and will be owned 80% by Condor and 20% by B2Gold Corp. Gold mines in Nicaragua sold for $53 million.Monday, February 2, 2009 B2Gold Corp. made the acquisition from Central Sun Mining, owner of the gold mines in Nicaragua, for $53.7 million. Central Sun Mining was the owner of the Limon and the Orosi mines, and had an option to acquire 100% of the Mestiza gold mine, also located in Nicaragua. $2.3 Million Gold Exploration in NicaraguaFriday, September 18, 2009 Calibre Mining and B2Gold Corp. will explore gold in the "Borosi" mining project. Calibre reported that a $2.3 million work program and budget has been approved by B2Gold Corp at Borosi project in the Bonanza-Rosita-Siuna areas of northeast Nicaragua. More Competitors for "Golden" PineappleMonday, July 9, 2012 Costa Rica's success as a producer of the MD2 pineapple variety, is attempting to be copied by countries like Panama, Colombia and Ghana. Costa Rica is the world's leading supplier of pineapple, a position it achieved in particular because of the quality and sweetness of the MD2 variety, characteristic due not only to technological equipment employed and processes that have been internationally certified, but also because of the special conditions of the soil and climate. Nicaragua: Orosi Gold Mine 95% ReadyThursday, November 5, 2009 Its owner, Canadian company B2Gold, estimates 2010 production in 120.000-130.000 gold ounces for its two mines in the country. In a press release, B2Gold announced that mining project Orosi is 95% ready, could begin operations in November, and has had a construction cost of $62 million. B2Gold Will Invest $7 Million in Nicaraguan MineWednesday, June 24, 2009 The company B2Gold Corp. could acquire up to 65% of the gold and copper mining project NEN. The gold and copper mining Project NEN, currently property of Canadian Calibre Mining Corp, is located on the North Atlantic side of Nicaragua, and covers 70,976 hectares. 50% of Gold Mine Sold in GuatemalaWednesday, October 13, 2010 Argonaut Gold sold its 50% share of Mina El Sastre for $ 1.3 million to local partners. In a news release the company announced the sale was due the fact the company does not consider this mine as one of its core assets. Ascot Mining intersects Cajeta vein in Costa RicaMonday, November 10, 2008 Veritas Gold, a subsidiary of Ascot Mining, claims to have discovered high grade gold. A 150m main access tunnel was driven to successfully intersect the targeted Cajeta vein and a one-tonne bulk sample was obtained, which was crushed and processed to determine the gold content. Assaying returned grades of 41.2 grams per tonne. Golden Reign Invests in Nicaraguan MineMonday, June 29, 2009 The company signed a purchase agreement with Nicoz Resources S.A. for 80% of the Mining Concession San Albino-Murra, which is in the northwest region of Nicaragua. Among the conditions of the purchase agreement, Golden Reign Resources Ltd. must invest $5 million in the property in the next four years in extraction costs. Nicaraguan Gold Mine Production IncreasesTuesday, December 14, 2010 "La Libertad" gold mine, owned by B2Gold Corp, could increase its production and operating life. The company announced the results of exploratory drilling, which indicates the possibility of increasing current production, which stands at 80.000-90.000 ounces of gold annually. Radius Gold Starts Drilling in NicaraguaThursday, May 8, 2008 Drilling has begun on the Company's Trebol property (42,193 hectares) located in northeastern Nicaragua, where epithermal gold mineralization is associated with a series of intensively silicified ridges. The preliminary drill program is being designed to test the sub-surface continuity of the gold grades observed in selected trenches and to give geological and structural information on the geometry and controls on mineralization which will be used to further explore the property. Pineapple Moratorium in Northern Costa RicaWednesday, July 6, 2016 The Municipality of Los Chiles, in Alajuela, has suspended for five years the granting of permits for the expansion of pineapple crops. The City Council agreed to stop issuing permits for the cultivation of pineapple in the canton with the aim of carrying out hydrogeological studies to assess the degree of soil erosion and "... |
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