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Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN TORONTO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") today provided the following background information on the illegal action at the Company's La Platosa mine. Background on Excellon's Platosa Property Excellon is the highest-grade silver producer in Mexico from its 100% owned La Platosa mine in the state of Durango. The Company produces silver, lead, and zinc ore at La Platosa, which is then...

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN TORONTO, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") today announced that it has declared force majeure in respect of its concentrate delivery contracts with Consorcio Minero De Mexico Cormin Mex, S.A. DE C.V. ("Trafigura"), located in Manzanillo, Mexico, due to the ongoing illegal blockade at the Company's La Platosa mine in the state of Durango, Mexico.  The blockade was commenced by the Ejido de La...

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN TORONTO, July 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") today provided the following update on the status of the illegal action at the Company's La Platosa mine, which has been enacted by the Ejido de La Sierrita (The Ejido), assisted by the NGO group PRODESC and Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana, affiliated with the United...

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN TORONTO, July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX:EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") reports that on Monday, July 9th, members of the Edijo de La Sierrita (The Edijo), assisted by the NGO group PRODESC and Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros Metalúrgicos, Siderúrgicos y Similares de la República Mexicana which is affiliated with the United Steelworkers Union of Canada (USW) commenced an illegal action at the Company's La...

Toronto Stock Exchange - EXN TORONTO, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Excellon Resources Inc. (TSX: EXN) ("Excellon" or "the Company") Mexico's highest grade silver producer, is pleased to provide results for the first quarter, 2012. Excellon reports net income of $5.6 million ($0.02 per share) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (all dollar amounts are in US dollars).  For complete details please see Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Results, which is...

HALIFAX, March 23 /PRNewswire/ - Gammon Gold Inc. ("Gammon") (TSX:GAM and NYSE:GRS): Gammon is pleased to announce that it has signed definitive purchase option agreements on a group of properties called the Mezquite Project ("Mezquite") in Zacatecas State, Mexico. The Mezquite Project, in Zacatecas State, covers 460 hectares and is located 45 kilometres southeast of Goldcorp's Penasquito property and 22 kilometres northeast of Camino Rojo (Goldcorp recently announcing its acquisition of...

CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Oct. 2, 2008) - Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CED) ("Cedar") is pleased to announce the acquisition of various mineral properties in the State of Zacatecas in central Mexico totaling approximately 14,000 hectares. The acquisition was completed with an arms length party for consideration of $265,000. A finder's fee is payable in association with this transaction. About Cedar Mountain Cedar Mountain Exploration Inc. is mineral exploration company...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 23, 2008) - Capstone Mining Corp. (TSX:CS) will release second quarter results on Tuesday July 29, 2008 after market close and will host a conference call on Wednesday July 30, 2008 at 8:30am PST (11:30am ET) to discuss these results. The conference call may be accessed by dialing 1.866.365.1119 in North America and 1.416.849.7329 Internationally. Please ask for the Capstone Mining Corp. conference call. The conference call will be archived for...

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - July 22, 2008) - Silver Eagle Mines Inc. (TSX:SEG) is pleased to report on recent results from its ongoing diamond-drilling program on the North, Calvario and Mill Zones at its wholly-owned Miguel Auza property in Zacatecas, Mexico. Of note are diamond drill holes 2008-189 and 2008-194 in the North Zone, which intersected veins 0.4 and o.5 m in width, assaying 2,463 gpt Ag and 3,291 gpt Ag respectively, and 2008-196, the deepest hole drilled to date, which...

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - July 16, 2008) - MAG Silver Corp. (TSX:MAG)(AMEX:MVG) ("MAG") on behalf of Minera Juanicipio SA (a joint venture between Fresnillo plc (56%) and MAG (44%)) is pleased to announce assay results from the Valdecanas Vein for Hole GE. This hole was not included within the resource estimate recently reported for the Valdecanas Vein (see press release dated June 18, 2008). Hole GE intersected two veins separated by 10 metres of altered and veined wall...