Scorpio Mining today announced that Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P. and The Tocqueville Trust have agreed that they will not pursue the nomination of their own candidates for election to the Company's board of directors at Scorpio's 2014 annual meeting of shareholders, to be held on June 12, 2014. As a result, the Company has agreed to [...]
Scorpio Mining announced today that Institutional Shareholder Services has recommended that its clients vote FOR all of Scorpio's director nominees using only Scorpio's WHITE proxy. ISS has also recommended that shareholders do NOT vote using the blue dissident proxy of Tocqueville Asset Management, ISS is a leading independent international [...]
Dear Fellow Shareholders, Our 2014 annual meeting of shareholders is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2014. This year your vote is of even more importance as a U.S. investment firm, Tocqueville Asset Management, is seeking to take control of a majority of the board of directors and disrupt the recent progress we have made at our mining operations [...]
Scorpio Mining announced today that on Friday, May 23, 2014, Tocqueville Asset Management, L.P. and The Tocqueville Gold Fund filed a dissident proxy circular with respect to the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders, currently scheduled for June 12, 2014. On May 12, 2014, Tocqueville delivered to the Company a notice of The Tocqueville [...]
Scorpio Mining reports its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014, available on the Company's website and on SEDAR at. All [...]
Scorpio Mining reports that production from the Nuestra Señora Operations totalled 556,911 silver equivalent ounces in the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. Q1 2014 silver production was higher than Q4 2013; while silver equivalent production was lower because of a decline in lead, copper and zinc production in Q1 2014, compared to Q4 2013. Q1 [...]
Scorpio Mining today announced updates with respect to its El Cajón and San Rafael Development Projects, located 14 km and 15.5 km, respectively, by road from its Nuestra Señora plant. Highlights include: El Cajón mine development – The mine portal was collared on March 29, 2014 and a letter of intent ("LOI") has been signed with a Mexican mining [...]
Scorpio Mining today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2013. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited Financial Statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2013, as available on the [...]
Scorpio Mining reports that production from the Nuestra Señora Operations totalled 492,832 silver equivalent ounces in the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013, and 1,959,113 silver equivalent ounces for all of 2013. Q4 2013 silver production was the highest for all of 2013; lead and zinc production declined in Q4 2013 compared to Q3 2013; and [...]
TSX: SPM TORONTO, Dec. 16, 2013 /CNW/ - Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX:SPM) ("Scorpio" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) for the State of Sinaloa, Mexico, has approved the application for the Change of Use of Soil (CUS) submitted by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Minera [...]
TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) ("Scorpio Mining" or the "Company") today reported its financial and operating results for the third quarter ("Q3") ended September 30, 2013. This press release should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis [...]
TORONTO, Oct. 25, 2013 /CNW/ - Scorpio Mining Corporation (TSX: SPM) ("Scorpio Mining" or the "Company") today announced the resignation of Mr. Thomas (Tom) McGrail from the position of Chief Operating Officer ("COO"), effective November 1, 2013. Mr. McGrail, who was based in Cosalá, Mexico, has tendered his resignation in order to attend to pressing family matters which will require more of his time to be spent at home with his family The Board of Scorpio Mining has invited, and Mr. McGrail has agreed to join the Board as a Director. His expertise and first-hand knowledge of the Company's operations in Mexico will thus continue to be utiliz... [...]