AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMining & Permitting: Rua Gold says its Auld Creek gold-antimony project in New Zealand’s Reefton Goldfield is moving fast—positive PEA with a US$42M base-case after-tax NPV5%, a Fast-Track referral filed, about C$38M cash, and 19,000 metres of drilling underway. Payments & Comms Modernization: UCC Networks helped Multi-Encomiendas unify customer communications across Mexico and Central America, including Nicaragua, adding AI support and better shipment visibility. Regional Infrastructure: Panama and Costa Rica are advancing plans for a cross-border rail corridor—aiming to cut a San José–Panama City road trip from 36 hours to about nine by rail. Nicaragua in the Mix (Finance): RS2 signed a multi-year processing deal to expand acquiring and issuing services across Nicaragua and neighbors. Gold M&A: Equinox Gold and Orla Mining agreed to an all-stock US$18.5B merger, with operations spanning Canada, the US, Mexico, and Nicaragua. Policy Pressure (Neighboring): Costa Rica moved to jail illegal miners for up to a decade as the gold crisis deepens.
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