Fresnillo gets explosives back
Mexico has granted precious metals miner Fresnillo a new explosives permit, allowing it to resume operations at one of its gold mines, the company said yesterday. A ban on the use of explosives imposed in October after a dispute with the local community had paralysed production at Fresnillo’s Herradura mining unit, forcing it to lower 2013 gold output targets. The world’s largest primary silver producer expects to resume operations next week.