Yale’s program for 2007 has now defined skarn mineralization over a strike length of 250 meters - more than doubling the length upon which previous ore estimates were based - and their work has shown that mineralization is open in all directions.

Officials say massive floods and landslides in southern Mexico have killed at least nine people, with more than 20 still missing, and caused a health emergency that will last for month.

Hundreds of thousands of people have fled severe floods in the South Mexican state of Tabasco where rivers burst their banks after heavy rain.

Red Cross officials in the flood-devastated Mexican state of Tabasco say the situation is getting worse. The floods have submerged about 80 per cent of the state, forcing thousands to flee.

One person was killed and more than a million people affected by flooding in Mexico's southern state of Tabasco, officials said, as hundreds of thousands waited for rescuers to pull them out of their homes in the worst floods ever in the region.

At least 18 oil workers were killed when a drilling rig hit an oil platform in stormy weather, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company said. Seven workers were still missing.

The challenges and opportunities of Hyperconnectivity – the emerging era of communications, where anything that can be connected will be connected – will be addressed as more than 1,000 Nortel executives, customers, partners and industry leaders meet in Mexico City to discuss the future of communications.

Cisco® announced today the launch of the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute (Cisco EI) in Mexico to contribute to the development and training of local entrepreneurs in the skills needed to successfully manage growth in small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Tropical storm Henriette has battered Mexico's Pacific coast, killing nine people as Central America endures its worst hurricane season for years.

The Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S) has received an order to supply two gearless drives for an ore-grinding plant for Minera Penasquito in Mexico. The project encompasses planning and manufacturing of the drive systems as well as supervision of the installation work and commissioning of the equipment.

Mexican state oil company Pemex will resume production in its facilities Mexican state oil company Pemex will resume production on Friday after Hurricane Dean tore through the Gulf of Mexico, forcing it to evacuate hundreds of platforms and cut production, the company said.

Hurricane Dean made landfall in Mexico again, battering the nation's central coast with winds of 160 kilometers per hour. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that forecasters are warning of possible flooding and mudslides.