A mining company is buying up nearby land to proceed with its construction of a gold and silver mine  in the Pearce-Sunsites area.

The Commonwealth Mine Gold and Silver Project was acquired May 2015 by Marlin Gold Mining, LTD, a publicly-traded mining company with projects in Mexico and Cochise County.

Marlin Gold announced last month it had entered into “a series of agreements with various landowners” to acquire the surface and mineral rights of about 3,400 acres surrounding its patented mining claims of Pearce Hill, said Marlin Chairman and CEO Akiba Leisman… Read Full Article