The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of September, 2022.

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Porphyry copper mineralization

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 36th week of the year (September 05th to September 11th, 2022), at least 23 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, and 4 news published by the media with seven informing on exploration results, seven communicating production and financial results, five reporting resources and developments of their properties, five commenting on Mexican issues, two announcing financing issues, and one discussing social issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Equinox informed that mining activities at its Los Filos mine in Guerrero have been temporarily suspended due to an illegal blockade. Rocío Nahle, Secretary of Energy announced that Lithium for Mexico (LitioMx) will hold the first meeting of its Board of Directors on September 20, 2002. The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported that three arrest warrants have been issued against the same number of people, for the events that occurred in the Coahuila mine ‘El Pinabete’, where 10 workers are trapped. Reyna Gold Corp., GoGold Resources Inc., GR Silver Mining Ltd., Endeavour Silver Corp., Prime Mining Corp., Kootenay Silver Inc., Silver Spruce Resources Inc., and Vizsla Silver Corp., reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the second week of September, 2022. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aztec completed the first seven holes of phase 3 drilling program at its Cervantes project, Silver Spruce and its partner Colibri Resources Corp., drilled 19 RC holes for a total of 2,005m at its El Diamante project and reported initial results from the first holes, Reyna Gold announced results from 22 holes totaling 3,823m of its ongoing 10,000m regional exploration drill program at its la Gloria project, and Infinitum Copper reported completion of the first phase of the current program at its flagship La Adelita project. In Chihuahua, Kootenay released results from eleven holes collared at its Columba project.  In Zacatecas, Galore reported that completed 3 holes in the San Jose area at its Dos Santos project. ON MINING, no relevant news. ON FINANCING, Barksdale announced a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $2M (San Javier project, Sonora). Sierra Madre closed the first tranche of its previously announced brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $10M (La Guitarra property, State of Mexico). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Bear Creek announced that it engaged Unison to design and Renoir to implement a 32-week performance improvement program at its Mercedes mine in Sonora. Vizsla reported results from 14 new holes drilled within the Tajitos-Copala resource area at its flagship Panuco project, Sinaloa.  Endeavour reported results from its ongoing drilling program at its Parral project in Chihuahua. GoGold released results from seven new holes drilled at the El Favor East Deposit within its Los Ricos North property in Jalisco. GR Silver reported results from 3 holes drilled at its San Marcial project in Sinaloa. Prime Mining announced additional phase 2 drill results from its Los Reyes project in Sinaloa. Regency Silver completed a 2,000m drilling program at its flagship Dios Padre project in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Aztec announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors (Cervantes project, Sonora). Vizsla announced that it has filed its 2022 annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (Panuco project, Sinaloa).  Riverside and BHP extended into a fourth year its Sonora Mexico exploration program. Galore reported results of its annual general meeting of shareholders and announced the grant of incentive stock options to directors and officers (Dos Santos project, Zacatecas). Gatos Silver provided bi-weekly status report in accordance with National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders due to the delay in the filing of  annual reports which includes its audited consolidated financial statements, together with the management’s discussion and analysis, relating to the audited annual financial statements, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certificates relating to its annual filings for the years 2021 and 2022 (Cerro Los Gatos, Chihuahua). ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Peñoles and Fresnillo plc support the Heroic Fire Department and the Red Cross with supplies and training.

ON MEXICO ISSUE

  • Equinox Gold Corp., informed that mining activities at its Los Filos mine in Guerrero have been temporarily suspended due to an illegal blockade by members of the nearby Mezcala community. The blockade is preventing delivery of certain supplies to the Los Filos Mine that are required to maintain operations. 
  • Rocío Nahle, Secretary of Energy announced that Lithium for Mexico (LitioMx) will hold the first meeting of its Board of Directors on September 20, 2002. The secretary added that the use of lithium is essential for the energy transition, since it allows the production of batteries. “Right now, it is in high demand around the world for its power to store electricity,” she stressed. She recalled that wind and solar plants are intermittent sources of energy, so “white gold” represents a great opportunity for the Mexican energy sector.
  • The Attorney General’s Office (FGR) reported that three arrest warrants have been issued against the same number of people, for the events that occurred in the Coahuila mine ‘El Pinabete’, where 10 workers are trapped. Since last August 5, the FGR began the investigation procedure for the events that occurred in the mine, owned by the mining company ‘El Pinabete’ S.A de C.V. The FGR reported that the arrest warrants are for the probable commission of the crime provided for and sanctioned in article 150 in relation to article 149 of the General Law of National Assets.
  • Mexican President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador does not rule out comprehensive mining law reform. A month after the collapse of a coal mine in Sabinas, Coahuila, where 10 miners remain trapped and rescue works do not seem to yield results, President López Obrador said he does not rule out a comprehensive reform to the Mining Law, aimed at preventing such incidents from happening again. The reform would also set stricter rules for extractive activities. López Obrador did not mention exactly when is he planning to propose his reform, but it seem to have the support from at least most of MORENAs senators and one of the most important Unions in Mexico.
  • Reyna Gold Corp., GoGold Resources Inc., GR Silver Mining Ltd., Endeavour Silver Corp., Prime Mining Corp., Kootenay Silver Inc., Silver Spruce Resources Inc., and Vizsla Silver Corp., reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the second week of September, 2022. Details are shown in the table below:

ON EXPLORATION

  • Aztec Minerals Corp., completed the first seven holes of phase 3 drilling program at its Cervantes project in Sonora to drill test three targets: California, California Norte and Jasper.  The company has drilled a total of 1,607m in seven holes from the 3,000m planned in eleven holes. Assay results are pending and are expected to arrive in the next coming weeks.
  • Silver Spruce Resources Inc., and its partner Colibri Resources Corp., drilled 19 RC holes, being 10 holes at the La Prieta target and 9 holes at El Pillado target, for a total of 2,005m at its El Diamante project. Highlights of the drill intersections at El Pillado target include hole DIA22-01 with five intervals to 3m with two sections exceeding 1% Zn; hole DIA22-02 with six intervals to 3m with one section containing 3.9% Zn; hole DIA22-05 with five intervals with significant metal values, including 24-30m (high silver to 251 g/t Ag, Zn to 1.9 %), 33-36m (Ag to 397 g/t, Pb+Zn to combined 11.2.%), 43.5-51m (Ag to 257 g/t, Pb+Zn to 13.1.%), 78-81m (Ag to 36 g/t, Pb+Zn to 8.5.%); hole DIA22-06 with a zone of 3m (Ag to 60 g/t and Pb to 1.21%); and hole DIA22-08 with the highest gold of 0.934 g/t Au at a depth of 13.5m with low Ag and base metal values. Final geochemical assay results from drilling at the La Prieta target are currently being compiled and the results will be released soon.
  • Reyna Gold Corp., announced results from 22 holes totaling 3,823m of its ongoing 10,000m regional exploration drill program at its la Gloria project in Sonora, where the company has tested five target areas to date. Drilling highlights at La Republicana target include hole LG-22-30 with 1.45 g/t Au over 59m including 5.96 g/t Au and 20 g/t Ag over 2.85m with a subinterval of 21.5 g/t Au and 30 g/t Ag over 0.8m; 2.29 g/t Au over 6.65m with a subinterval of 4.2 g/t Au and 18 g/t Ag over 3.50m; 6.41 g/t Au and 47 g/t Ag over 2.8m, with a subinterval of 19.5 g/t Au, 141 g/t Ag, 0.3% P, and 0.2% Zn over 0.12m; and 5.79 g/t Au and 52 g/t Ag over 2.95m, with a subinterval of 19.5 g/t Au, 168 g/t Ag, 0.2% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 0.70m; and hole LG-22-028 with 935 g/t Ag over 5.50m, including 4,640 g/t Ag, 0.93% Cu, and 0.2% Zn over 1m, plus 0.22 g/t Au over 27.30m, including 2.13 g/t Au over 1m, plus 1.49 g/t Au over 0.4m. The company looks forward to additional drilling in La Republicana target.
  • Infinitum Copper Corp., reported completion of the first phase of the current program at its flagship La Adelita project in Sonora. The interpretation of the Magneto Telluric geophysical program is now completed and show good correlation with historic drilling. The strongest anomalies are still untested by drilling. The company also completed 12 holes on the trend of high-grade Cu-Au-Ag skarn mineralization at the Cerro Grande Zone with a total of 2,574m, including 1,848 samples that have been sent to the lab for analysis with results pending.
  • Kootenay Silver Inc., released results from eleven holes collared at its Columba project in Chihuahua. Seven out of the eleven holes were collared at the D Vein and 4 at the B Vein. Drilling highlights at D Vein include hole CDH-22-125 with 158 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 1.83m, plus 540 g/t Ag, 0.26 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb, and 1.6% Zn over 34.45m, including 1,746 g/t Ag, 0.88 g/t Au, 1.1% Pb, and 5.2% Zn over 9.70m, including 2,498 g/t Ag, 1.28 g/t Au, 1.6% Pb, and 7.5% Zn over 6.10m, including 5,840 g/t Ag, 3 g/t Au, 3.1% Pb, and 17.2% Zn over 2.45m; hole CDH-22-127 with 788 g/t Ag, 0.6% Pb, and 1.3% Zn over 0.98m, plus 103 g/t Ag, 0.04% Pb, and 0.1% Zn over 1m, plus 136 g/t Ag, 0.01% Pb, and 0.1% Zn over 1m; hole CDH-22-128 with 136 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 20m, including 520 g/t Ag, 0.33 g/t Au, 0.03% Pb, and 0.1% Zn over 2m, plus 277 g/t Ag, 0.3% Pb, and 1.2% Zn over 1m, plus 136 g/t Ag, 0.6% Pb, and 1.3% Zn over 2m; and hole CDH-22-131 with 150 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 16m, including 311 g/t Ag, 0.2% Pb, and 0.4% Zn over 4.86m, including 603 g/t Ag, 0.02% Pb, and 0.1% Zn over 0.59m. On the B Vein, the most significant drill intersect was encountered in hole CDH-22-134 with 109 g/t Ag and  0.1% Zn over 6.6m, including 251 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.1% Zn over 1.5m, plus 279 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 0.5m. These drilling results extend known mineralization along strike and beneath existing drilling at both the D Vein and B Vein targets.
  • Galore Resources Inc., completed 3 holes in the San Jose area at its Dos Santos project in Zacatecas. The most significant mineralization was encountered in holes SJ20 with 2.26 g/t Au over 1.20m, plus 2.06 g/t Au over 0.85m; and hole SJ21 with three contiguous intervals of 3.69 g/t Au, 0.79 g/t Au, and 0.59 g/t Au over 1.80m, 0.70m, and 1.30m respectively.

ON MINING

  • No relevant news.

ON FINANCING

  • Barksdale Resources Corp., announced a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $2M. Part of the gross proceeds will be used to finance exploration activities   at its San Javier project, Sonora, as well as for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company also proposes to extend by a further four months, the expiry date of a total of 7,597,836 share purchase warrants, issued September 29, 2020 and 690,790 share purchase warrants issued October 1, 2020 in connection with a non-brokered private placement. These aggregate 8,288,826 2020 Warrants are exercisable into 8,288,826 common shares and remain at an exercise price of $0.55 per share.
  • Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd., closed the first tranche of its previously announced brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $10M. The company will use the gross proceeds for the development of it’s the La Guitarra property in the State of Mexico, advancement of engineering studies and general working capital purposes.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Bear Creek Mining Corporation announced that it engaged Unison Mining Consulting Pte. Ltd., to design and Renoir Management Corporation to implement a 32-week performance improvement program at its Mercedes mine in Sonora. The planned improvements are to re-open closed mining areas to achieve production rates of over 70K Oz Au per year and reduce costs. This program will cost USD $2.15M.
  • Vizsla Silver Corp., reported results from 14 new holes drilled within the Tajitos-Copala resource area at its flagship Panuco project, Sinaloa.  Drilling highlights include hole CS-22-182 with 1,935 g/t Ag and 15.47 g/t Au (2,913 g/t AgEq) over a true width (TW) of 1.46m; hole CS-22-128 with 299 g/t Ag and 2.08 g/t Au (427 g/t AgEq) over a TW of 2.50m, including 995 g/t Ag and 7.6 g/t Au (1,472 g/t AgEq) over a TW of 0.46m; hole CS-22-185A with 302 g/t Ag and 2.02 g/t Au (426 g/t AgEq) over a TW of 1m; and hole CS-22-196 with 278 g/t Ag and 2.33 g/t Au (426 g/t AgEq) over a TW of 2.16m. “The new drill results support a NW-plunging high-grade zone with an average vertical extent of 250 metres and approximate strike length of 500 metres”.
  • Endeavour Silver Corp., reported results from its ongoing drilling program at its Parral project in Chihuahua. High grade silver was encountered in several holes. Drilling highlights include hole CUV-78 with 199 g/t Ag, 4.7% Pb, and 2.6% Zn (428 g/t AgEq) over 3.48m, including 501 g/t Ag, 8% Pb, and 6.5% Zn (971 g/t AgEq) over 0.27m; hole CUV-80 with 322 g/t Ag, 5.2% Pb, and 1.6% Zn (528 g/t AgEq) over 1.67m, including 605 g/t Ag, 14.8% Pb, and 3.5% Zn (1,150 g/t AgEq) over 0.53m; hole VCU-90 with 664 g/t Ag, 1.9% Pb, and 0.8% Zn (747 g/t AgEq) over 5.56m, including 5,600 g/t Ag, 15.3% Pb, and 1.7% Zn (6.096 g/t AgEq) over 0.22m, plus 145 g/t Ag, 0.2% Pb, and 0.5% Zn (168 g/t AgEq) over 3.05m, including 247 g/t Ag, 0.3% Pb, and 1.9% Zn (325 g/t AgEq) over 0.55; and hole CUV-96 with 242 g/t Ag, 0.5% Pb, and 1.7% Zn (317 g/t AgEq) over 5.34m, including 711 g/t Ag, 0.5% Pb, and 2.1% Zn (806 g/t AgEq) over 0.52m. The company has drilled since April 2022 over 5,300m in 23 holes, totaling 8,100m year to date with the aim to define and extend mineralized zones. The high grade Ag results show the potential for resource expansion at depth and along strike in the El Verde and Sierra Plata Deep areas along the Veta Colorada structure.
  • GoGold Resources Inc., released results from seven new holes drilled at the El Favor East Deposit within its Los Ricos North property in Jalisco. Drilling highlights include hole LRGF-22-136 with 0.24 g/t Au and 84 g/t Ag (1.35 g/t AuEq or 101 g/t AgEq) over 4.9m, plus 0.52 g/t Au and 108 g/t Ag (1.96 g/t AuEq or 147 g/t AgEq) over 47.6m, including 2.07 g/t Au and 319 g/t Ag (6.32 g/t AuEq or 474 g/t AgEq) over 10.7m, including 13.47 g/t Au and 615 g/t Ag (21.66 g/t AuEq or 1,625 g/t AgEq) over 1.1m; and hole LRGF-22-124 with 0.31 g/t Au and 111 g/t Ag (1.79 g/t AuEq or 134 g/t AgEq) over 22m, including 1.65 g/t Au and 530 g/t Ag (8.72 g/t AuEq or 654 g/t AgEq) over 3.4m, including 5.05 g/t Au and 1,456 g/t Ag (24.46 g/t AuEq or 1,835 g/t AgEq) over 0.9m. These drill results show extension of the zone to the east and additional high grade infill.
  • GR Silver Mining Ltd., reported results from 3 holes drilled at its San Marcial project in Sinaloa, to follow-up on lateral and down dip, the  high grade encountered previously at the Southeast Area.  Hole SMS22-11 intersected 92 g/t Ag and 0.02 g/t Au over 75.7m, including 102 g/t Ag, 0.01 g/t Au, and 0.1% Zn over 63.6m, including 1,253 g/t Ag, 0.02 g/t Au, 0.5% Pb, and 1.4% Zn over 0.3m, plus 1,032 g/t Ag, 0.01 g/t Au, 0.5% Pb, and 1.9% Zn over 0.4m. Hole SMS22-12 encountered 98 g/t Ag, 0.03 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb, and 0.6% Zn over 44.5m, including 1,059 g/t Ag, 0.01 g/t Au, 0.2% Pb, and 0.5% Zn over 0.2m, plus 537 g/t Ag, 0.06 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb, and 1% Zn over 1m. Hole SMSP22-022 intersected 426 g/t Ag, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn over 3.2m, including 1,932 g/t Ag, 0.05% g/t Au, 0.2% Pb, and 0.6% Zn over 0.5m. GR Silver informed that additional drilling is in progress aiming to continuously expand lateral and down dip continuity of the Ag mineralization.
  • Prime Mining Corp., announced additional phase 2 drill results from 42 infill and step out drill holes collared at Guadalupe Corridor within its Los Reyes project in Sinaloa. Drilling highlights include hole 22GE-73 with 5.01 g/t Au and 328 g/t Ag over a true width (TW) of 1.9m; hole 22GE-72 with 1.65 g/t Au and 236 g/t Ag over a TW of 13.5m, plus 0.95 g/t Au and 124 g/t Ag over a TW of 6m, plus 2.52 g/t Au and 365 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.5m; hole 22GE-105 with 1.46 g/t Au and 56 g/t Ag over a TW of 14.4m, plus 1.01 g/t Au and 67 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.5m; hole 22GE-70 with 1.38 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag over a TW of 4.5m; hole 22GE-59 with 2.77 g/t Au and 440 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.1m; hole 22GE-563 with 0.97 g/t Au and 267 g/t Ag over a TW of 2.5m; hole 22GE-77 with 1.28 g/t Au and 45 g/t Ag over a TW of 2.6m; hole 22GE-80 with 1.55 g/t Au and 43 g/t Ag over a TW of 5.7m, plus 1.72 g/t Au and 43 g/t Ag over a TW of 4.8m; hole 22GE-85 with 16.1 g/t Au and 391 g/t Ag over a TW of 0.5m; and hole 22GE-76 with 10.41 g/t Au and 683 g/t Ag over a TW of 0.7m, plus 0.92 g/t Au and 945 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.1m, These drill results expand the Au-Ag mineralization potential at Guadalupe Corridor.
  • Regency Silver Corp., completed a 2,000m drilling program at its flagship Dios Padre project in Sonora. This program was designed to test a large IP anomaly only 550 metres to the north of the existing Dios Padre historical workings to determine whether it represents a significant continuation of the mineralization, as well as  to test for extensions to the existing Dios Padre mineral resource. Final assay results are expected in early October. The Company will release the results shortly thereafter.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Aztec Minerals Corp., announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors (Cervantes project, Sonora).
  • Vizsla Silver Corp., announced that it has filed its 2022 annual report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It includes its management discussion and analysis, annual information form, and audited financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2022.  (Panuco project, Sinaloa).
  • Riverside Resources Inc., and BHP extended its Exploration Funding Agreement (EFA) into a fourth year for its Sonora Mexico exploration program. The plan is to move into the next exploration phase focusing on five copper projects in Sonora, Mexico with a currently approved USD $1.1M in exploration funding to work on the Llano de Nogal district and USD $0.5M in ongoing High Value Work programs in the Sonora Projects for a total so far allocated budget of USD $1.6M exploration work on the specified properties in the EFA.
  • Galore Resources Inc., reported results of its annual general meeting of shareholders and announced the grant of 7.1M incentive stock options to directors and officers, exercisable at a price of $0.10 for a period of 5 years from the date of grant (Dos Santos project, Zacatecas).
  • Gatos Silver Inc., provided bi-weekly status report in accordance with National Policy 12-203 – Management Cease Trade Orders due to the delay in the filing of annual reports which includes its audited consolidated financial statements, together with the management’s discussion and analysis, relating to the audited annual financial statements, and the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer certificates relating to its annual filings for the years 2021 and 2022 (Cerro Los Gatos, Chihuahua).

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • Peñoles and Fresnillo plc have supported for more than two decades to the Heroic Fire Department and the Red Cross. The two companies have resolutely supported these institutions in the communities where they operate, by donating medical supplies to the Red Cross and training for firefighters.

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On the picture above, Cu mineralization related to a porphyry copper system in a project in Sinaloa, Mexico.  Photo by Miguel A Heredia.

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