The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico; Highlights on the Fifth Week of April 2026

By Jorge Cirett

During the 18th week of the year (April 27th to May 3rd, 2026), companies working in Mexico released 26 press releases. One company informed on early-stage property work, nine companies presented quarterly and/or full-year reports. One company updated on a financing round, two more are to trade on additional markets and one informed on its reporting policies. Two companies released drill results on their advanced project/mine, one more presented a MRE and another one contracted mineral estimation services. One company signed a definitive agreement on an acquisition, two companies announced their AGM’s results, one a management update and one more the election of directors. ON MEXICO ISSUES, several mining unions made clear their repulsion to the law amendments that severely restricted their participations on companies’ earnings. ON EXPLORATION, in Sinaloa, Mercado Minerals released drilling results on Copalito.  ON MINING, Gold Royalty, Orogen Royalties, Guanajuato Silver, Sierra Madre Gold and Silver, Capstone Copper, Alamos Gold, Agnico Eagle, Americas Gold and Silver and Minera Alamos reported quarterly and/or yearly results. ON FINANCING, Sonoro Gold closed a C$12.2 M private placement. Pinnacle Silver and Gold and Silver Viper started trading on different markets. Silver Spruce announced its reporting policies. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Silver Storm released drilling results from La Parrilla, in Durango. Guanajuato silver filed the MRE on Bolañitos, Guanajuato. Luca Mining presented assays from drilling at Campo Morado, in Guerrero. Aztec Minerals engaged a service company to elaborate the MRE on Cervantes, Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Silverco Mining executed the definitive agreement to acquire Nuevo Silver (La Negra, Querétaro). Chesapeake Gold is now a member of the Mining Association of Canada. Pan Amnerican Silver and Capstone Copper announced theirs AGM’s results. Agnico Eagle announced the election of directors. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, First Majestic Silver announced its 2025 sustainability report.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

ON EXPLORATION

  • Mercado Minerals Intersects 6.50 Metres of 256 g/t Silver and 1.46 g/t Gold from 43.60 m Depth at 5 Senores Vein Copalito Project: Mercado Minerals (Copalito, Sinaloa)

ON MINING

  • Gold Royalty Announces Record First Quarter 2026 Preliminary Results: Gold Royalty    (Cozamin, Zacatecas)
  • Orogen Royalties Reports Record Revenue and Strong Earnings Growth in 2025: Orogen Royalties (royalty on Ermitaño, Sonora)
  • Guanajuato Silver Announces Year-End and Q4 2025 Results: Guanajuato Silver
  • Sierra Madre Reports Q4 and Year-End 2025 Financial Results, Positive Operating Performance: Sierra Madre Gold and Silver (La Guitarra, Estado de México) The company sold 271.2 K Oz Ag, 4,041 Oz Au, or 628.2 K Oz AgEq during 2025.
  • Capstone Copper Reports First Quarter 2026 Results: Capstone Copper (Cozamin, Zacatecas). The company produced 5,930 tonnes Cu at cash cost $0.71 per Lb Cu at Cozamin.  
  • Alamos Gold Reports First Quarter 2026 Results: Alamos Gold (Mulatos, Sonora). The company produced 32,700 Oz Au at cash cost $971 per Oz Au and mine-AISC of $995 per Oz Au at the Mulatos district.
  • Agnico Eagle Reports First Quarter 2026 Results, Including Record Quarterly Operating Margins and Adjusted Net Income: Agnico Eagle Mines (Pinos Altos, Chihuahua)
  • Americas Gold and Silver Provides Notice of First Quarter 2026 Results and Conference Call: Americas Gold and Silver (Cosalá, Sinaloa)
  • Minera Alamos Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results; Record Quarterly Revenue of C$43.6 Million and Record Earnings from Mine Operations of C$20.1 Million: Minera Alamos (Santana, Sonora)

ON FINANCING

  • Sonoro Gold Announces Closing of Oversubscribed $12.2 Private Placement: Sonoro Gold  (Cerro Caliche, Sonora)
  • Pinnacle Commences Trading on OTCQB: Pinnacle Silver and Gold (Potrero, Durango)
  • Silver Spruce Resources Inc. Announces Adoption of Quarterly Reporting Exemption Under Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933: Silver Spruce Resources (Pino de Plata, Chihuahua)
  • Silver Viper Minerals Upgrades to OTCQX Best Market: Silver Viper Minerals (La Virginia, Sonora)

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Silver Storm Drills 473 g/t Ag.Eq Over 3.6 m and 137 g/t Ag.Eq Over 12.0 m, Extends the San Nicolás Zone at Depth: Silver Storm. (La Parrilla, Durango)
  • Guanajuato Silver Files Technical Report for Bolañitos Mine: Guanajuato Silver (Bolañitos, Guanajuato) The deposit contains 22.2 M Oz AgEq, in all categories
  • Luca intersects 118 Metres of 2.5 g/t Gold, 78.0 g/t Silver, 0.8% Copper, 0.6% Pb and 2.0% Zinc at Largo Norte Zone, Campo Morado Mine: Luca Mining (Campo Morado, Guerrero)
  • Aztec Minerals Engages APEX Geoscience Ltd. to Commence Maiden Mineral Resource Estimates on the Tombstone and Cervantes Projects: Aztec Minerals (Cervantes, Sonora)

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Silverco Mining Executes Definitive Agreement for the Acquisition of Nuevo Silver: Silverco Mining: (Cusi, Chihuahua; La Negra, Querétaro)
  • Chesapeake Announces Membership in the Mining Association of Canada; Management Update: Chesapeake Gold (Metates, Durango)  
  • Pan American Silver Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting: Pan American Silver (La Colorada, Zacatecas)
  • Capstone Copper Announces 2026 Annual General Meeting Results: Capstone Copper (Cozamin, Zacatecas)
  • Agnico Eagle Announces Election of Directors: Agnico Eagle Mines

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • First Majestic Announces 2025 Sustainability Report and Mailing of 2026 AGM Meeting Materials: First Majestic Silver  (Santa Elena, Sonora)

On the image below: Epithermal quartz veining and pyrite in volcanosedimentary rocks, HQ core. Picture by Jorge Cirett.

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Fourth Week of April, 2026

Fe-Magnetite Skarn

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 17th week of the year (April 20 to April 26, 2026), at least 25 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico. Of these, ten related to deals and corporate matters, six covered resource and development updates, four reported production results, three presented exploration results, one addressed Mexico-related issues, and one announced financing activities. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Heliostar, IMPACT Silver, and GR Silver reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fourth week of April, 2026. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Zacatecas Silver completed surface mapping and sampling at its Oso Negro project. In Chihuahua, Kingsmen commenced drilling at its Las Coloradas project in the Parral. In Durango, Pinnacle announced that it has discovered more high-grade polymetallic mineralization at its Potrero project.  ON MINING, Altius expected to report Q1, 2026 expected attributable royalty revenue of approximately CAD $26.4M. Pan American Silver announced that it will release the Q1, 2025 production results on may 5, 2026, and informed that it will hold its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders on April 30, 2026. Avino reported Q1, 2026 production results of 263K Oz Ag, 1,851 Oz Au, and 1.34M Lb Cu for a total of 568.1K Oz AgEq. Sailfish reported Q4, 2025 operating and financial results.  ON FINANCING,  Coeur completed a private exchange offer to replace nearly $385.8M, (about 96.45%) of its outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due 2032 issued by New Gold Inc. with new 6.875% Senior Notes and cash.   ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT Silver released new drill results on the Carlos Pacheco Vein System at its producing mine Noche Buena in the Royal Mines of Zacualpan District, State of Mexico. Oroco provided an update on its ongoing Phase 2 drill program at its Santo Tomas project in Sinaloa. Silver Dollar commenced drilling at its la Joya project in Durango.  Starcore initiated a airborne geophysical survey over its San Martin mining concession in Queretaro. Chesapeake received a US patent for its proprietary method of enhanced metal recovery from sulphide ores. GR Silver released results from drill holes SM SMS26-01 and SMS26-03 in the SE Area of San Marcial that confirm the continuity of high-grade silver mineralization up to 500m down dip from surface. Heliostar announced additional results from the ongoing drill program at its 100% owned Ana Paula project in Guerrero, reporting 69.15m grading 10.1 g/t in the High Grade Panel. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Silver Dollar announced that it has agreed to extend its October 15, 2025 advertising and investor awareness marketing agreement with Dig Media Inc. Vizsla awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management contract to M3 Engineering & Technology Corp., and entered into a Mine Design contract with Mining Plus. VVC granted stock options to officers, directors, and consultants to purchase up to an aggregate of 14,750,000 common shares. Teck declared dividend of CADS $0.125 per share, to be paid on June 30, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2026. Colibri announced adoption of semi-annual financial reporting. Royalties Inc granted stock options to directors, officers, consultants, and service providers. Teck reported voting results from its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.  Pantera Silver announced adoption of semi-annual financial reporting. Silverco announced filing of 2025 audited financial statement and MD&A.   ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • Heliostar Metals Ltd, IMPACT Silver Corp., and GR Silver Mining Ltd reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fourth week of April, 2026. Details are shown in the table below:

ON EXPLORATION

  • Zacatecas Silver Completes Surface Sampling and Mapping Program at Oso Negro Project, Sonora, Mexico: Zacatecas Silver Corp
  • Kingsmen Commences drilling at its Las Coloradas Silver-Gold Project Parral Mining District, Chihuahua, Mexico: Kingsmen Resources Ltd
  • Pinnacle Discovers More High-Grade Polymetallic Mineralization at El Potrero with Silver Assays up to 1,159 grams per tonne Underscoring District Scale Potential: Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp

ON MINING

ON FINANCING

  • Coeur Mining, Inc. Announces Expiration and Final Results of Previously Announced Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for New Gold Senior Notes: Coeur Mining Inc

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • IMPACT Silver Intersects 114.5 g/t Gold, 1,295g/t Silver and 1.10% Copper over 0.61m Within9.79 g/t Gold, 212 g/t Silver and 0.29% Copper over 9.49m on Carlos Pacheco Vein Extension at Noche Buena Mine: IMPACT Silver Corp
  • Oroco Increases Activity at Santo Tomas: Oroco Resource Corp
  • Exploration Drilling Underway at Silver Dollar’s La Joya Silver (Copper-Gold) Project:   Silver Dollar Resources Inc
  • Starcore Announces Airborne Mobile MT Geophysical Survey  at San Martin Mine, Queretaro, Mexico: Starcore International Mines Ltd
  • GR Silver Reports High-Grade Silver Results from the 20,000 m Step-Out Drilling Campaign at San Marcial: 15.6 m at 351 g/t Ag, including 2.5 m at 1,395 g/t Ag, in SMS26-03: GR Silver Mining Ltd
  • Heliostar Drills 69 Metres Grading 10.1 g/t Gold in the High Grade Panel at Ana Paula: Heliostar Metals Ltd

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Silver Dollar Extends Advertising and Investor Awareness Campaign with Investing News Network: Silver Dollar Resources Inc
  • Chesapeake Gold Receives a U.S. Patent for Enhanced Metal Recovery from Sulphide Ores: Chesapeake Gold Corp
  • Vizsla Silver Awards EPMC and Mine Design Contracts for the Development of the Panuco Silver-Gold Project: IZSLA SILVER AWARDS EPCM AND MINE DESIGN CONTRACTS FORTHE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PANUCO SILVER-GOLD PROJECT: Vizsla Silver Corp  
  • VVC Grants Options: VVC Exploration Corporation
  • Colibri Resource Corporation Announces Adoption of Quarterly Reporting Exemption Under Coordinated Blanket Order 51-933: Colibri Resource Corporation
  • Royalties Inc. Grants Stock Options: Royalties Inc
  • Teck Reports Voting Results from Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Teck Resources Limited
  • Pantera Silver Corp. Announces Adoption of Semi-Annual Financial Reporting: Pantera Silver Corp
  • Silverco Mining Announces Filing of 2025 Audited Financial Statement and MD&A: Silverco Mining Ltd

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • No relevant news.

Content like what you have just read can be seen at https://gambusinoprospector.com/ and at LinkedIn’s Mexico Mineral Exploration Group.

On the picture below, Fe-magnetite skarn in a Cu-Au bearing skarn system in Hidalgo, Mexico.  Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Fourth Week of March, 2026

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 13th week of the year (March 23 to March 29, 2026), at least 20 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico, along with one news article published by the media. Of these, eight related to deals and corporate matters, four reported production results, three covered resource updates and project development, three presented exploration results, two addressed Mexico-related issues, and one announced financing activities. ON MEXICO ISSUES, The Supreme Court of Justice of the nation (SCJN) upholds the reform to the Mining Law, which designates lithium as a strategic resource exclusive to the State and prohibits private concessions by dismissing challenges filed against it. Silver Viper reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fourth week of March, 2026. ON EXPLORATION, In Zacatecas, Zacatecas Silver received the drill permit from SEMARNAT for the El Cristo Vein System, to support its 2026 drilling program aimed at increasing existing silver resources at the Zacatecas Silver project, announced arrival of drill rig and drilling crew, and released assay results for 124 rock-chip samples from El Cristo Vein System. ON MINING, Torex Gold reported year-end 2025 reserves and resources for its flagship Morelos Complex in Guerrero, as well as for its Los Reyes project in Sinaloa. Orogen announced preliminary and unaudited financial results for Q4, and year ended December 31, 2025. EV Resources has announced its transition from exploration to near-term production at the Tecomatlán plant in Puebla, where refurbishment work on the grinding circuit has commenced. Osisko reported Q4 and year-end 2025 results, and informed that it sold its interest in the San Antonio Gold project in Sonora to Axo Copper Corp.  ON FINANCING, Coeur Mining Inc.,initiated a private exchange offer for holders of New Gold´s 6.875% senior notes due 2032. The exchange offer involves USD $400M in New Gold notes swapped for up to USD $400M in Coeur´s new notes plus cash. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Silver Viper and Orex released drill results from its El Rubi-Virginia project in Sonora. Pan American reported the results of a revised Preliminary Assessment Evaluation (PEA) for its la Colorada mine in Zacatecas. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Guanajuato Silver., appointed David Paxton to its Board of Directors, effective immediately, announced the filing of a NI 43-101 technical report for a new mineral resource estimate for its Valenciana Mine Complex in Guanajuato, and granted stock options to directors, officers, employees, and consultants. Silverco announced the appointments of George Paspalas as Advisor, Tara Hassan as Executive Vice President, and Victoria Avila as Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs, and Finance, and granted stock options and restricted share units to certain directors, officers, and advisors.  Sierra Madre reported that it has repaid USD $2.5M of the USD $5M non-revolving, secured term loan between First Majestic and the company. Capitan Silver announced that it will commence trading on the OTCQX market under symbol “CAPTF”. GR Silver informed the sudden passing of President, CEO, and Founder Márcio Fonseca. Alamos Gold filed its annual information form and 2025 annual report on Form-40, including its audited financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2025. GoGold announced annual results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. Regency Silver appointed Raj Chowdry and Frank Cordova to the Board of Directors, effective immediately, and thanked outgoing directors Michael G. Thomson and Patrick Elliott for their contributions to the Company. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • The Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) upholds Mining Law Reform; Lithium Exploitation to Be Exclusive to the State: El Financiero
  • Silver Viper Minerals Inc, reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fourth week of March, 2026. Details are shown in the table below:

ON EXPLORATION

ON MINING

  • Torex Gold Reports Year-End 2025 Reserves & Resources: Torex Gold Resources Inc
  • Orogen Reports Record 2025 Financial Performance and Positions for Continued Growth in 2026: Orogen Royalties Inc
  • EV Resources Limited Fast Tracks First Mover Advantage in Antimony Production with Tecomatlán Plant Refurbishment Underway: EV Resources Limited 
  • Osisko Development Reported Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2025 Results:   Osisko Development Corp

ON FINANCING

  • Coeur Mining  announces Commencement of Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation for New Gold Senior Notes: coeur mining inc 

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Silver Viper hits 11.70 M @ 9.18 G/T Au And 352.0 G/T Ag Including 0.50 M @ 183.50 G/T Au And 6,850 G/T Ag While Infill Drilling At El Rubi And Expands The 5,000 M Drill Program At La Virginia Project In Sonora Mexico:  Silver Viper Minerals Inc
  • Orex Minerals Highlights Silver Viper’s High-Grade Drill Results at La Virginia, Sonora, Mexico: Orex Minerals Inc
  • Pan American Announces revised PEA for the La Colorada Skarn Project, Positioning La Colorada as a future Top-tier Silver Mine: Pan American Silver Corp

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • No relevant news.

Content like what you have just read can be seen at https://gambusinoprospector.com/ and at LinkedIn’s Mexico Mineral Exploration Group.

On the picture below, HQ core showing a hydrothermal breccia/ vein in an intermediate sulphidation epithermal system in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.