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The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Second Week of August, 2026

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By Miguel A Heredia

During the 33th week of the year (August 10 to August 16, 2026), at least 27 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico and 2 news published by the media. Of these, eight reported production results, eight related to deals and corporate matters, five covered resource and development updates, four addressed Mexican-related issues, three announcing financing activities, and one presented exploration results. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Stalled mining exploration puts Mexico’s industrial and energy future at risk. Government grants 12 concession titles to Industrias Peñoles and Minera Fresnillo; Ministry of Economy clarifies they are not new. Almaden provided an update on the international arbitration process with Mexico. Advance Metal and Oroco Resource reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the second week of August, 2026. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Algo Grande provided an update on its ongoing Phase II drill program at its Adelita project.  ON MINING, Altius reported Q2, 2026 attributable royalty revenue of CAD $30M and adjusted earnings of CAD $7.6M. Americas Gold and Silver announced that it will discuss its Q2, 2026 results on August 14, 2026. Empress Royalty, Avino, Discovery, Pan American Silver, and Americas Gold and Silver reported Q2, 2026 financial and or operating results. GoGold reported Q3, 2026 financial results. ON FINANCING, DynaResource announced a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of USD $3M. Vortex closed first tranche of non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $485,500. Algo Grande announced a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to CAD $3M to fund expansion of Phase II exploration program at the Adelita project in Sonora. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Oroco released the third set of assay results from its Phase 2 Resource drilling program at its Santo Tomas project, Sinaloa. Advance Metals stated that its Gavilanes project in Durango is emerging as its flagship project with new high grade silver intersections. Platauro outlined exploration and development strategy and plans to update the geological model and economics study of its the Las Minas project in Veracruz. EV Resources executed a binding agreement to secure high-grade ore to commence Tecomatlán Antimony Processing Campaign. Goldgroup announced that it is advancing San Francisco Gold mine in Sonora toward potential production restart.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Silver Spruce appointed Kevin Thieneman as CFO replacing Michael Kinley. Canuc informed that its common shares are now Depository Trust Company eligible in USA. Silverco appointed Jesus Velador as Vice President, Exploration, effective September 1, 2026. Silver Viper provided supplemental disclosure regarding certain marketing, investor relations, and media awareness service arrangements. Talamore announced graduation to Toronto Stock Exchange. Teck announced receipt of requisite consents and expiration of consent solicitation. Orogen Royalties reported voting results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. Silver Spruce entered into debt settlement agreements to settle outstanding indebtedness of CAD $66,125 for an amount of CAD $20,000. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

ON EXPLORATION  

  • Algo Grande Provides Phase II Drill Update; Hole 2 Copper Zone Doubles as Hole 3 Delivers Extensive New Interval, Remains Mineralized at Depth: Algo Grande Copper Corp

ON MINING

ON FINANCING

  • DynaResource Announces US$3.0 Million Private Placement Financing: DynaResource Inc
  • Vortex Metals Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement: Vortex Metals Inc
  • Algo Grande Copper Announces $3M Private Placement to Fund Expansion of Phase II Exploration Program at the Adelita Project: Algo Grande Copper Corp

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

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, Vuggy Quartz in a high-sulphidation epithermal system in a project at Jalisco, Mexico. Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico; Highlights on the Fourth Week of July 2026

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 30th week of the year (July 20th to July 26th, 2026), 22 companies working in Mexico posted press releases. Two companies presented activities on early-stage work. Six companies presented quarterly reports. One company closed a bought deal financing, another one began trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange, and a further one announced a dividend. Four companies presented drilling results from advanced properties. Two companies completed their merger, another company acquired two other companies, shareholders of two companies approved their merger, one more presented AGM results and a further one announced its expansion plans. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Tocvan Ventures presented drilling results from Gran Pilar. In Chihuahua, Kingsmen Resources delivered results from drilling at Las Coloradas. ON MINING, Luca Mining, Altius Minerals, Avino Silver & Gold Mines, Americas Gold and Silver, Teck Resources and Newmont presented quarterly releases. ON FINANCING. Altius Minerals closed a C$181.5 M bought deal public offering. Centenario Gold commenced trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Teck Resources announced a dividend. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Coeur Mining provided an exploration update for Palmarejo, in Chihuahua, and Las Chispas, in Sonora. Silver Storm presented results from drilling at La Parrilla, in Durango. Silver Viper released results from drilling the El Rubí zone at La Virginia, in Sonora. Defiance Silver posted drilling assays from the San Acacio deposit, at its Zacatecas Silver project in Zacatecas. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Mexican Gold Mining and Alcon Silver completed the arrangement to create Platuro Metals. Canasil Resources announced results from its AGM. Orla Mining and Equinox Gold shareholders approved their merger. Goldgroup Mining presented its growth strategy.  ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No Relevant News

ON EXPLORATION

  • Kingsmen Extends High-Grade Soledad System at Depth, with a 1.4m intercept of 641 g/t silver equivalent, confirming continuity over 135 meters of vertical depth at its Las Coloradas silver project, Chihuahua, Mexico: Kingsmen Resources (Las Coloradas, Chihuahua)
  • Tocvan Discovers New High Grade at Surface Silver-Gold Zone 900 m East of Pilot Plant Facility at Gran Pilar Project: Tocvan Ventures (Gran Pilar, Sonora)  

ON MINING

  • Luca Reports Q2 2026 Production Results: Luca Mining (Campo Morado, Guerrero)
  • Altius Reports Q2 2026 Expected Record Attributable Revenue: Altius Minerals (royalty on Cuale, Jalisco)
  • Avino Announces Q2 2026 Production Results Avino Silver & Gold Mines (Avino and La Preciosa, Durango)
  • Americas Gold and Silver Corporation Announces Second Quarter Production: Americas Gold and Silver (Cosalá, Sinaloa)
  • Teck Reports Unaudited Second Quarter Results for 2026: Teck Resources (San Nicolás, Zacatecas)
  • Newmont Reports Robust Second Quarter 2026 Results; Remains on Track to Achieve Full Year Guidance: Newmont (Peñasquito, Zacateca)

ON FINANCING

  • Altius Minerals Corporation Closes C$181.5 Million “Bought Deal” Public Offering of Common Shares: Altius Minerals (royalty on Cuale, Jalisco)
  • Centenario Gold Corp. to commence Trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange: Centenario Gold (Los Reyes, Chihuahua)
  • Teck Announces Dividend: Teck Resources (San Nicolás, Zacatecas)

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Coeur Provides Exploration Update for Palmarejo and Las Chispas: Coeur Mining (Palmarejo, Chihuahua; Las Chispas, Sonora)
  • Silver Storm Drills 661 g/t Ag.Eq(1,2) Over 3.7 m and 328 g/t Ag.Eq Over 15.4 m at San Marcos Silver Storm Mining (La Parrilla, Durango)
  • Silver Viper Receives Additional Infill Drilling Results from the Program at The El Rubi Zone, La Virginia Project in Sonora, Mexico: Silver Viper  (La Virginia, Sonora)
  • Defiance Silver Drilling Returns up to 1,470 g/t Ag from San Acacio Diamond Drill Program: Defiance Silver (Zacatecas Silver, Zacatecas)

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Mexican Gold Mining Corp. and Alcon Silver Corp. Complete Arrangement to Create Platuro Metals Corp., a Diversified Precious Metals Exploration Company: Mexican Gold Mining  (Las Minas, Veracruz)
  • Silver Hammer Announces Acquisitions of Stroud Resources and Silver Mark Resources and Brokered Financing, Eric Sprott to Become Cornerstone Shareholder Silver Hammer-Stroud Resources-Silver Mark Resources (San Diego, Jalisco)
  • Canasil Resources Inc. Announces Results of Annual General and Special Meeting: Canasil Resources (La Esperanza, Durango-Zacatecas)
  • Orla Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Business Combination with Equinox Gold: Orla Mining  (Camino Rojo, Zacatecas)
  • Equinox Gold Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Orla Mining: Equinox Gold (Los Filos, Guerrero)
  • Goldgroup Accelerates Growth Strategy Following Transformational Merger; Company Announces Multi-Asset Drill Programs, Mine Development and Expansion Plans: Goldgroup Mining (San Francisco, Sonora)

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • No Relevant News

On the image below: Strong chlorite alteration and quartz veining in volcanosedimentary rocks, HQ core. Picture by Jorge Cirett

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico; Highlights on the Fourth Week of June 2026

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 26th week of the year (June 22nd to June 28th, 2026), 23 companies working in Mexico posted press releases. As you can see below, the markets are hardly making investments in mining right now and companies are now making deals, rearranging and preparing. Not a single company informed on early-stage property work. One company reached a labor pay agreement, another secured land access and one more mobilized an underground mining crew. One company announced its IPO. Two companies released drill results on their properties while one more received a drilling permit.  One company is advancing a mine restart plan and another one received construction permits for two underground operations. Thirteen companies presented news on deals and corporate issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, no relevant news. ON MINING, Orla Mining reached an agreement on a bonus for its workforce. Silverco Mining mobilized underground contractors at Cusi in Chihuahua. Equinox Gold secured land access to Los Filos in Guerrero (production was halted back in April 2025 by the lack of it). ON FINANCING. Sinda Ltd. launched its IPO on NYSE. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Capitan Silver received a key drill permit for Cruz de Plata in Durango. Zacatecas Silver increased the resource at Esperanza, in Morelos. Luca Mining released assays from drilling at Campo Morado in Guerrero. Goldgroup Mining is advancing on the restart of the San Francisco mine in Sonora. Heliostar Metals announced drilling results from Ana Paula in Guerrero. First Majestic received the drilling permits for the Navidad and Santo Niño underground operations at Santa Elena in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Sierra Madre and First Majestic closed the Del Toro mine acquisition in Zacatecas. Discovery Silver, Americas Gold and Silver, Sierra Madre Gold and Silver and Minera Alamos released AGM results. Equinox Gold and Orla Mining updated on inner proceedings regarding their merger. Canasil is to change name to Canadian Silver. Minera Alamos formalized its name change to Mining Americas. Silver Spruce Resources disclosed board changes. Mustang Minerals sells El Cobre, in Veracruz. Frontera Copper and Kupari Investments set Piedras Verdes mine in Sonora for sale. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, Equinox Gold published its 2025 sustainability report (Los Filos, Guerrero).

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No Relevant News

ON EXPLORATION

  • No Relevant News

ON MINING

  • Orla Mining Reaches Agreement on Camino Rojo Productivity Bonus: Orla Mining  (Camino Rojo, Zacatecas)
  • Silverco Mobilizes Underground Mining Contractors at Cusi Property: Silverco Mining (Cusi, Chihuahua)
  • Equinox Gold Secures Long-Term Land Access Agreements with All Three Communities at Los Filos Mine, Planning and Technical Work Underway to Support Mine Restart and Annual Production Expansion: Equinox Gold (Los Filos, Guerrero)

ON FINANCING

  • Sinda Ltd. Announces Launch of its Initial Public Offering: Sinda (Caracol, Guanajuato)
  • Minera Sinda debuta en el NYSE: Sinda (Caracol, Guanajuato)

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Capitan Silver Receives Key Drill Permit for the Cruz De Plata Project and Commences Drilling on Untested High-Priority Regional Targets: Capitan Silver  (Cruz de Plata, Durango)
  • Zacatecas Silver Announces 21% Increase in High-Grade Heap-Leach Updated Gold Mineral Resource at the Esperanza Gold Project to 1.15 Moz AuEq from 45.4 Mt at 0.79 g/t – Grades Above Global Heap-Leach Average & Highest Grades at Surface: Zacatecas Silver (Esperanza, Morelos)
  • Luca Intersects 28.4 m of 2.3 g/t gold, 135 g/t silver, 0.6% Copper, 1% Lead, and 3.7% Zinc at the El Rey Zone, Campo Morado Mine: Luca Mining (Campo Morado, Guerrero)
  • Goldgroup Advances San Francisco Restart Plan with Engagement of Leading Mining Contractor Inpromine Goldgroup Mining (San Francisco, Sonora)
  • Heliostar Expands Expansion Zone and Drills 99.8 Metres Grading 10.9 g/t Gold at Ana Paula: Heliostar Metals (Ana Paula, Guerrero)
  • First Majestic Receives Construction Permits for Santo Niño and Navidad; Advances Development Across the Santa Elena District: First Majestic Silver (Santa Elena, Sonora)

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Sierra Madre and First Majestic Announce Closing of Acquisition of the Del Toro Silver Mine for up to US$60M: Sierra Madre Gold and Silver  (La Guitarra, Estado de México)
  • Discovery Announces Annual General and Special Meeting Results Discovery Mining (Cordero, Chihuahua)
  • Silver Spruce Resources, Inc. Adds Mine Production Knowledge to the Board: Silver Spruce Resources (Pino de Plata, Chihuahua)
  • Americas Gold and Silver Corporation Announces Election of Directors and Annual Meeting Results: Americas Gold and Silver (Cosalá, Sinaloa)
  • Sierra Madre Announces AGM Results: Sierra Madre Gold and Silver (La Guitarra, Estado de México)
  • Orla Mining Announces Receipt of Interim Order and Filing and Mailing of Meeting Materials for Special Meeting of Shareholders to Approve the Arrangement with Equinox Gold Corp. Orla Mining (Camino Rojo, Zacatecas)
  • Equinox Gold Announces Filing and Mailing of Meeting Materials for the Special Meeting of Shareholders to Approve Business Combination with Orla Mining: Equinox Gold (Los Filos, Guerrero)
  • CANASIL Resources Inc. Proposes Name Change to ‘Canadian Silver Corp.’: Canasil Resouces – Canadian Silver (Caracol, Guanajuato)
  • Silver Spruce Resources, Inc. Adds Mining, Energy, and Finance Development Expertise to the Board and Announces Director Resignation Silver Spruce Resources (Jackie, Sonora)
  • Minera Alamos Announces Annual General and Special Meeting Results and Changes Name to Mining Americas Inc.: Minera Alamos – Mining Americas (Santana, Sonora)  
  • Mustang Announces Sale of El Cobre Copper-Gold Porphyry Project: Mustang Minerals (El Cobre, Veracruz)
  • Frontera y Kupari Anuncian el Inicio del Proceso de Venta Estratégica del Complejo Minero de Cobre de Propiedad Conjunta Piedras Verdes en Sonora, México Frontera Copper and Kupari Investments (Piedras Verdes, Sonora)

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • Equinox Gold Publishes 2025 Sustainability Report: Equinox Gold (Los Filos, Guerrero)

On the image below: Chlorite alteration in volcanosedimentary rocks and silicification halos to quartz veining, HQ core. Picture by Jorge Cirett