The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico; Highlights on the Second Week of May 2026

By Jorge Cirett

During the 20th week of the year (May 11th to May 17th, 2026), companies working in Mexico released 39 press releases. Two companies informed on early-stage property work and ten companies presented quarterly reports. Two companies adopted semi-annual reporting, one company declared a dividend, one more repaid a loan, and one other closed a private placement while one more granted stock options. Three companies released drill results on their advanced projects, and one more updated the technical report on a property. Five companies announced appointments and officers changes, one company is acquiring more ground, two mid-tier companies announced their merger, one company reported its AGM results, and the acquisition of a royalty company was announced. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, in Sonora, Tocvan Ventures reported continued drilling and exploration at Gran Pilar. In Chihuahua, Kingsmen Resources completed topographic surveys at Las Coloradas and Almoloya.  ON MINING, Orla Mining, First Majestic, Altius Minerals, Heliostar Metals, Osisko Development, Elemental Royalty, Discovery Silver, Americas Gold and Silver, Avino Silver & Gold Mines, Santacruz Silver and Golden Minerals reported quarterly results. ON FINANCING Silver Viper and Regency Silver adopted semi-annual reporting. Coeur Mining reported a dividend. Heliostar Metals granted stock options. Guanajuato Silver repaid a gold loan. J2 Metals closed the second tranche of a private placement for C$356 K in gross proceeds.  ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Goldgroup updated the technical report on the San Francisco mine in Sonora. Capitan Silver released results from drilling at Cruz de Plata in Durango. Defiance Silver announced drilling results from its Zacatecas project in Zacatecas. Mithril Silver and Gold provided assay results from drilling at the Target 1 of its Copalquin project in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Oroco Resource, Minera Alamos, Vizsla Silver, Regency Silver and Goldgroup announced appointments to the board. Sonoro Gold signed a LOI on the acquisition of adjacent ground at Cerro Caliche, in Sonora. Equinox Gold and Orla Mining announced their merger. Altius Minerals presented results of its AGM. Elemental Royalty is to acquire Vizsla Royalties. Minera Alamos is to change name to Mining Americas. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No relevant news

ON EXPLORATION

  • Tocvan Accelerates Gran Pilar: 5,000+ Meters Drilled to Date, Historic Workings Discovered on South Block, Pilot Progresses: Tocvan Ventures  (Gran Pilar, Sonora)
  • Kingsmen Completes 60 km² Precision Satellite Topographic Surveys at Las Coloradas and Almoloya, Advancing Drill Targeting Across the High-Grade Parral Silver-Gold District, Chihuahua, Mexico: Kingsmen Resources (Las Coloradas, Chihuahua)
  • Tocvan Announces New surface Gold-Silver Results, Outlining New Target 3 Kilometers East of Main Zone at Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project: Tocvan Ventures (Gran Pilar, Sonora)

ON MINING

  • Orla Mining Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results: Orla Mining (Camino Rojo, Zacatecas)
  • First Majestic Announces Q1 2026 Financial Results and Increased Quarterly Dividend Payment; Provides Management Updates: First Majestic Silver (San Dimas, Sinaloa)  
  • Altius Reports Q1 2026 Attributable Royalty Revenue of $26.8M and Adjusted Earnings(1) of $5.4M: Altius Minerals (royalty on Cuale, Jalisco)
  • Heliostar Presents Record Q1 2026 Financial and Operating Results: Heliostar Metals (Ana Paula, Guerrero)
  • Osisko Development Reports First Quarter 2026 Results: Osisko Development (sold San Antonio, Sonora)
  • Elemental Royalty Announces Record Quarterly Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Elemental Royalty (royalty on Mercedes, Sonora)
  • Discovery Silver Reports Solid Earnings and Cash Flow in Q1 2026: Discovery Silver (Cordero, Chihuahua)
  • Americas Gold and Silver Reports Record Production and Sales in Q1 2026 as Execution on the Growth Plan Continues at Galena:  Americas Gold and Silver (Cosalá, Sinaloa)
  • Avino Delivers Record Q1 2026 Financial Results: Avino Silver & Gold Mines (Avino, Durango)
  • Santacruz Silver Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results: Santacruz Silver (Zimapán, Hidalgo)
  • Golden Minerals Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results: Golden Minerals (sold Velardeña, Durango)

ON FINANCING

  • Silver Viper Announces Adoption of Semi-Annual Reporting: Silver Viper Minerals   (Cerro Caliche, Sonora)
  • Heliostar Grants Options and RSUs under its Omnibus Equity Incentive Compensation Plan: Heliostar Metals (Ana Paula, Guerrero)
  • Coeur Declares Inaugural Dividend: Coeur Mining (Palmarejo, Chihuahua)
  • Guanajuato Silver Accelerates Gold Loan Repayment: Guanajuato Silver (El Cubo, Guanajuato)
  • J2 Metals Inc. Announces Closing of Flow-Through Private Placement: J2 Metals (Sierra Plata, Estado de México)
  • Regency Silver Adopts Semi-Annual Reporting and Stock Option Grants: Regency Silver (Dios Padre, Sonora)

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Goldgroup Files Updated Technical Report on San Francisco Gold Project: Gold Group Mining (San Francisco, Sonora)
  • Capitan Silver Intersects 935 g/t Silver Equivalent over 1.3 Metres, Within a Wider Zone of 157 g/t Silver Equivalent over 20.0 Metres at the Cruz De Plata Project: Capitan Mining (Cruz de Plata, Durango)
  • Defiance Silver Drilling Returns up to 356 g/t Ag and 2.15 g/t Au in Additional Silver and Gold Structures: Defiance Silver (Zacatecas Project, Zacatecas)
  • Mithril Drills 7.00 g/t Gold, 370 g/t Silver Over 9.65 m Including 30.7 g/t Gold, 1,780 g/t Silver Over 0.5 m at Target 1, Copalquin: Mithril Silver and Gold (Copalquín, Durango)

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Oroco Resource Corp. Appoints New CEO: Oroco Resource (Santo Tomás, Sinaloa)
  • Minera Alamos Strengthens Board and Management Team and Proposes Name Change to Mining Americas Inc.: Minera Alamos (Santana, Sonora)
  • Sonoro Gold Announces Letters of Intent to Acquire Adjacent Mineral Concessions to Further Expand the Cerro Caliche Gold Project: Sonoro Gold  (Cerro Caliche, Sonora)
  • Vizsla Silver Announces Change of Corporate Secretary: Vizsla Silver (Panuco, Sinaloa)
  • Equinox Gold and Orla Mining Combine to Create North America’s New Senior Gold Producer: Built to Grow, Built to Last: Orla Mining (Camino Rojo)
  • Equinox Gold and Orla Mining Combine to Create North America’s New Senior Gold Producer: Built to Grow, Built to Last: Equinox Gold (Los Filos, Guerrero)
  • Altius Reports Voting Results From its May 13, 2026 Annual and Special Meeting:  Altius Minerals (royalty on Cuale, Jalisco)
  • Elemental Royalty to Acquire Vizsla Royalties, Securing Long-Life Royalty Exposure to the Panuco Silver-Gold Project: Elemental Royalty (royalty on Mercedes, Sonora)
  • Vizsla Silver appoints Former Senior Mexican Government Mining Official as Vice President, Government Relations: Vizsla Silver (Panuco, Sinaloa)
  • Regency Silver Corp. (TSXV: RSMX) Appoints Private Equity Fund Manager Alejandro Sucre to Board of Directors: Regency Silver (Dios Padre, Sonora)
  • Goldgroup Announces Nominees to Board in Connection with Proposed Business Combination with Gold Resource Corporation and Amends Arrangement Agreement: Goldgroup Mining (Cerro Prieto, Sonora)

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • No Relevant News

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 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.

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