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Highlights on the First Week of July, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Miguel A Heredia

During the 27th week of the year (July 2nd to July 8th, 2018), at least 16 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with five informing on exploration results, four communicating deals and corporate issues, four  announcing financing rounds, and two reporting on resources and development.  ON MEXICO ISSUES, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won the election for President with 53.5% of the vote.  ON EXPLORATION, In Baja California, One World Lithium announced exploration results from its Salar del Diablo project. In Sinaloa, Goldplay provided an exploration program update of their El Rosario, San Marcial, and El Habal properties. In Chihuahua, Sable resources reported exploration results from its Margarita project and Silver Spruce filed a drill permit for its Pino de Plata project. In Zacatecas-Durango, Canasil reported drilling results from its La Esperanza project. ON MINING, no relevant information. ON FINANCING, Alio Gold reported the restructuration of its existing debt. Bacanora Lithium announced a US$ 150M debt funding and Prize Mining a private placement for $ 4M.  Maverix acquired a royalty portfolio from Newmont. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Azure released initial mineral resource estimate for its Oposura project in Sonora. Sierra Metals filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report on its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Mexus and MarMar holdings announced the termination of its JV agreement. Aztec Mining announced results of its annual general meeting. Golden Reign and Marlin Gold entered into further mutual extension to combine business.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was elected President of Mexico with 53.5% of the vote.

ON EXPLORATION

  • One World Lithium Inc., reported geochemical results from its Salar del Diablo project in Baja California. The average lithium value was calculated as 83.65 ppm with the median being 75.75 ppm. Sodium values as high as 3% and potassium as high as 1.9% confirm the distribution of anomalous lithium values. The company is expecting in this month a geophysical report that along with the geochemical results will be used to plan 4,000m of drilling to test coincidental targets.
  • Goldplay Exploration Ltd., provided an update of its exploration program at their El Habal and San Marcial properties in Sinaloa. At the target A, within El Habal property, the company identified a highly anomalous gold mineralized zone covering a 1 square km area that remains open along strike and down dip. Based on the geological mapping, underground and trenching sampling and a CSMAT / Mag surveys, Goldplay initiated a 2-phase diamond drilling program at Zone A.  The phase 1 drilling program includes 2,000m of drilling and is expected to be completed by mid-July. Once all the results are received and interpreted, the company will initiate the second phase. At San Marcial, the company completed a detail LIDAR topography survey on the property. It also is reviewing 52 drill holes and is currently sampling and re-sampling the core. Additionally, Goldplay received approval from the Ejido to commence a surface exploration program and is planning to initiate a drilling program in new target areas.
  • Sable Resources Ltd., identified two new epithermal veins at its Margarita project in Chihuahua. The Juliana vein crops out for over 650m along strike and seems to merge with the Margarita structure. Previous sampling on this structure returned 405 g/t Ag. The Marie vein crops out for over 650m along strike of which 400m are within Sable´s mining concession
  • Silver Spruce Resources inc., filed the Informe Preventivo at SEMARNAT to obtain the permits for up to 30 drill sites for its Pino de Plata project in Chihuahua.
  • Canasil Resources Inc., announced drilling results from its La Esperanza project in Zacatecas-Durango. A drill hole to intercept La Esperanza vein has been completed to a downhole depth of 347m, returning a vein intercept over a core length of 14m (12.15m true width) displaying banded quartz textures with disseminated sulphides. Assays results are pending.

ON MINING

No relevant news.

ON FINANCING

  •  Alio Gold Inc., reported that it has restructured its existing debt, which was scheduled to be repaid in December 2018. Its debt of $ 15M will be repaid in twelve quarterly payments of $ 1.25M with accrued interests, ending in June 2021 (San Francisco mine, Sonora).
  • Bacanora Lithium plc., announced a US$ 150M debt funding secured for the development of its Sonora lithium project.
  • Prize Mining Corp., announced a private placement for $ 4M. Net proceeds will be used on its manto Negro project in Coahuila.
  • Maverix Metals Inc., completed the acquisition of 50 royalties from Newmont. To complete the transaction, Maverix issued  to  Newmont 60M of common shares, 10M of common shares warrants and made a cash payment of $US 17M (La Colorada mine, Zacatecas).

 

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Azure Minerals Limited, released the initial mineral resource estimate as at June 2018 for its Oposura project in Sonora. Total indicated mineral resources are 2.1M tonnes of 17.2 g/t Ag, 2.9% Pb and 5.3% Zn for a total of 1.2M Oz Ag, 135.7 M Lb Pb and 247.5M Lb Zn. Total inferred mineral resources are 0.8M tonnes of 16.5 g/t Ag, 2.5% Pb, and 4.3% Zn for a total of 0.4M Oz Ag, 47.3M Lb Pb, and 80.6M Lb Zn. The company also announced that mineral resource remains open for extensions with further drilling planned for 2018. A PEA is in progress, including an open pit and underground stope design studies, and is expected to complete it by September 2018.
  • Sierra Metals Inc., filed a NI 43-101 Technical Report on resources and reserves for its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. Total probable reserves are 7.9M tonnes of 0.25 g/t Au, 19 g/t Ag, and 0.86% Cu. Total indicated resources are 13.3 M tonnes of 0.29 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag, and 1.04% Cu, while total inferred resources are 8M tonnes of 0.42 g/t Au, 22 g/ Ag and 0.96% Cu.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Mexus Gold US and MarMar Holdings S.A. de C.V., announced the termination of its JV agreement. It has been certified by both Sonora and Coahuila´s attesting officials (Santa Elena mine, Caborca, Sonora).

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On the picture above, potassic alteration in a porphyry copper system in Jalisco, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia.

 

DISCOVERY METALS ANNOUNCES AGM RESULTS

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June 27, 2018, Toronto, ON – Discovery Metals Corp. (TSX-V: DSV) (“Discovery” or the
“Company”), is pleased to announce the results of voting at its Annual General and Special Meeting held Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. Shareholders voted in favor of all items put forward by the Board of Directors and management.  Shareholders voted in favor of the election of all director nominees.

Highlights on the Third Week of June, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Miguel A Heredia

During the 25th week of the year (June 18th to June 24th, 2018), at least 23 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with eight informing on exploration results, eight communicating deals and corporate issues, five  announcing financing rounds, one reporting on resources and development, and one running leaching tests.  ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news.   ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Millrock reported trench results from its La Navidad project. In Chihuahua, Ethos Gold filed a draft NI 43-101 technical report for its la Purisima project. In Coahuila, Discovery Metals reported sampling results from its Puerto Rico project. In Sinaloa, Chesapeake released exploration results from its Yarely project and Riverside reported exploration results from its La Silla project. In Zacatecas, Excellon commenced a drill program at its Miguel Auza project while Defiance defined a significant anomaly at its San Acacio project.  ON MINING, Mexus Gold provided and update on progress from its 8 Brothers/370 gold project in Sonora.  ON FINANCING, Aura Silver announced the extension of 3.5M warrants. Harvest Gold closed a second tranche of a non-brokered private placement for CDN$149,600. Maverix entered in a revolving credit agreement to borrow up to US$50M. Prize amended terms of a non-brokered private placement to raise money for $6.5M. Starcore completed a private placement for CDN$3M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Sierra Metals announced PEA results for its Cusi Mine in Chihuahua. Minera Alamos provided an update on its Guadalupe de Los Reyes project in Sinaloa. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Coeur signed a definitive agreement with Evrim to option the Sarape property in Sonora.  Avino and Consolidated Zinc announced management changes, and Colibri and Torex reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. Marlin, Gold Reign, and Sailfish entered in a definite arrangement agreement regarding a combination business. Equinox announced a spin-out of its copper assets to create Solaris Copper. Valterra entered into an option agreement to acquire the Los Reyes Cu-Au project in Chihuahua.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No relevant news.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Millrock Resources Inc., reported trench results from its La Navidad project in Sonora. Significant results are 7m of 0.64 g/t Au; 8m of 0.5 g/t Au, 16m of 0.59 g/t Au; 4.5m of 1.63 g/t Au; 2m of 6.5 g/t Au, 1.3m of 5.26 g/t Au; and 1.5m of 4.5 g/t Au. Its partner Centerra Gold is funding the exploration program at La Navidad and has authorized an extension of the drilling program from 1,650m in 7 holes to 2,900m in 17 holes.
  • Ethos Gold Corp., filed a draft NI 43-101 technical report for its la Purisima project in Chihuahua. The mineralization target consists of low sulphidation epithermal veins which have been traced for over a N-S strike length of over 1.5km in length. The company signed a property access agreement to commence mapping and sampling work with 389 samples collected to date of which 189 have been already submitted to the lab for assays.
  • Discovery Metals Corp., reported sampling results from its Puerto Rico project in Coahuila. 293 channel samples were collected at the Zaragoza mine, of which 83 were from manto mineralization and returned an average grade of 129 g/t Ag, 4.3% Pb, 7.6% Zn, and 0.12% Cu.
  • Riverside Resources Inc., presented geochemical results of 52 samples collected at its La Silla project in Sinaloa. Significant results from the rock chip and channel samples are 1m of 2.1 g/t Au and 27 g/t Ag; 1m of 9.4 g/t Au and 196 g/t Ag; and 1m of 19.9 g/t Au and 200 g/t Ag.
  • Chesapeake Gold Corp., released exploration results, including phase 1 drilling from its Yarely project in Sinaloa. At Loretos prospect, the drill target is a blind skarn-porphyry system indicated by a significant chargeability anomaly. Significant results are 213m of 0.11% Cu, including 64m of 0.17% Cu. At the Central prospect, one of the two holes drilled intersected several 3 to 6m wide structures returning silver values ranging from 11 to 30 g/t. At Lucy prospect, two holes tested skarn/carbonate replacement manto mineralization. Drilling results returned 22m of 0.33 g/t Au and 1.5 % Zn; and 25m of 0.6 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag, 0.25% Cu, and 1.6% Zn. At Sundae prospect, the company has identified a 3km long high level-low sulphidation epithermal system that runs for over 3km along strike, with individual structures varying from 1-5m in width. A preliminary geophysical survey showed a continuity of the vein host structures to over 500m depth. At Los Mimbres prospect, skarn and hornfels boulders with Cu and Pb sulphide mineralization were recently discovered adding a new target within the Yarely project. Mineralization identified at Los Mimbres is similar to that encountered at Metates. Stream sediment, soil, rock geochemistry and geological mapping are underway to advance this target to the drill stage.
  • Excellon Resources Inc., commenced a 3,000m drill program at its Miguel Auza project in Zacatecas to test targets generated from surface mapping, IP surveying, and structural work conducted since mid-2017 at El Cobre, Abejas, Carmen-Lechuzas, and Lomo de Las Minas prospects. Highlights from the surface sampling are 2.3 g/t Au and 667 g/t Ag at Lomo de Las Minas. Results up to 2.9 g/t Au and 300 g/t Ag were sampled at Carmen and El Cobre confirming mineralization in veins at both targets. Mineralization at Miguel Auza is hosted in epithermal quartz veins similar to those found at Fresnillo mining district.
  • Defiance Silver Corp., defined a significant geophysical anomaly at its San Acacio project in Zacatecas employing Atomic Energy Resonance Imaging (AERI) technology. The AERI identified a pipe shaped anomaly which measures 400m in width, 300m in length, and is open at depth. The AERI anomaly is coincident with a recently delineated IP target, and will be drill tested in the near future.

ON MINING

  • Mexus Gold US., provided and update on progress from its 8 Brothers /370 gold project in Sonora. The company has completed the crushing and loading of ore into the VAT leaching tank to run tests and expects to commence the leaching when tests are completed in the next days.

ON FINANCING

  • Aura Silver Resources, announced its intentions to extend the expiration date of 3.5M warrants from July 9, 2018 to July 9, 2020. The exercise price remains unchanged at $0.05 (Taviche, Oaxaca)
  • Harvest Gold Corporation, closed a second tranche for CDN$149,600 for a total of CAD$479,600 gross proceeds raised in the non-brokered private placement. Gross proceeds will be used to explore its Cerro Cascaron project in Chihuahua.
  • Maverix Metals Inc., entered into a 3 years revolving credit agreement with two bank institutions to borrow up to US$50M. The credit can be extendable through mutual agreement between the involved parties (La Colorada, Zacatecas)
  • Prize Mining Corporation, amended terms of a non-brokered private placement to raise money for $6.5M (Manto Negro, Coahuila).
  • Starcore International Mines Ltd., completed a private placement of secured bonds for CAD$3M (San Martin, Queretaro)

 ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Sierra Metals Inc., announced PEA results for its Cusi Mine in Chihuahua. Highlights include an after-tax NPV of $92.2M USD at an 8% discount rate, a 9 years mine life based on existing mineral resource estimate, and a life of mine silver production of 30 M Oz. The company also reported Mineral Resource Estimate as at February 12, 2018. Total measured mineral resources are 362K tonnes @ 225g/t Ag, 0.55% Pb, 0.68% Zn, and 0.13g/t Au. Total indicated resources are 4.2M tonnes @ 217g/t Ag, 0.64% Pb, 0.66% Zn, and 0.21 g/t Au. Total inferred resources are 1.63M tonnes @ 158 g/t Ag, 0.54% Pb, 0.84% Zn, and 0.16 g/t Au.
  • Minera Alamos Inc., provided an update on its Guadalupe de los Reyes project in Sinaloa. The company commenced the mapping of the Mariposa- Zapote structure to evaluate extensions that have not been drilled and could be target areas to expand the resource. The company also collected metallurgical samples and are being prepared for Au leaching studies. It also commenced engineering studies to establish locations and preliminary designs for Au heap leaching facilities.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Coeur Mining Inc., signed a definitive agreement with Evrim Resources Corp., to option the Sarape property in Sonora. Coeur will have the exclusive right to acquire up to an 80% interest in the property by spending up to $16M USD on exploration, making staged cash payments of up to $2.5M USD, and completing a NI 43-101 compliant FS on a minimum measured and indicated resource estimate of 1M Oz AuEq, all within a ten-year period.
  • Marlin Gold Mining Ltd., Golden Reign Resources Ltd., and Sailfish Royalty Corp., have extended the previously announced LOI to June 29, 2018 to enter in a definitive arrangement agreement regarding a business combination of the Golden´s San Albino-Murra property in Nicaragua and Marlin´s La Trinidad property, México.
  • Equinox Gold Corp., announced plans to transfer all of its copper assets into a newly incorporated company named Solaris Copper Inc. (La Verde, Michoacan).
  • Valterra Resource Corporation, entered into an agreement to acquire the Los Reyes Cu-Au project in Chihuahua. Valterra may acquire a 100% interest, subject to a 2% royalty to a third party, by making staged payments totaling US$4M over a period of 5 years. Target consists of a +800m long Cu-Au rich skarn developed in the contact between a Tertiary-age granodiorite intrusive and Cretaceous-age limestones and shales.

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On the picture above, phyllic alteration in a porphyry copper system in Jalisco, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia.

Highlights on the Second Week of June, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 24th week of the year (June 11th to June 17th, 2018), at least 16 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. Four companies updated on exploration advances, and one the commencement of mining activities. Four companies announced financing rounds, loans and bonds for an aggregate of over $55 M. One company disclosed news on drilling near resources and development while one other released metallurgical test results. ON MEXICO ISSUES, mining companies are awaiting a Supreme Court resolution on a Zacatecas State tax imposition on mining. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aloro updated on exploration work at Los Venados; Colibri finished drilling at El Pilar, and released results from a soil survey; Colibri disclosed drilling results by Agnico at its Pitaya project. In Veracruz, Azucar Minerals started a drilling campaign on the Norte zone and the north part of the Villa Rica zone at its El Cobre porject. ON MINING, Mexus started pilot mining at its 8 Hermanos property in Sonora. ON FINANCING, Alamaden raised $9.4 M; Starcore launched a private placement for CDN$3 M; Telson paid US$8 M and obtained a loan for US$8.5 M; Endeavour Silver is to sell common shares for an aggregate of up to $35.7 M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, SilverCrest Metals released high-grade results from drilling of the Granaditas vein on Las Chispas project, in Sonora. Azure Minerals released metallurgical test results from Oposura, also in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Starcore decided not to go ahead with the acquisition of the Santa Fe property in Sinaloa. Defiance Silver entered into an agreement to acquire Mag Silver’s properties in the Zacatecas District.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • Fresnillo PLC and Mag Silver Corp. are awaiting a Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de la Nación) resolution on a mining duty attached to environmental impact, set by the state of Zacatecas. The federal government challenged the State’s right to impose such a duty back in 2017.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Aloro Mining Corp. updated on its exploration of the Los Venados project in Sonora. Mapping and sampling have defined a rhyodacitic volcanic dome associated with high sulfidation style alteration with Au-Bi-Mo anomalies. Several felsic dome/silica breccia complexes have been located, with the highest priority target on the dome at the southeast part of the property, where gold in soil anomalies and IP anomalies coincide. A new environmental report is being submitted to the authorities, seeking permit for 12 reverse circulation holes.
  • Colibri Resource Corp. completed the final 900 m of its 3,000 m phase 1 drilling program on its Pilar project in Sonora. Samples have been taken to the lab and results are pending. A 56 sample soil survey returned 10 samples greater than 0.1 g/t Au, and 3 samples over 1 g/t Au.
  • Colibri Resource Corp. released results from drilling on its Pitaya project in Sonora, by joint venture partner Agnico Eagle. Highlighted results from the last four holes comprise 9 m @ 0.26 g/t Au; 26 m @ 0.19 g/t Au; 34 m @ 0.22 g/t Au. During 2016-2017, Agnico drilled 7,641 m in 27 drill holes.
  • Azucar Minerals Ltd. has begun drilling the North zone and the north end of the Villa Rica zone of its El Cobre project in Veracruz. Preparations for this drilling campaign include surface and soil geologic and alteration focused mapping and sampling. “The current drilling at Villa Rica is focused on the Naranjo zone, a new area of exposed porphyry alteration and mineralisation located approximately 500 metres north of the previous Villa Rica drilling and about 1.2 kilometres south of the Norte Zone.”

ON MINING

  • Mexus Gold US begun mining at the 8 Brothers/370 project in Sonora. “The company has mined 1000 tons of material containing an average of 9 grams Au and 50 grams Ag per ton. This material is currently being run through a crushing system and placed into an aerated VAT holding tank”. Its portable Merril Crowe system has been installed and tested.

ON FINANCING

  • Almaden Minerals Ltd. closed its previously announced non-brokered private placement, raising gross proceeds of $9.44 M. Finders fees of $384.9 K cash and finder warrants of 192,450 shares at $1.35 until June 7, 2020 were paid to arms-length, licensed securities dealers on a portion of the offering (Ixtaca, Puebla).
  • Starcore International Mines Ltd. launched a private placement of secured bonds for CDN$3 M. “The Bonds will bear interest at 8% per annum, payable on maturity, and will mature 24 months from the date of closing” (San Martin mine, Queretaro).
  • Telson Mining Corp. announced the payment of US$8 M to Nyrstar Mining Ltd. as partial payment, and entered into a loan agreement with Nyrstar Canada (Holdings) Ltd. that converts the final US$8.5 M due on the Campo Morado acquisition agreement into a loan that extends the payment terms for eight months. The principal due is US$8.5 M that are to be paid starting July 13, 2018 with a monthly minimum of US$1 M plus interest, plus 70% of the free cash flow generated by Telson and any monthly excess cash balance above US$500 K.
  • Endeavour Silver Corp. is to sell from time to time and its discretion common shares for an aggregate of up to US$35.7 M, through “at the market” distributions (Terronera, Jalisco).

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  •  SilverCrest Metals Inc. announced new drill results for the Granaditas vein at its Las Chispas property in Sonora. Highlighted true width (TW) intervals comprise 1.5 m @ 3.63 g/t Au, 190 g/t Ag; 1.8 m @ 12.14 g/t Au, 1,440 g/t Ag (including 0.40 m @ 47.50 g/t Au, 5,620 g/t Au); 1.3 m @ 3.24 g/t Au, 339 g/t Ag; 1.2 m @ 1.23 g/t Au, 114 g/t Ag. The vein has a high-grade footprint currently at 150 m long by 100 m high and 1.5 m average true width, grading 5.69 g/t Au, 596 g/t Ag.
  • Azure Minerals Ltd. released metallurgical test work results on its Oposura project in Sonora. Azure highlights a 34% overall increase in the recovery of Pb and Zn using a dense media separation technique.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Starcore International Mines Ltd. completed its due diligence and review of the Santa Fe project in Sinaloa, under a previously signed LOI (letter of intent). Starcore will not be proceeding with the acquisition.
  • Defiance Silver Corp. entered into an agreement to acquire Mag Silver’s Zacatecas silver district holdings. Mag Silver is to receive 5 M common shares of Defiance, approximately a 5% investment position. Defiance is to receive a 100% interest in the Lagartos project, along with a regional database. The company is to control 1,506 ha, including 65% of the Veta Grande vein and the San Acacio silver deposit.

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On the picture above, intense kaolinitization of felsic volcanic rocks on a shallow epithermal system in Guanajuato. Picture by Jorge Cirett.