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 Second Week of April, 2026

Quartz blade texture

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 15th week of the year (April 6 to April 12, 2026), at least 21 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico, along with one news article published by the media. Of these, five related to deals and corporate matters, five reported production results, four presented exploration results, three addressed Mexico-related issues, three announced financing activities, and two covered resource and development updates. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Vizsla provided an update on the situation in Concordia, Sinaloa, confirming that nine colleagues have been found deceased and one remains still missed. Mithril reported an incident where their CEO and two employees experienced on-ground gunfire damage to their plane while flying near Chihuahua, about 30 km from their Copalquin project site in Durango. Rescue operations continue amidst extreme conditions at the Santa Fe mine located in the Municipality of El Rosario, Sinaloa. Last April 8th, authorities reported the successful rescue of a second miner found alive and confirmed the discovery of a third worker who had perished, while the search persists for the final miner who remains trapped. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Tocvan mobilized a second RC drill rig to its flagship Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project, to accelerate their fully funded 20,000m drilling program by enabling parallel testing of multiple high-priority targets, primarily in the South Block area, and Masivo Silver completed and extended its first diamond drill hole (CC-26-001) at its Cerro Colorado project, intersecting a significant 35.1m interval of visible mineralization characterized by quartz veinlets and sulphide minerals such as pyrite, sphalerite, freibergite, galena, and minor chalcopyrite, accompanied by a strong sericite -smectite alteration.  In Chihuahua, Kingsmen acquired 100% interest in the Claudia 2 mining concession, free of any royalty, at its Las Coloradas project.  In Durango, Mithril released drill results from its Copalquin project, confirming high grade and widespread silver and gold at Target 3. ON MINING, Endeavour Silver reported Q1, 2026 results from their Mexican operations. Aura announced preliminary Q1, 2026 production results from its Aranzazu mine in Zacatecas. First Majestic reported Q1, 2026 production results from their underground mines in Mexico.  Teck informed that it plans to release Q1, 2026 results on April 23, 2026. Torex Gold reported Q1, 2026 AuEq production of 100,874 Oz and AuEq sales of 109,222 Oz. ON FINANCING, Avino announced its intention to make a Normal Course Issuer Bid to repurchase, for cancellation up to an aggregate of 8,428,566 common shares. Sonoro Gold announced a private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $11M. Vortex Minerals closed the first tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $479,900. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Heliostar drilled 101m of 5.34 g/t Au in the Ana Paula Expansion Zone in Guerrero; to date, it has completed 84 holes and 28,318m as part of its ongoing 2025-26 drill program at Ana Paula project. Orogen Royalties, which holds a cash-flowing 2% net smelter return royalty at Ermitaño—a property operated by First Majestic in Sonora—announced an updated Mineral Reserve and Resource Estimate.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Mexican Gold appointed Holgren Lai as Chief Financing Officer of the company. Torex Gold announced the appointment of Jacques Perron to its Board of Directors. Mexican Gold and Alcon entered into an arrangement agreement to create a diversified precious metals exploration company. Pacifica Silver informed that it has adopted a semi-annual financial reporting, effective immediately. Sonoro Gold acquired a 100%binterest in the Diana mining concession, located adjacent to the central-eastern boundary of its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

ON EXPLORATION

  • Tocvan Announces Addition of Second Drill Rig and Accelerates High Priority Drill targets at Flagship Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project: Tocvan Ventures Corp
  • Masivo Silver Extends and Completes First Hole at Cerro Colorado Project: Masivo Silver Corp
  • Kingsmen Acquires 100% Ownership of the Claudia 2 Claim, Adding Never-Drilled Saddle target and District-Scale Extension to Las Coloradas Silver-Gold Project: Kingsmen Resources Ltd
  • Mithril Confirms High-Grade and Widespread Silver and Gold at target 3, Copalquin Project: Mithril Silver and Gold Limited

ON MINING

ON FINANCING

  • Avino Announces Normal Course Issuer Bid for common shares: Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd
  • Sonoro Gold Announces Fully-Committed $11 Million Private Placement & 50,000 METER Drilling Program: Sonoro Gold Corp
  • Vortex Metals Closes First Tranche of Non-Brokered Private Placement and Announces Warrant Extension: Vortex Metals Inc

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Heliostar Drills 101 Metres Grading 5.34 g/t Gold in the Ana Paula Expansion Zone: Heliostar Metals Ltd
  • Orogen Royalties Announces Mineral Reserve and Resource Update on Producing Ermitaño Royalty: Orogen Royalties Inc
  • Sonoro Gold Announces Further Expansion of Cerro Caliche Gold Property: Sonoro Gold 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, quartz vein displaying boiling texture in a low-sulphidation epithermal vein system in Guanajuato, Mexico. Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.