The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Third Week of June, 2026

Quartz vein

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 25th week of the year (June 15 to June 21, 2026), at least 39 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico and 1 news published by the media. Of these, nineteen related to deals and corporate matters, twelve covered resource and development updates, four announcing financing activities, three presented exploration results, and two addressed Mexican-related issues.  ON MEXICO ISSUES, USA activated USMCA labor mechanism against Newmont Peñasquito in Zacatecas. Regency Silver, Heliostar Metals, Endeavour, IMPACT Silver, Capitan Silver, Oroco, and Mercado Minerals reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the third week of June, 2026. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Regency Silver reported drill results from its Dios padre project. In Sinaloa, Mercado Minerals announced drill results from its Copalito project. In Guerrero, J2 Metals identified three new historic mining workings at its Sierra de Plata project. ON MINING, No relevant news. ON FINANCING, Mexican Gold announced that it plans to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to CAD $2,250,000. Southern Silver closed the first tranche of a non-brokered LIFE private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $2,200,099.55. Garibaldi updated proposed financing under the LIFE offering exemption. Xali informed that the previously announced non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $1M has been fully subscribed.  ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Capitan Silver announced that it intersected high-grade mineralization in multiple holes at Cruz de Plata project, Durango.  IMPACT Silver releases new drill results from its producing Noche Buena mine in the Royal Mines of Zacualpan District, State of Mexico. Zacatecas Silver completed 2,2027m diamond drill program at el Cristo in the Zacatecas Mining District. Vizsla awarded the equipment supply agreement to FLSmidth for the Panuco project, Sinaloa.  Kootenay Silver announced a positive PEA for La Cigarra Silver project in Chihuahua, and later announced a correction. Oroco reported assay results from its Phase 2 resource drilling program at Santo Tomas project, Sinaloa. Heliostar announced drill results from the Veta Madre pit at its La Colorada mine in Sonora, and received the final documentation for the change of use of soils permit for the Veta Madre pit expansion. Southern Silver began infill drilling program at Puro Corazon Target at its Cerro Las Minitas project. Durango. Goldgroup commenced 24,000m diamond drilling at its San Francisco mine in Sonora. Endeavour released positive drill results from its drilling program at Terronera mine, Jalisco. Silver Storm secured permits for the construction of 62 drill pads and 27 access roads from SEMARNAT for its La Parrilla Mine Complex in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Aztec Minerals confirmed that it amended the investor relation agreement with Redwood Empire Financial Communications to clarify that the 300,000 stock options granted to the Consultant are exercisable at a price of CAD $0.25 per share for a period of five years from the date of grant.  Colibri provided an update on the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in its Diamante project, and the disposition of its 50% interest in the Jackie project to Silver Spruce, both located in Sonora. Goldgroup closed the purchase of San Francisco mine in Sonora, by acquiring 100% of the Molimentales Del Noroeste S.A., de C.V. Vizsla Royalties filed the notice of special meeting to approve arrangement with Elemental Royalty. Minera Alamos received conditional approval to graduate to list its common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Elemental Royalty announced inclusion in Russell 3000, Russell 2000, and S&P/TSX Global Gold Index. Orla Mining reported voting results of its annual shareholders’ meeting. Radius Gold announced a strengthening of its leadership team to support next phase of growth.  Starcore qualified to trade on OTCQX under the symbol “SHVLF”. Riverside appointed Marco Strub as an independent Director of the company, effective immediately. Torex Gold reported voting results of its 2026 meeting of shareholders.  Guanajuato Silver accelerated partial repayment of the company´s gold loan with Ocean Partners UK Ltd.  Elemental Royalty published its 2026 assets handbook and announced new corporate website. Aura announced that its Board of Directors approved the repurchase of its common shares and Brazilian Depositary Receipts.  Goldflare entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Quitovac Gold Holdings LLC and Minera Granite S.A. de C.V., to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Granite, the legal owner of the Quitovac Gold project in Sonora.  Elemental Royalty declared quarterly dividend. Newmont announced key appointments for the next phase of delivery. Regency Silver invited investors to life webinar to review 2025/2026 drill results at the Dios Padre project in Sonora. VVC announced the resignation of Bruno Dumais as Director. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • EUA activa mecanismo laboral del T-MEC contra Newmont Peñasquito en Zacatecas: USA
  • Regency Silver Corp, Heliostar Metals Ltd, Endeavour Silver Corp, IMPACT Silver Corp, Capitan Silver Corp, Oroco Resource Corp, and Mercado Minerals Ltd reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the third week of June, 2026. Details are shown in the table below:

ON EXPLORATION  

  • Regency Silver Corp. Intercepts High Grade Mineralization in Step-Out Drilling at the Dios Padre Project, Sonora, Mexico: 5.06 g/t Gold, 41.85 g/t Silver and 1.10% Copper over 36.35 Metres: Regency Silver Corp
  • Mercado Minerals Intersects 1.20 Metres of1120 g/t Silver Equivalent Within 3.50 Metres of 686 g/t Silver Equivalent at El Agua Vein Copalito Project: Mercado Minerals Ltd
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  • J2 Metals Identifies Three New Historic Mining Workings at its Sierra Plata Project, Zacualpan-Taxco District, Mexico: J2 Metals Inc

ON MINING

  • No relevant news.

ON FINANCING

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Capitan Silver Intersects 1,071 g/t Silver Equivalent over 2.0 Metres, Within a Wider Interval of 15.8 Metres of 250 g/t Silver Equivalent at the Cruz De Plata Project: Capitan Silver Corp
  • IMPACT Silver Intersects 1,333 g/t Silver over5.72m on Carlos Pacheco Vein Extension at Noche Buena Mine: IMPACT Silver Corp
  • Zacatecas Silver Completes 2,027 Metre Diamond Drilling Program at El Cristo, Intersecting Multiphase Silver-Base Metal Veins Across 19 Holes — Assays Pending: Zacatecas Silver Corp
  • Vizsla Silver Awards Equipment Supply Agreement for Panuco: Vizsla Silver Corp
  • Kootenay Silver Announces Positive PEA with a US$763 Million After-Tax NPV & 41% IRR for La Cigarra Silver Project: Kootenay Silver Inc
  • Kootenay – Correction: Kootenay Silver Inc 1
  • Oroco Increases South Zone Certainty at Santo Tomás: Oroco Resource Corp  
  • Heliostar Set to Expand La Colorada with Strong Drill Results and Key Permits: Heliostar Metals Ltd
  • Southern Silver Initiates Infill Drilling on the Puro Corazon Target, Cerro Las Minitas Project, Durango Mexico: Southern Silver Exploration Corp
  • Goldgroup Commences 24,000m Diamond Drilling Program at san Francisco Gold Project: Goldgroup Mining Inc
  • Endeavour Silver Intersects High-Grade Silver and Gold Mineralization at its Terronera Operation: Endeavour Silver Corp
  • Silver Storm Receives La Parrilla Mine Surface Drilling Permits: Silver Storm Mining Ltd

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, a quartz vein from a low-sulphidation epithermal vein system in a project in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.

The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the First Week of June, 2026

Ignimbrite

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 23th week of the year (June 1 to June 7, 2026), at least 22 press releases were issued by companies operating in Mexico, Of these, twelve related to deals and corporate matters, five presented exploration results, four addressed Mexican-related issues, and one covered resource and development updates.  ON MEXICO ISSUES, Silver Bull announced dismissal of its NAFTA claim against Mexico, and the company has been ordered to pay a portion of Mexico´s legal costs totalling approximately USD $998K. Orla Mining reported the illegal work stoppage and blockade at its Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas, and days after it informed the end of the blockade and resumption of operations.  Americas Gold and Silver, Tocvan, and Advance Metals reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the first week of June, 2026. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, the JV Questcorp/Riverside provided an update on ongoing exploration activities at La Union project, and expanded an IP Geophysical survey designed to further refine drill targets ahead of the fully funded Phase 2 drill program, and Tocvan provided an update on its fully funded 20,000m drill program and ongoing exploration activities at its flagship Gran Pilar project. In Chihuahua, Centenario Gold completed the first phase exploration program at Los Reyes project, and informed it encountered high-grade copper in underground workings developed along the intrusive-limestone contact. In Durango, Pinnacle received more positive results from second round of scoping metallurgical test at El Potrero project. In Guerrero, J2 announced the mobilization of its field team to start detailed property mapping at Sierra Plata Silver-Gold-Antimony project. ON MINING, ON FINANCING, No relevant news. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Advance Metals intersected broad high-grade in first hole drilled at Gavilanes project, Durango, consisting of 220 g/t Ag over 33.9m, including 718 g/t Ag over 6.2m.   ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Algo Grande appointed Monica Ospina as ESG Advisor to the company. GR Silver announced the resignation of Daniel Schieber from the position of Vice President of Corporate Development and Corporate Relations for personal reasons.  Canadian Silver Hunter entered into binding stockpile access agreement on the EC1 and ES1 properties in Michoacan, and reported grab sample results from EC2, a separate ground stockpile location. Colibri announced the resignation of Mark Smethurst as a   Director of the company, effective immediately. Discovery Silver announced the appointments of Dawid Myburgh as Senior Vice President, Timmins Operations, Harold Bird as Vice President, Mineral Processing; and Gertjan Bekkers as Vice President, Technical Services. Silver Spruce provided an update on the acquisition of Jackie project in Sonora. Endeavour reported voting results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. Fuerte Metals informed that it has changed its name to Talamore Mining Corp. Gold Resource announced special shareholder meeting to vote on the strategic merger with Goldgroup Mining. Impact Silver announced the appointments of Victor Jaramillo and Hector Gonzalez as Technical Consultants to the company to work on the expanding exploration program at its flagship Royal Mines of Zacualpan Silver-Gold Mining Project in State of Mexico. Mercado Minerals signed two letters of intent to acquire two adjacent Ag-Au epithermal projects in the San Dimas mining district in Durango. Vizsla provided an update on a communications service agreement with SRC Swiss Resource Capital AG. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, No relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • Silver Bull Resources Announces Dismissal of its NAFTA Claim Against Mexico on Jurisdictional and Time Limitations: Silver Bull Resources Inc
  • Orla Mining Provides Update on Illegal Work Stoppage and Blockade at Camino Rojo: Orla Mining Ltd
  • Orla Mining Reports Resumption of Operations at Camino Rojo: Orla Mining Ltd1
  • Americas Gold and Silver Corporation, Tocvan Ventures Corp., and Advance Metals Limited reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the first week of June, 2026. Details are shown in the table below:

ON EXPLORATION  

  • Questcorp Mining and Riverside Resources Advance Toward Drilling with Expanded IP Survey at La Union Project, Sonora, Mexico: Questcorp Mining Inc / Riverside Resources Inc
  • Tocvan Intersects Three New Gold-Silver Zones at Gran Pilar Project Exploration Drilling; Provides Pilot Mine Development Update: Tocvan Ventures Corp
  • Centenario Gold – High Grade Copper Mineralization Encountered in Underground Sampling at The Los Reyes Project, Chihuahua, Mexico: Centenario Gold Corp
  • Pinnacle Receives More Positive Results from Second Round of Scoping Metallurgical Tests at El Potrero with Average Gold Recovery of 97.8% for the Main Dos de Mayo Vein: Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp
  • J2 Metals Inc.: Field Team Mobilized at Sierra Plata Silver-Gold-Antimony Project in Zacualpan to Map Historical Mines, Workings, Veins: J2 Metals Inc

ON MINING

  • No relevant news.

ON FINANCING

  • No relevant news.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Advance Metals – First Gavilanes Drill Hole Intersects Broad  High Grade Silver Zone: Advance Metals Limited

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, an outcrop of a rhyolite ignimbrite of the Upper Volcanic Supergroup of the Sierra Madre Occidental province in an epithermal Ag-Au-(Pb-Zn) project in Chihuahua, Mexico.  Photo taken by Miguel A Heredia.