Vancouver, B.C. Further to its news release of July 4th, 2022, Starcore International Mines Ltd. (TSX:SAM) (the “Company” or “Starcore”) announces it has confirmed a total of $1,200,000 in subscription funds and will be closing its non-brokered private placement upon Toronto Stock Exchange acceptance. On closing, the Company will issue a total of 6,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.20 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of Starcore and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant (the “Warrants”), each whole Warrant exercisable for a period of four years from the date of issue to purchase one common share of Starcore at a price of $0.30 per share, provided that, if after the expiry of all resale restrictions, the closing price of the Company’s shares is equal to or greater than $0.40 per share for 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may, by notice to the Warrant holders (which notice may be by way of general news release), reduce the remaining exercise period of the Warrants to not less than 30 days following the date of such notice.
Zacatecas Silver Commences Work for Pre-Feasibility Study at Esperanza Gold Project
VANCOUVER, BC, July 5, 2022 /CNW/ – Zacatecas Silver Corp. (“Zacatecas Silver” or the “Company”, (TSXV: ZAC) (OTC: ZCTSF) (FSE: 7TV) is pleased to announce that it has engaged Palaris Ltd. (“Palaris”) to lead a pre-feasibility study (“PFS”) of the Esperanza Gold Project in Mexico.
R. Stuart Angus Discloses Investment in Sonoro Gold Corp.
Vancouver, British Columbia – July 5, 2022 – R. Stuart Angus of Sechelt, British Columbia, an investor in Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO) (the “Corporation”), reports that on June 30, 2022 he acquired (the “Acquisition”) 3,235,000 units of the Corporation (each a “Unit”) pursuant to a private placement, at a price of $0.15 per Unit for aggregate consideration of $485,250. Each Unit consists of one Corporation common share (each a “Share”) and one Share purchase warrant (each a “Warrant”). Each Warrant entitles the holder to acquire one additional Share at an exercise price of $0.225 per Share for a period of two years.
SILVER WOLF ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF DR. HONZA CATCHPOLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
VANCOUVER, B.C., Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. (OTCQB: SWLFF) (TSX-V: SWLF) (“Silver Wolf” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Honza Catchpole, to the board of Directors.
SilverCrest Announces First Pour at Las Chispas Mine
VANCOUVER, BC – July 5, 2022 – SilverCrest Metals Inc. (“SilverCrest” or the “Company”) is pleased to report the first pour of silver and gold at the Company’s Las Chispas Mine (“Las Chispas” or the “Mine”) located in Sonora, Mexico. The first precious metal pour was completed on June 30, 2022 and consisted of 312 kilograms of dore with approximately 9,200 ounces of silver and 100 ounces of gold.
Almaden Announces Notification of Court Decision and Updates Progress on Environmental Permit Application and Human Rights Impact Assessment
Vancouver, B.C. Almaden Minerals Ltd. (“Almaden” or “the Company”; TSX: AMM; NYSE American: AAU)
reports that, further to its press releases of April 27 and February 17, 2022, Mexico’s Ministry of the Economy (“Economia”) has now been officially notified of the April, 2022 decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico (“SCJN”), and has in turn notified Almaden that the Company’s mineral titles relating to the Ixtaca project are “ineffective” but that the Company’s mineral title applications were filed in conformity with the Mexican mineral title law. The Company understands this to mean that the mineral title has reverted to application status, and that these applications preserve the mineral rights for Almaden but do not allow the Company to engage in exploration, until such time as Economia completes its court-ordered indigenous consultation in the area covered by the mineral title applications.
STARCORE ARRANGES PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Vancouver, B.C. … Starcore International Mines Ltd. (the “Company”) announces it has approved a nonbrokered private placement for gross proceeds of up to $1,200,000 (the “Financing”). The private placement will consist of up to 6,000,000 units (the “Units”) at a price of $0.20 per Unit. Each Unit is comprised of one common share of Starcore and one-half of one transferable common share purchase warrant (the “Warrants”), each whole Warrant exercisable for a period of four years from the date of issue to purchase one common share of Starcore at a price of $0.30 per share, provided that, if after the expiry of all resale restrictions, the closing price of the Company’s shares is equal to or greater than $0.40 per share for 20 consecutive trading days, the Company may, by notice to the Warrant holders (which notice may be by way of general news release), reduce the remaining exercise period of the Warrants to not less than 30 days following the date of such notice.
SONORO GOLD ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF OVERSUBSCRIBED $3 MILLION NON-BROKERED PRIVATE PLACEMENT
VANCOUVER, Canada, July 4, 2022 – Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has closed an oversubscribed, non-brokered
private placement of 20,050,000 units (the “Unit”) at $0.15 per unit, for aggregate gross proceeds of $3,007,500 (the “Offering”). The Offering was initially announced on June 6, 2022, for up to 13,500,000
Units and increased on June 21, 2022, for up to 16,000,000 Units. Each Unit consists of one Sonoro
Common Share and one Share Purchase Warrant. Each warrant entitles the holder to purchase one
additional Sonoro Common Share for a period of two years from the closing date at an exercise price of
$0.225 per share.
The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Fifth Week of June, 2022. 
By Miguel A Heredia
During the 26th week of the year (June 27th to July 3rd, 2022), at least 23 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, and 1 news were published by the media, with eleven disclosing deals and corporate issues, five reporting resources and developments of their properties, four announcing financing issues, two informing on exploration results, one commenting on Mexican issues, and one communicating production and financial results. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Mammoth Resources, Prime Mining, and Capitan Mining reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fifth week of June, 2022. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Silver Spruce submitted an exploration plan for 500-1000m of trenching and for 1,000-2,000m of initial RC drilling for its Jackie project. In Chihuahua, Mammoth provided results from 3 drill holes completed at its Tenoriba project. ON MINING, Altaley reported production and financial results from its Tahuehueto project, Durango. ON FINANCING, Infinitum Copper announced a non-brokered private placement to raise up to CAD $1M (Adelita project, Sonora). Sierra Madre entered into an agreement in connection with a private placement for gross proceeds of up to $10M (La Guitarra project, State of Mexico). Prismo closed its previously announced financing for gross proceeds of $682,125 (Palos Verdes project, Sinaloa). Tocvan closed a private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $5.125M (El Pilar project, Sonora). ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Altaley provided an update on the commissioning, pre-production, and construction progress at its Tahuehueto project in Durango. Capitan Mining reported results from 3 RC holes drilled at its Cruz de Plata project in Durango. Prime Mining reported results from its expanded Phase 2 step-out and infill drilling at its Los Reyes project, Sinaloa. Regency Silver commenced a 2,000m drill program at its flagship Dios Padre Silver project. Osisko Development announced a Mineral Resource Estimate for its San Antonio Gold project in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Discovery Silver reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (Cordero project, Chihuahua). Gatos Silver announced the appointments of its new CFO and VP Corporate Development and Business Improvement effective July 16, 2022 (Cerro Los Gatos, Chihuahua). Prismo announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors (Palos Verdes project, Sinaloa). Silver Spruce informed that it has fulfilled the terms of the earn-in agreement with Colibri, earned its 50% interest and signed a JV agreement to move forward with additional exploration at its Jackie project, Sonora. Almaden reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (Ixtaca project. Puebla). Fortuna Silver announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors and reports results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (San Jose mine, Oaxaca). Fortune Bay begun to trade on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol FTBYF (Ixhuatán project, Chiapas). Magna announced results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (San Francisco mine, Sonora). Guanajuato Silver signed a binding definitive agreement with Great Panther to acquire all of the Great panther Mexican assets. Americas Gold announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors and reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (Cosala mine, Sinaloa). ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news.
ON MEXICO ISSUE
- Mammoth Resources Corp., Prime Mining Corp., and Capitan Mining Inc., reported the best drilling intercepts in Mexico on the fifth week of June, 2022. Details are shown in the table below:
ON EXPLORATION
- Silver Spruce Resources Inc., submitted an exploration plan for 500-1000m of trenching and for 1,000-2,000m of initial RC drilling to evaluate the principal targets located near the center of the concession at its Jackie project in Sonora. The initial permit will include 48 trench-track location and 36 drill pads.
- Mammoth Resources Corp., provided results from 3 drill holes completed, for a total of 378.65m, at its Tenoriba project in Chihuahua. The most significant drill intercept was encountered in hole TEN-21-12 drilled at the Carneritos Zone with 0.45 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag (0.51 g/t AuEq) over 46.5m. These two drill holes (Carneritos and Moreno) are separated one from the other by over 2.5km. The company also reported an additional interval of the hole TEN-21-08 collared at the Moreno Zone which returned 0.98 g/t Au, and 15 g/t Ag (1.18 g/t AuEq) over 37.5m, including 1.13 g/t Au, 21 g/t Ag, and 0.55% Cu (2.34 g/t AuEq) over 18m, plus 0.08 g/t Au, 0.4 g/t Ag, and 0.45% Cu (0.65 g/t AuEq) over 12m. To date, the company has drilled 1,913.9m in 13 holes.
ON MINING
- Altaley Mining Corporation, reported that to date it has produced approximately 260 tonnes of bulk concentrate at its Tahuehueto mine in Durango. Two shipments of approximately 30 tonnes each have been shipped to Trafigura for sale. Revenue received from the first shipment was approximately USD $42K paid for gold, silver, and lead. Another 70 tons of concentrate is in the process of being shipped from Tahuehueto to Tepehuanes subsequently to be trucked and sold to Trafigura in the coming days. The company estimates that there are approximately another 150 tonnes of concentrate available, drying on the mill patio and within the thickeners available to be filtered for drying on the patios.
ON FINANCING
- Infinitum Copper Corp., announced a non-brokered private placement to raise up to CAD $1M. The financing will consist of up to 5K units at a price of CAD $0.20 per unit for gross proceeds of up to CAD $1M. Part of the gross proceeds will be used to fund exploration at its Adelita project in Sonora.
- Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd., entered into an agreement in connection with a private placement for gross proceeds of up to $10M. The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for the development of the La Guitarra Property, advancement of engineering studies, and general working capital purposes.
- Prismo Metals Inc., closed its previously announced financing for gross proceeds of $682,125. The proceeds will be primarily used to drill a minimum of 2,000m of core at its Palos Verdes project in Sinaloa.
- Tocvan Ventures Corp., closed a private placement for gross proceeds of CAD $5.125M. The gross proceeds will be used to advance El Pilar and Picachos project in Sonora, and for general working capital purposes.
ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
- Altaley Mining Corporation provided an update on the commissioning, pre-production, and construction progress at its Tahuehueto project in Durango. The operations team has been resolving various start-up issues related to the water supply pipeline and mill commissioning. Processing has been stabilized with the mill achieving ore throughput up to 350 tonnes per day (tpd). Mill throughput is estimated to remain at current levels over the next two weeks. The tailings storage facility is in the final stages of construction and expected to be ready to receive dry stack tailings within 45 days. The Tahuehueto Laboratory is essentially ready to be operational and technicians are calibrating ICP and ancillary equipment expected to be fully operational over the next few days. Installation of the second 500 tpd ball mill is scheduled over the next several months and the Company anticipates the project will be able to commission this mill during Q4 2022 and ramp up production towards the mine’s designed capacity of 1,000 tpd near the end of 2022.
- Capitan Mining Inc., reported results from 3 RC holes drilled at the Jesus Maria Zone within its Cruz de Plata project in Durango. Drilling highlights include hole 22-JMRC-12 with 100 g/t Ag, 0.25 g/t Au, 0.2% Pb, and 0.4% Zn (144 g/t AgEq) over 21.3m, including 383 g/t Ag, 0.58 g/t Au, 0.9% Pb, and 0.8% Zn (489 g/t AgEq) over 1.5m, including 239 g/t Ag, 0.33 g/t Au, 0.9% Pb, and 0.9% Zn (328 g/t AgEq) over 1.5m, plus 26 g/t Ag, 0.14 g/t Au, 0.4% Pb, and 0.7% Zn (76 g/t AgEq) over 10.7m, including 42 g/t Ag, 0.16 g/t Au, 0.9% Pb, and 1.7% Zn (147 g/t AgEq) over 3m; and hole 21-JMRC-07 with 57 g/t Ag, 0.1 g/t Au, 0.1% Pb, and 0.2% Zn (77 g/t AgEq) over 22.9m, including 96 g/t Ag, 0.04 g/t Au, 0.05% Pb, and 0.06% Zn (103 g/t AgEq) over 1.5m, including 342 g/t Ag, 0.39 g/t Au, 0.6% Pb, and 0.9% Zn (428 g/t AgEq) over 1.5m. With these results, mineralization has been confirmed over 800m of strike length and remains open at depth. Assays are still pending for 9 RC holes completed at the Jesus Maria Zone.
- Prime Mining Corp., reported results from its expanded Phase 2 step-out and infill drilling on the Tahonitas Zone at its Los Reyes project, Sinaloa. Now, this phase is planned to 70,000m. Drilling highlights include hole 22TA-18 with 6.08 g/t Au and 103 g/t Ag over a true width (TW) of 2.9m, including 13.5 g/t Au and 127 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.1m; hole 22TA-23 with 3.12 g/t Au and 24 g/t Ag over a TW of 3.1m, including 7.67 g/t Au and 34 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.4m; hole 22TA-29 with 1.37 g/t Au and 11 g/t Ag over a TW of 6.7m; hole 22TA-17 with 0.86 g/t Au and 51 g/t Ag over a TW of 9.5m, including 4.36 g/t Au and 228 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.1m; hole 22TA-27 with 0.92 g/t Au and 104 g/t Ag over a TW of 2,2m, including 1.97 g/t Au and 244 g/t Ag over a TW of 1.3m; and hole 22TA-31 with 0.99 g/t Au and 41 g/t Ag over a TW of 2.2m, including 2.78 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag over a TW of 0.8m, plus 1.59 g/t Au and 2 g/t Ag over a TW of 0.8m. To date the company has drilled over 81,000m and completed 310 holes at Los Reyes project. The Phase 2 has now completed 54,466m in 188 holes.
- Regency Silver Corp., commenced a 2,000m drill program at its flagship Dios Padre Silver project in Sonora. The 2,000 metre drill program is designed to test a large IP anomaly only 550 metres to the north of the existing Dios Padre historical workings to determine whether it represents a significant continuation of the mineralization at Dios Padre.
- Osisko Development Corp., announced a Mineral Resource Estimate for its San Antonio Gold project in Sonora and provided an operation update. Osisko reported Indicated Resources of 14.9M tonnes with grades of 1.2 g/t Au and 3 g/t Ag for a total of 576K Oz Au and 1.37M Oz Ag contained, and Inferred Resources of 16.6M tonnes with grades of 1 g/t Au and 3 g/t Ag for a total of 544K Oz Au and 1.76M Oz Ag contained. The Mineral Resource Estimate encompasses five deposits: Sapuchi, Golfo de Oro, California, Calvario and High Life over approximately 2.8km along strike, a maximum width of 600m to a maximum depth of 300m below surface, and is based on 84,454m of current and verified historic drilling in 579 holes, of which 27,870m of drilling in 177 holes were drilled by the Company in 2021. The company also provided an operation update and informed that since its acquisition in November 2020, it has constructed a leach pad and carbon in column plant to process stockpiled mineralized material (1.1M tonnes with an average grade of 0.57 g/t Au), and reported that currently 680K tonnes of mineralized material has been placed and processed.
ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES
- Discovery Silver Corp., reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (Cordero project, Chihuahua).
- Gatos Silver Inc., announced the appointments of its new CFO and VP Corporate Development and Business Improvement effective July 16, 2022 (Cerro Los Gatos, Chihuahua).
- Prismo Metals Inc., announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors (Palos Verdes project, Sinaloa).
- Silver Spruce Resources Inc., informed that it has fulfilled the terms of the earn-in agreement with Colibri, earned its 50% interest and signed a JV agreement to move forward with additional exploration at its Jackie project, Sonora.
- Almaden Minerals Ltd., reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. Shareholders also approved the appointment of Davidson & Company LLP as auditors of the Company for the ensuing year (Ixtaca project. Puebla).
- Fortuna Silver Mines, Inc., announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors and reports results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (San Jose mine, Oaxaca).
- Fortune Bay Corp., begun to trade on the OTCQX Best Market under the symbol FTBYF. Bay’s common shares will continue to trade on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol FOR and on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol 5QN. (Ixhuatán project, Chiapas).
- Magna Gold Corp., announced results from its annual general meeting of shareholders. It also informed that the company has completed the acquisition of its flagship San Francisco mine in Sonora and stated that its objective is to bring the San Francisco mine back to its most productive days and beyond. Magna also mentioned that its currents share price does not adequately or at all reflect our achievements and given the nature of current market conditions the sector has fallen out of favour.
- Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd., signed a binding definitive agreement with Great Panther Mining Ltd., to acquire all of the Great Panther Mexican assets, including Topia mine, Durango and production facilities, The San Ignacio mine, The Guanajuato Mine Complex (it will henceforth referred as the Valenciana mine), and the Cata processing plant in Guanajuato, for a total consideration of USD $14.7M; satisfied by USD $6,7M in Guanajuato Silver shares and USD $8M in cash, plus up to USD $2M in additional payments.
- Americas Gold and Silver Corporation announced the appointment of a new member to its Board of Directors and reported results from its annual general meeting of shareholders (Cosala mine, Sinaloa).
ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- No relevant news.
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On the picture above, banded chalcedonic quartz from an epithermal vein system, in a project in Durango, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia.
Best Drilling intercepts in Mexico on the Fifth Week of June, 2022
