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The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico; Highlights on the Fifth Week of April 2026

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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 Third Week of April 2026

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 16th week of the year (April 13th to April 19th, 2026), companies working in Mexico released 22 press releases. Six companies informed on early-stage property work on their projects, seven companies presented quarterly and/or full-year 2025 reports and one received a drill quote. Reflecting the global capital markets turmoil, only one company updated on a financing round. Two companies presented PEA reports on their properties, another one re-assayed historic drill core, one more released drill results on its advanced project and one more presented consolidated MRE’s. One company is to change its financial’s reporting  and another one updated on legal issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, in Sonora, Tocvan is accelerating trenching and mine works at Gran Pilar; Questcorp Mining quickens exploration at La Unión; Algo Grande Copper prepares for drilling at Adelita. In Chihuahua, Centenario Gold initiates work at Los Reyes. In Oaxaca, EV Resources defines antimony system at Los Lirios and continues to advance the project.  ON MINING, Orla Mining, GoGold, Fuerte Metals, Impact Silver, Americas Gold and Silver, Santacruz Silver Mining and Fresnillo plc reported quarterly and/or yearly results. Mammoth Resources received a drill quote for Tenoriba, in Chihuahua. ON FINANCING, one company informed on a financing round. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Silverco Mining released a PEA for the Cusi mine in Chihuahua. Mercado Minerals completed re-assaying of historic core at Copalito, in Sinaloa. Pacifica Silver reported drilling results from Claudia, in Durango. Sonora Gold updated the PEA on Cerro Caliche, in Sonora. Avino Silver & Gold announced consolidated MRE’s on La Preciosa and Avino, in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Silver Dollar adopted semi-annual financial reporting. Silver Bull updated on its arbitration case against Mexico. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

No Relevant News

ON EXPLORATION

  • Tocvan Mobilizes heavy Equipment at Gran Pilar to accelerate trenching and mine works: Tocvan Ventures (Gran Pilar, Sonora).
  • Questcorp Mining Accelerates Phase 2 Exploration at La Union Following New Gold Discovery: Questcorp Mining (La Unión, Sonora).
  • Centenario Announces Initial Work Starting at the Los Reyes Copper Gold Project in Chihuahua, Mexico: Centenario Gold Los Reyes, Chihuahua).
  • EV Resources Defines Large-Scale, Shallow CRD Antimony System at Los Lirios: EV Resources (Los Lirios, Oaxaca).
  • Algo Grande Begins Earthworks in Preparation for Phase II Drill Program at Adelita and Announces Grant of Options and Restricted Share Units: Algo Grande Copper (Adelita, Sonora)
  • Multiple Workstreams Advance EVR’s Antimony Hub Toward Near-Term Production: evresources (Los Lirios, Oaxaca).

ON MINING

  • Orla Mining Reports First Quarter 2026 Gold Production: Orla Mining. Produced 18,221 Oz Au at Camino Rojo, in Zacatecas
  • GoGold Announces Q2 2026 Parral Production: GoGold Resources (Parral, Chihuahua).
  • Fuerte Files Annual 2025 Financial Results Fuerte Metals
  • Impact Silver Announces Full Year 2025 Results with Record Revenue and Strong Cash Position: Impact Silver (Zacualpan, Estado de México; Plomosas, Chihuahua)
  • Americas Gold and Silver Corporation Announces New Record Quarterly Silver Production and Sales, Including 787,000 Ounces Produced and 830,000 Ounces Sold: Americas Gold and Silver (Cosalá, Sinaloa).
  • Santacruz Reports Q1 2026 Production of 1,341,499 Ounces of Silver and 21,640 Tonnes of Zinc, with Continued Recovery of Production at Bolivar Mine: Santacruz Silver Mining (Zimapán, Hidalgo).
  • Mammoth Receives Updated Drill Quote Illustrating Low US$1.70 per Gold Equivalent Ounce Cost to Drill Initial 500,000 Ounce Exploration Target at its Tenoriba, Gold-Silver Property, Mexico: Mammoth Resources (Tenoriba, Chihuahua).
  • Fresnillo plc – Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM: Fresnillo plc (Fresnillo, Zacatecas; La Herradura, Sonora; San Julián, Chihuahua).

ON FINANCING

  • Vortex Metals Announces Extension of Non-Brokered Private Placement: Vortex Metals (Riqueza Marina and Zaachila, Oaxaca)

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Silverco Mining Releases Robust PEA for the Cusi Mine Highlighting High-Margin, Low Capital Restart: Silverco Mining. Over 72.8 M Oz AgEq in M&I and inferred resources. (Cusi, Chihuahua).
  • Mercado Minerals Completes Historic Drill Core Re-Sampling and Re-Assaying Program at the Copalito Project: Mercado Minerals (Copalito, Sinaloa).
  • Pacifica Silver Reports Initial Phase II Drill Results at Claudia with Multiple High-Grade Intercepts at the Aguilareña Area: Pacifica Silver (Claudia, Durango).
  • Sonoro Files Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Cerro Caliche Project : Sonoro Gold (Cerro Caliche, Sonora).
  • Avino Announces Inaugural Consolidated Mineral Reserves: Avino Silver & Gold Mines  (Avino and La Preciosa, Durango).

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Silver Dollar Adopts Semi-Annual Financial Reporting: Silver Dollar Resources (La Joya, Durango).
  • Silver Bull Provides Update on its Arbitration Case Against Mexico and Voting Results of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders: Silver Bull Resources (Sierra Mojada, Coahuila).

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • No Relevant News.

On the image below: Quartz veining, pyrite and specularite turning to hematite in volcanosedimentary rocks, HQ core. Picture by Jorge Cirett.