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 8^th, 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

• Vizsla Silver Provides Additional Update on situation in Concordia: Vizsla Silver Corp
• Mithril Silver & Gold – Market Update: Mithril Silver & Gold Limited
• Mina Santa Fe en Sinaloa: Lo que se sabe del rescate  de los cuatro mineros atrapados tras el derrumbe: El Economista – Maria Fernanda Sosa Santiago

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

• Endeavour Silver Produces 1,875,375 Oz Silver and 11,740 Oz Gold, for a total of 3.3 Millio Silver Equivalent Oz in Q1, 2026: Endeavour Silver Corp
• Aura Announces Preliminary Q1 2026 Production Results, another record high and on track with the Company Guidance: Aura Minerals Inc
• First Majestic Reports Q1 2026 Production Results: First Majestic Silver Corp
• Teck to Release First Quarter 2026 Results on April 23, 2026: Teck Resources Limited
• Torex Gold Reports Q1 2026 Production Results: Torex Gold Resources Inc

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

• Mexican Gold Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer: Mexican Gold Mining Corp
• Torex Gold Welcomes Jacques Perron to Its Board of Directors: Torex Gold Resources Inc
• Mexican Gold Mining Corp., and Alcon Silver Corp., Announce Arrangement Agreement to Create a Diversified Precious Metals Exploration Company: Mexican Gold Mining Corp., and Alcon Silver Corp
• Pacifica Silver Announces Adoption of Semi-Annual Reporting: Pacifica Silver Corp

ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

• No relevant news.

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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.