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Highlights on the First Week of April, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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On the picture above, pervasive kaolinization of volcanic rocks in the vadose zone of an epithermal system in Guanajuato. Geologist Miguel Heredia for scale.

By Jorge Cirett

During the 14th week of the year (April 1st to April 8th, 2018), at least 12 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, of which three had information on exploration, one in mining, one in financing, five on resources and development and two in corporate issues. ON MEXICO ISSUES, No relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Riverside informed on exploration of its Ariel copper project. In Sinaloa, Goldplay completed a geophysical survey at El Habal. In Durango, Southern Silver announced its exploration program for 2018 at Cerro Las Minitas. ON MINING, Torex Gold announced all access to its projects in Guerrero has been restored.  ON FINANCING, Palamina granted options to officers, directors and consultants.  ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Alio Gold released drill results on two more holes on its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. Telson Resources disclosed PEA figures for its Campo Morado project in Guerrero. Evrim announced a maiden resource on its Ermitaño project in Sonora. Americas Silver released drill results from the 120 zone of its Cosalá project in Sinaloa. Bacanora Lithium announced that a recent feasibility study demonstrated good economics for its Sonora project.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Evrim announced First Majestic commenced arbitration proceedings on its Ermitaño project in Sonora. Bacanora Lithium announced the termination of a “placing letter” with NextView New Energy Bull HongKong Limited, regarding funding for its Sonora lithium project.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No Relevant News.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Goldplay Exploration Ltd. completed a ground CSMAT (Controlled source audio frequency magnetotellurics) and magnetics survey at its El Habal property in Sinaloa, delineating 15 new drill targets. Goldplay completed a 27-line survey consisting of 100 m line spacing and 409 total stations over the 1.5 km of mineralized known length at El Habal. “Results confirm anomalous zones previously identified by historical drilling results and nearby shallow historical underground workings”. Several resistive geophysical anomalies were identified that correlate with anomalous surface trenching results and structural trends mapped previously.
  • Riverside Resources Inc. identified through mapping altered porphyritic intrusive rocks in the western part of its Ariel porphyry copper project in Sonora. The hydrothermal alteration measures 2.8 km in length by up to 1.9 km in width.
  • Southern Silver Exploration Corp. announced that a 2018 budget totaling US$3 M has been approved by the joint venture partners for exploration work at the Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango. “The program comprises 13,000 metres of drilling in two phases which will target both the systematic resource expansion in the Area of the Cerro containing the existing Mineral Resource Estimate and continued surface sampling and reverse circulation drilling on new discoveries in the recently staked CLM West claim group.”

ON MINING

  • Torex Gold Resources. Reported that negotiations between community leaders have resulted in an end to the illegal blockades of the El Limon-Guajes mine complex, supporting infrastructure and the Media Luna project in Guerrero. “The official government-regulated process for selecting between the two competing unions, continues. Since midMarch, there have been two public hearings at the Federal Labour Board, regarding the timing of a union selection vote. It is Torex’s understanding that the public hearing stage of the process is now complete, and that the next stage is a decision as to when and where the vote will occur. As Torex has said since the beginning, the Company will work with whichever union the workers democratically select.” Cash reserves at the end of Q1 were US$124 million, including US$14 million set aside for reclamation obligations. Also during Q1 a US$9.3 million principal repayment was made to reduce the term loan under the debt facility to US$290.7 million.

ON FINANCING

  • Palamina Corp. granted 950 K stock options to certain officers, directors and consultants of the company under its stock options plan. The options granted at $0.39 per common share expire in five years for officers and directors and in three years for consultants (Santuario, Hidalgo).

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Alio Gold Inc. released drill results for the last two holes at its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. The 3,800 m program targets the complex breccia extension below the proposed open pit. On the first hole a hydrothermal breccia south of the proposed pit returned 0.94 g/t Au over 44.2 m, while the complex breccia below assayed 1.91 g/t Au over 40.90 m. The second hole returned 0.90 g/t Au over 32.4 m on the hydrothermal breccia south of the proposed pit and 2.03 g/t Au over 48.2 m on the complex breccia below. The fourth and fifth holes of the program have been completed and the last hole is in progress.
  • Telson Mining Corp. informed a positive result of a 43-101 compliant independent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Campo Morado project in Guerrero. The current resource contains five mineral volcanogenic massive sulfide zones (G9, El Largo, Naranjo, Reforma and El Rey) containing zinc, copper, silver, gold and lead. The 2017 mineral resource estimate using a 5.5% ZnEq cut-off holds 16.6 M tonnes @ 1.70 g/t Au, 123 g/t Ag, 0.80% Cu, 0.93% Pb, 4.01% Zn (or 8.68% ZnEq) as measured and indicated resources, and 988 K tonnes @ 1.32 g/t Au, 116 g/t Ag, 0.64% Cu, 0.92% Pb, 3.20% Zn (or 7.27% ZnEq)as inferred resources.
  • Evrim Resources Corp. announced a maiden resource was disclosed by its partner First Majestic Silver Corp. on its Ermitaño project in Sonora. The inferred resource was calculated on the Ermitaño West vein, holding 3.36 M tonnes @ 3.99 g/t Au, 68 g/t Ag (or 377 g/t AgEq), containing 432 K Oz Au, 7.38 M Oz Ag.
  • Americas Silver Corp. released results of step-out holes on its Cosalá operations in Sinaloa. Highlighted true width (TW) intervals comprise 4.94 m @ 33 g/t Ag, 7.2 g/t Au, 0.13% Cu; 41.68 m @ 148 g/t Ag, 0.25 g/t Au, 0.32% Cu; 26.24 m @ 181 g/t Ag, 0.11 g/t Au, 0.51% Cu; 12.32 m @ 84 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au, 0.23% Cu. “The zone 120 deposit is characterized by steeply dipping parallel lenses of Ag-Cu-Au skarn mineralization developed in volcanically derived calcareous sediments adjacent to intermediate intrusive dykes and sills. Skarn mineralization is characterized by disseminated chalcopyrite and tetrahedrite….. Mineralization at area 120 has been found over an area greater than 500 meters in length, 300 meters in width and down to a depth of 550 meters. Individual lenses have widths of up to 60 meters.”
  • Bacanora Lithium plc. Informed a recently completed feasibility study (FS) demonstrated economics of US$1.25 billion NPV; 26.1% IRR; and life of mine gross operating costs of US$3,910/t Li2CO3 comparable to those of the low cost brine producers of South America. Design of both the roaster/kiln FEED and the crystalliser/evaporation/IX FEED has commenced. “The current FEED schedule is to have designs, cost estimates and process guarantee scopes completed in Q2 2018 with orders for long lead items being placed at the end of the FEED process. The current ­time table is based on commissioning and lithium carbonate production commencing in Q1 2020” Currently advance is being made on water licenses, natural gas supplies and land surface access.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Evrim Resources Corp. announced “that First Majestic has initiated arbitration proceedings in connection with its purported exercise of the option pursuant to which First Majestic can earn a 100% interest in the Ermitaño property, subject to the retention by Evrim of a 2% net smelter return royalty interest. It is expected that the arbitration will deal with the requirements under the option agreement for First Majestic to exercise the option and not the relative interests of the parties in the Ermitaño property.” (Ermitaño, Sonora).
  • Bacanora Lithium plc. “As previously announced, the Company entered into a binding placing letter (the “Placing Letter”) with NextView New Energy Bull HongKong Limited (“NextView”) in December 2017 and as announced on 28 February 2018, although the Company had fulfilled all of its obligations in respect of the Placing as of that ­me, NextView failed to forward the Placing proceeds to the Company, leaving it in default under the terms of the Placing Letter. In spite of repeated efforts on the part of the Company requesting that NextView remedy its continuing default, NextView has continued to fail to complete the Placing as contemplated under the Placing Letter. Accordingly, the Company has terminated the Placing Letter and has reserved its rights to pursue any available legal remedies against NextView.”

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On the picture below, pervasive kaolinization of volcanic rocks in the vadose zone of an epithermal system in Guanajuato. Geologist Miguel Heredia as scale.

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ALMADEX RECEIVES FINAL EL COBRE ASSAYS FROM 2017INTERSECTS FURTHER ENRICHED COPPER AT RAYA TEMBRILLO (VILLA RICA) CUTS 38.00 M OF 0.93% COPPER AND 0.16 G/T GOLD

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VANCOUVER, B.C. Almadex Minerals Limited (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: AMZ; OTCQX: AXDDF) is pleased to announce it has received the final assay results from the final 2017 drill holes EC-17-043 (Raya Tembrillo) and 044 (El Porvenir). The Raya Tembrillo area is the very northern part of the large Villa Rica Zone of the El Cobre property and is located approximately two kilometers south of the Norte Zone where most of the previous drilling since 2016 on the El Cobre property has been carried out. The Porvenir Zone is located roughly 3 km to the southeast of the Norte Zone and 1.8 km southeast of the Raya Tembrillo area of the Villa Rica Zone. Highlights from these holes include the following intercepts all of which are also shown on the attached plan and sections:

Hole EC-17-043  VILLA RICA ZONE, 240 Az, -50 dip
From 2.43 to 22.50, 20.07 meters @ 0.31 g/t gold and 0.03% copper GOLD ZONE
From 34.50 to 154.00, 120.00 meters @ 0.08 g/t gold and 0.37% copper ENRICHED ZONE
Including 34.50 to 92.50, 58.00 meters @ 0.15 g/t gold and 0.64% copper ENRICHED ZONE
Including 50.50 to 88.50, 38.00 meters @ 0.16 g/t gold and 0.93% copper ENRICHED ZONE
Hole EC-17-044  PORVENIR ZONE, 210 Az, -45 dip
From 118.50 to 183.00, 64.50 meters @ 0.37 g/t gold and 0.21% copper HYPOGENE PORPHYRY
Including 140.50 to 180.75 m, 40.25 meters @ 0.50 g/t gold and 0.25% copper HYPOGENE PORPHYRY
From 291.00 to 317.00, 26.00 meters @ 0.85 g/t gold and 0.27% copper HYPOGENE PORPHYRY

J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented, “We are very excited to report these final assays from the very successful 2017 drill program. In 2017 we stepped out roughly 2 kilometers to the south of the Norte Zone and hit significant mineralisation in first pass drilling in the northern part of the large Villa Rica Zone. We believe that the results from Raya Tembrillo are proof of large scale porphyry potential in this part of the project. The drill results from 2016 and 2017 clearly show that we are dealing with a large cluster of porphyry systems all of which hold the potential to be important porphyry copper-gold deposits. We are currently defining a large 2018 drill program and look forward to reporting that shortly.”

Highlights on the Second Week of November, 2017. Mineral Exploration in Mexico

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During the 45th week of the year (November 6th to November 12th, 2017), at least 31 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, including nine quarterly reports. ON MEXICO ISSUES: No relevant news. ON EXPLORATION: seven companies informed on exploration efforts during the week: In Sonora Millrock finalized the first phase of exploration at its Navidad project with rock chip sampling and geophysical surveys; Sonoro provided an initial description and work plan at the newly optioned Calera property. In Chihuahua Consolidated Zinc released high-grade Zn-Pb rock chip results 2.5 km from its resource area at Plomosas. In Coahuila Discovery Metals presented high-grade Ag-Pb-Zn rock chip and channel results from its Puerto Rico and La Kika properties. Southern Silver informed on exploration work at its Creston del Oro, Biznagas and Los Lenchos concessions. In Hidalgo, Prospero Silver reported drilling results from the first drill testing ever of the Petate project. ON MINING: Fortuna Silver, Golden Minerals, Avino Silver, Pan American Silver, Premier Gold, Alio Gold, Torex Gold and Sierra Metals presented third quarter results. Torex Gold informed in three press releases on the work stoppage at its  El Limon – Guajes mine in Guerrero, resulting from the dispute between two unions. ON FINANCING: Advance Gold and Mammoth Resources are going ahead with non-brokered private placements for up to $200 K and $720 K respectively; Excellon closed a public bought deal offering, raising $14.8 M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT: Southern Silver released results from its last hole of the 2017 campaign, with two high-grade Zn intercepts.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES: Discovery Metals informed of the sudden death of its Vice-president Exploration, Peter Drobeck. Goldcorp informed that the sale of the Camino Rojo project in Zacatecas to Orla Mining has been completed. Sierra Metals informed of the appointment to the board of Jose Vizquerra. Magellan Gold informed the purchase of the SDA mill in Nayarit is approaching completion. Sable Resources announced the signing of definitive agreements on the acquisition of BlueJoint Resources, which has an extensive land position in Mexico. Sonoro Resources optioned the Calera property in Sonora.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No Relevant News.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Southern Silver Exploration Corp. disclosed exploration work on its Creston del Oro, Biznagas and Los Lenchos claims, which are contiguous to its Cerro Las Minitas property in Durango. Over 1400 rock chip and float samples have been collected, revealing a NW-SE corridor greater than 12 km in length, anomalous in precious metals and pathfinder elements. Targeting for an early 2018 RC drill campaign is to base on the multiple distinct clusters and trends seen.
  • Discovery Metals Corp. released results from 32 channel samples at its Puerto Rico project in Coahuila. The samples were collected on the southern part of the project, from the Puerto Rico, San Jose and Zaragoza mines, in manto style mineralization, as well as high-angle breccias, fracture zones and chimney features. Results include 0.8 m @ 202 g/t Ag, 22.3% Pb, 0.7% Zn, 0.16% Cu; 2.0 m @ 242 g/t Ag, 25.2% Pb, 6.3% Zn, 0.19% Cu; 3.5 m @ 506 g/t Ag, 3.5% Pb, 21.9% Zn, 0.11% Cu at Zaragoza; 10.5 m @ 25 g/t Ag, 1.6% Pb, 18% Zn, 0.15% Cu; 4.0 m @ 519 g/t Ag, 29.7% Pb, 17.3% Zn, 0.44% Cu; 3.0 m @ 1,480 g/t Ag, 31.9% Pb, 0.1% Zn, 0.41% Cu at San Jose; and 4.0 m @ 230 g/t Ag, 15.0% Pb, 26.3% Zn; 1.5 m @ 316 g/t Ag, 23.0% Pb, 15.0% Zn; 5.0 m @ 25 g/t Ag, 1.8% Pb, 31.1% Zn; 6.0 m @ 615 g/t Ag, 20.8% Pb, 24.3% Zn; 1.6 m @ 477 g/t Ag, 11.8% Pb, 2.4% Zn, 11.2% Cu at Puerto Rico.
  • Discovery Metals Corp. released panel and channel sampling results from its La Kika project in Coahuila. Numerous prospect pits are scattered over a 200 by 200 m area, showing high-grade Ag-Pb-Zn carbonate replacement mineralization as subhorizontal mantos and subvertical chimney-like structures with massive oxides of Zn-Pb-Ag-Cu. Results include 0.7 m @ 600 g/t Ag, 30.1% Pb, 8.3% Zn, 0.44% Cu; 0.5 x 1.0 m panel @ 35.5% Zn, 1.2% Cu; 1.0 x 0.5 m panel @ 160 g/t Ag, 10.0% Pb, 16.7% Zn, 0.24% Cu; 0.6 m @ 258 g/t Ag, 11.2% Pb, 12.4% Zn; 1.0 x 0.5 m panel @ 420 g/t Ag, 18.9% Pb, 1.2% Zn.
  • Consolidated Zn Ltd. announced results of first pass rock chip sampling at the Alfonsitos prospect, 2.5 km NW from its Plomosas mine in Chihuahua. Grades of up to 18.5% and 24.3% Zn+Pb were obtained from workings and outcrops respectively. Alfonsitos is the first of several prospects identified by reconnaissance exploration and geophysical surveys.
  • Millrock Resources Inc. reported that its first phase of exploration at La Navidad project, targeting orogenic style mineralization, is now complete. A 1,082 samples soil survey has returned 248 samples with values greater than 50 ppb Au, while 83 rock chip samples of a total of 575 returned greater than 0.5 g/t Au. A ground magnetic survey covering 82 line-km and a 20 km induced polarization survey were also carried out in the property. Three prospects have been identified, Anchor, Horseshoe and Cobre, with rock sampling returning 24 m @ 0.9 g/t Au; 12 m @ 1.1 g/t Au; 14 m @ 0.8 g/t Au. A 2,000 m drill program on nine holes is in progress.
  • Prospero Silver Corp. provided a preliminary update on the first stage reconnaissance drilling at its Petate property in Hidalgo. Eight shallow holes have been completed with the aim to establish structure and better aiming at deeper targets. The initial holes were drilled at the Apartadero zone, which shows multiple jasperoid outcrops in limestone. Mineralized intercepts include 18.5 m @ 0.8 g/t Au, 5 g/t Ag; 3.4 m @ 3.5 g/t Au, 2 g/t Ag.
  • Sonoro Metals Corp. provided an initial description of its newly optioned Calera project in Sonora (see below on the deals section). “Large zones of disseminated pyrite replacement in the shallow dipping calcareous shale units are extensive with coincident regolith gold placer within the concessions. Local altered felsic dikes cut the mineralized meta-sedimentary rock units and may be associated with mineralization”.  Initial work is to surface sample the concession area, where multiple old prospect pits are located, and a soil sample program on east-west lines to identify targets for further exploration.

ON MINING

  • Torex Gold Resources Inc. Informed that on November 3rd , a group of approximately 20 local unionized workers illegally blockaded the entrance to the El Limon – Guajes mine in Guerrero. The group of workers demands a change of union, same that can only be accomplished through a government sanctioned process validated by the majority of unionized workers in an assembly. The company shut down the processing plant in an orderly manner, and stated that during the stoppage there will be a focus on maintaining environmental protections.
  • Torex Gold Resources Inc. reported that on November 6th a group of approximately 35 persons entered the El Limon – Guajes mine site in Guerrero and threatened the site staff. Care and maintenance activities resumed on November 8th. The Company has requested to the appropriate authorities that they take action to restore law and order that has been disrupted by a conflict between two unions. “Excellent political support has been received from State and Federal governments to advance the legal charges and to find a negotiated resolution to the dispute between the two syndicates.”
  • Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. reported its financial results for the third quarter 2017. During the period 263.7 K tonnes were milled (3,038 tonnes per day, or tpd) @ 229 g/t Ag, 1.71 g/t Au, recovering 91% Ag, 91% Au to produce 1.77 M Oz Ag, 13,248 Oz Au at all-in sustaining cost of $7.75 per Oz Ag. At the end of September the company had cash and cash equivalents for $195.8 M.
  • Golden Minerals Co. presented its third quarter 2017 results. During the period Golden expanded the Santa Maria project in Chihuahua by acquiring adjacent claims, and begun two 1,500 m drill programs on Santa Maria and the Velardeña properties in Durango. The lease on its oxide mill to Hecla was extended to 2020. The company spent $6.2 M and received $8.6 M during the first nine months of the year, ending the third quarter with $5.0 M in cash and cash equivalents.
  • Avino Silver Gold Mines Ltd. announced the consolidated financial results for the third quarter 2017. During the period 138.2 K tonnes were milled to produce 368.4 K Oz Ag, 2,673 Oz Au, 1.1 M Lb Cu at cash cost $9.74 per AgEq Oz, and AISC $11.25 per AgEq Oz. The company had revenues of US$8.4 M during the period, with US$3.8 M in cash and US$4.0 M in short term investments by the end of September.
  • Pan American Silver Corp. reported unaudited net earnings for Q3 2017, including figures from its Mexican operations. During the period the company produced 1.83 M OzAg, 1,210 Oz Au at La Colorada, in Zacatecas, and 0.97 M OzAg, 24,960 OzAu at Dolores in Chihuahua, at cash cost of $1.71 and ($0.57) per AgOz, net of by-product credits, respectively. At Dolores, ramp-up of the new pulp agglomeration plant started in August, with the plant processing 120 K tonnes of high grade ore in Q3. Heap leach stacking rates reached 20 K tpd, and underground mining is to commence before the end of 2017. At La Colorada mining and processing rates averaged 1,906 tpd, exceeding design rates of 1,800 tpd.
  • Premier Gold Mines Ltd. disclosed third quarter 2017 results, including figures from its Mercedes mine in Sonora. At Mercedes 156.4 K tonnes were milled @ 3.88 g/t Au, 36 g/t Ag, to produce 18,564 Oz Au, 82.8 K Oz Ag. Recovery rates were 95.4% Au 45.2% Ag, with co-product cash cost of $793 per OzAu, co-product AISC of $998 per Oz Au, co-product cash cost of $10.35 per OzAg, co-product AISC of $13.49 per OzAg. Up to ten underground and surface drill rigs were operating during the period. At the end of the period the company held $171.8 M in cash and cash equivalents.
  • Alio Gold Inc. provided third quarter 2017 results. At its San Francisco mine in Sonora, Alio produced 19,429 Oz Au at cash cost $884 and all-in sustaining cost of $1,104 per OzAu. The revitalization plan of the pit includes moving 22 M tonnes of waste from the San Francisco Main and La Chicharra pits. Also during the period the company completed a bought deal financing for C$50.4 M, received the land use permit for its Ana Paula project in Guerrero, where a decline was permitted and contracts awarded. At the end of September the company had $68.5 M in cash and short term investments.
  • Torex Gold Resources Inc. presented financial results for the third quarter 2017. During the quarter the El Limon-Guajes mine moved 8.7 M tonnes, averaging 94.4 K tpd, with the plant processing 1.15 Mt (12,522 tpd) @ 2.35 g/t Au to produce 67,333 Oz Au at a gold recovery rate of 87%. Total cash cost was $728 per OzAu and AISC of $1,035 per OzAu.
  • Sierra Metals Inc. reported consolidated results for the third quarter 2017, including information from its Mexican operations. At Bolivar in Chihuahua, mine development totaled 942 m, while at Cusi, also in Chihuahua, mine development totaled 1,033 m, and 1,164 m of infill drilling were carried out. Cash cost per CuEq Lb was $1.69 and an AISC per CuEq Lb of $3.32 at Bolivar; At Cusi cash cost per AgEq Oz was $21.95 and AISC per AgEq Oz was $51.93. On exploration, 14,082 m were drilled atBolivar (992 m at El Gallo; 7,168 m at Bolivar NW; 418 m at Chimney 2; 5,504 m at Bolivar W). At the end of the period Sierra Metals had $28.6 M in cash and cash equivalents, and a net debt of $39.9 M.
  • Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. disclosed consolidated results for the third quarter 2017, including figures from its San Jose mine in Oaxaca. At San Jose 263.7 K tonnes were milled (3,038 tpd) @ 229 g/t Ag, 1.71 g/t Au, with recoveries of 91% Ag, 91% Au, to produce 1.77 M Oz Ag, 13,248 Oz Au. Cash cost was $1.53 per OzAg and AISC was $7.75. The company had $195.8 M in cash, cash equivalents and short term investments by the end of the period.

ON FINANCING

  • Advance Gold Corp. is to undertake a non-brokered private placement to raise up to $200 K in gross proceeds (Tabasqueña, Zacatecas).
  • Excellon Resources Inc. closed the previously announced bought deal public offering, for aggregate gross proceeds of $14.8 M. With the purchase of $2.5 M in shares, Eric Sprott now owns a 19.2% interest in the company on a non-diluted basis (Platosa, Durango).
  • Mammoth Resources Corp. announced a non-brokered private placement, intending to raise up to $720 K to drill its Tenoriba property in Chihuahua.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Southern Silver Exploration Corp. released results from the last hole drilled in 2017 on its Cerro Las Minitas project in Durango. The hole intersected 2.1 m (estimated true width, TW) @ 88 g/t Ag, 0.2% Pb, 10.3% Zn and 1.5 m @ 30 g/t Ag, 0.1% Cu, 20.7% Zn. Southern Silver is in the process of reviewing, modelling and compiling the 2017 drill results aiming to produce an updated mineral resource estimate in the coming weeks.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Discovery Metals Corp. informed the sudden passing away of Peter Drobeck, its vice president of exploration. Peter Drobeck had a career of over 35 years in exploration, having worked for companies like Silver Standard, AuRico Gold, Electrum USA and Newcrest, before joining Discovery Metals earlier in 2017 (Note of compiler.- Peter worked for decades in Mexico for different companies, leaving many friends in the industry. He will be missed greatly).
  • Goldcorp Inc. announced the completion of the sale of the Camino Rojo project in Zacatecas to Orla Mining Ltd., following the receipt of Mexican anti-trust approval. Goldcorp acquired 19.9% of Orla’s shares. The Camino Rojo project has 1.7 M Oz Au in reserves and 7.5 M Oz Au in measured and indicated resources.
  • Sierra Metals Inc. appointed Jose Alberto Vizquerra-Benavides to its board of directors, and Sierra Metals Audit Committee. Mr. Jose Vizquerra is currently executive vicepresident of strategic development and a director at Osisko Mining Inc. (Cusi and Bolivar, Chihuahua).
  • Magellan Gold Corp. informed that the purchase of the SDA mill in Nayarit from Rose Petroleum PLC is nearing conclusion. The parties anticipate the closing to occur during November 2017.
  • Sable Resources Ltd. announced that it has entered into definitive agreements for the acquisition of BlueJoint Resources Inc. and Western Canada Greenfields Group Inc. “the Acquisitions will be structured in the form of a three-cornered amalgamation, pursuant to which each of BlueJoint and WCG will amalgamate with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sable”. BlueJoint systematically explored 1.74 million hectares in 10 target areas considered highly prospective and underexplored for precious metal epithermal mineralization in Mexico (Vinata, Chihuahua; Escarpe, Queretaro).
  • Sonoro Metals Corp. entered into an option agreement with a private Mexican resident to acquire the 144 hectares Calera project in Sonora. The deal portrays the payment in six years of $1 M in six installments of increasing cost, and a 2% NSR that can be bought by Sonoro for $650 K at any time

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On the picture below, beautifully banded epithermal quartz vein from a prospect on the Durango Altiplano. Photo by Jorge Cirett.

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Alio Gold Intersects 10.8 G/T Au Over 99.4 Metres At Ana Paula

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October 24, 2017, Vancouver, BC – Alio Gold Inc (TSX, NYSE MKT: ALO) (“Alio Gold” or the “Company”), is pleased provide new results from its exploration drill program at its 100% owned Ana Paula project in Guerrero, Mexico. The 2,000 metre drill program to twin 11 holes within the proposed pit is being carried out to confirm previous drilling and to obtain samples for metallurgical testing.

2017 Drill Highlights

  • First two holes confirm the presence of high-grade mineralization and the lithology of the previous drilling that were incorporated in the current Mineral Resource Estimate (‘MRE’) dated May 16, 2017 as per the NI 43-101 Preliminary Feasibility Study1
  • Drill hole 17-04 intersected 99.4m (from 51.9m to 151.3m2) of 10.8 g/t gold
  • Drill hole 17-05 intersected 74.0m (from 96.0m to 170.0m) of 6.2 g/t gold

“The results of our first two metallurgical sample drill holes are a reminder of the high-grade nature of the breccia system within our proposed open pit at Ana Paula,” said Greg McCunn, Chief Executive Officer. “These holes are similar in grade and lithology to the previously drilled holes and compare favorably to the block model. These results further validate our decision to proceed with constructing an underground decline to test the known extension of the high-grade breccia system outside the current MRE, below the proposed pit.”

San Marco Expands the Footprint of the Newly Discovered Chunibas Porphyry-Related Breccia Gold System and Outlines Exploration Plans

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https://www.sanmarcocorp.com/news/2017/san-marco-expands-the-footprint-of-the-newly-discovered-chunibas-porphyry-related-breccia-gold-system-and-outlines-exploration/

Vancouver, B.C. – September 21, 2017: San Marco Resources Inc. (SMN: TSX-V) (“San Marco”) announces the results and recommendations of the recent Chunibas Project exploration program. As noted in the Company’s news release dated August 9th, 2017 regarding the Chunibas property, the discovery of breccias in the recent core drilling program has lead to the re-mapping of surface outcrops property wide, re-logging of the core, and generation of a revised exploration program based on the new, larger porphyry-related breccia gold model/target. As a result of this recent geological work, drilling is recommended, following a few additional surface exploration activities outlined below.

Exploration Results

The Chunibas Project is now viewed as a porphyry-related breccia gold system. Highlights include:

  • Surface mineralized footprint of 3 kilometres X 1.5 kilometres and remains open.
  • Gold mineralization occurs disseminated and vein controlled.
  • The Company is encouraged to see three stages of mineralizing development, which are apparent in the discovery:
    1) initial property-wide emplacement of an igneous breccia which intruded older diorite and andesite rocks;
    2) a magmatic hydrothermal pulse where mineralising fluids emplaced disseminated gold in the breccias; and
    3) late, overprinting epithermal gold-bearing quartz-carbonate veins cross cut all previous rock types.
  • Re-logging of the CHD-01 drill hole reveals it to host 88 metres grading 0.37 g/t gold disseminated in igneous breccias. The previously reported drill intercept in CHD 01 did not include this much wider zone of gold mineralization within breccias.
  • Several drill holes cut magnetite-bearing potassic alteration associated with elevated gold grades. In some cases holes ended in significant, but previously unrecognized mineralization. The last assay in CHD-03 is 1.05 g/t gold and last assay in CHD-02 is 2.4 g/t gold.
  • The alteration styles are indicative of a porphyry system.

ALMADEX HITS 151.00 M OF 0.88 G/T GOLD AND 0.30% COPPER WITHIN 273.50 M OF 0.59 G/T GOLD AND 0.21% COPPER AT THE NORTE ZONE, MEXICO; GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

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VANCOUVER, BC–(Marketwired – September 14, 2017) – Almadex Minerals Limited (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX VENTURE: AMZ) (OTCQX: AXDDF) is pleased to announce it has received assay results from hole EC-17-033 of the 2017 Norte drilling program. EC-17-033 was drilled to test for the continuity of mineralisation within the area of defined mineralisation, between previous holes EC-17-017 and 026, and helps define and confirm mineralisation in this area. Highlights include the following intercepts all of which are also shown on the attached plan and section:

Hole EC-17-033 NORTE ZONE, 315 Az, -70 dip
From 240.00 to 513.50, 273.50 meters @ 0.59 g/t gold and 0.21% copper (0.88 g/t AuEq; 0.64% CuEq)
Including 244.00 to 450.70, 206.70 meters @ 0.74 g/t gold and 0.26% copper (1.10 g/t AuEq; 0.80% CuEq)
And 246.00 to 397.00, 151.00 meters @ 0.88 g/t gold and 0.30% copper (1.30 g/t AuEq; 0.95% CuEq)
1 Gold equivalent (“AuEq”) and copper equivalent (“CuEq”) values are calculated assuming 100% recoveries and prices of US$1,250/oz gold and US$2.50/lb copper.

J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented, “We are pleased to once again demonstrate continuity in this part of the defined mineralised envelope. The Norte Zone is one of several defined porphyry targets on the property which we plan to aggressively explore and, in the case of Norte, drill in detail with the goal of defining a resource.”

STEP OUT HOLE EC-17-030 TRACES HIGH GRADE 200 M NORTHWEST AT THE NORTE ZONE, MEXICO, HITS 60.70 M OF 0.95 G/T GOLD AND 0.37% COPPER WITHIN 308.50 M OF 0.39 G/T GOLD AND 0.20% COPPER

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VANCOUVER, B.C. Almadex Minerals Limited (“Almadex” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: AMZ; OTCQX: AXDDF) is pleased to announce it has received assay results from hole EC-17-030 of the 2017 Norte drilling program. EC-17- 030 was drilled to test for the continuation of mineralisation to the northwest and intersected high-grade
mineralization and a broad zone of intense stockwork veining and potassic alteration accompanied by significant copper and gold grades. These results trace higher grade mineralisation roughly 200 m northwest from where previously known. The closest hole is historic hole 08-CBCN-022 which was drilled roughly 140 m to the south and 45 m to the east. Hole 08-CBCN-022 intersected a broad zone of low grade mineralisation including 47.24 m of 0.32 g/t gold and 0.21% copper but is interpreted to have only cut the southwest edge of the zone intersected in hole EC-17- 030 announced today. Highlights include the following intercepts all of which are also shown on the attached plan and section:
Hole EC-17-030 NORTE ZONE, 180 Az, -45 dip
From 69.00 to 377.50, 308.50 meters @ 0.39 g/t gold and 0.20% copper (0.66 g/t AuEq; 0.48% CuEq)
Including 159.00 to 318.00, 159.00 meters @ 0.61 g/t gold and 0.25% copper (0.95 g/t AuEq; 0.69% CuEq)
And 217.00 to 318.00, 101.00 meters @ 0.81 g/t gold and 0.32% copper (1.25 g/t AuEq; 0.91% CuEq)
And 231.00 to 291.70, 60.70 meters @ 0.95 g/t gold and 0.37% copper (1.46 g/t AuEq; 1.06% CuEq)
1 Gold equivalent (“AuEq”) and copper equivalent (“CuEq”) values are calculated assuming 100% recoveries and prices of US$1,250/oz gold and US$2.50/lb copper.
J. Duane Poliquin, Chairman of Almadex commented, “We are pleased to once again demonstrate the potential for the Norte Zone to expand with continued exploration. The results today confirm that the zone remains open to the northwest.”

Millrock Provides 2017 Exploration Update

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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, August 10, 2017 – Millrock Resources Inc. (TSX-V: MRO) (“Millrock” or “the Company”) is pleased to provide an update on its exploration activities in Alaska, British Columbia, and Mexico, as well as its growth plans for 2017 and beyond.

Keeping in line with the Project Generator business model, Millrock has continued to generate numerous high-quality projects over the past four years. Most recently, the Company has added two new projects to its portfolio: the La Navidad and El Picacho gold projects in Sonora State, Mexico.

Presently, Millrock has three partner companies funding work on five different projects. Total 2017 exploration expenditures are estimated to be US$5.1 million, and revenues from management fees are estimated to be US$380,000, with most of the activity, expenditures, and revenues to come in the latter half of 2017.