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Santacruz Silver Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results

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Vancouver, B.C. — Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (TSX.V:SCZ) (the “Company” or “Santacruz”) reports on the operating and financial results from the Veta Grande Project in Zacatecas, Mexico and the Rosario Project in San Luis Potosi, Mexico for the second quarter of 2018. The full version of the financial statements and accompanying management’s discussion and analysis can be viewed on the Company’s website at www.santacruzsilver.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All amounts are in thousands of US dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Highlights on the Fourth Week of August, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 34th week of the year (August 20th to August 26th, 2018), at least 17 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. Aztec Minerals, Discovery Metals, and SilverCrest Metals released advances in exploration. Grupo Mexico and Santacruz Silver Mining released its Q2 2018 results. SilverCrest Metals, Silver Bull, Avino Silver and Prize Mining reported news on financing. Azure Minerals reported advances on the PEA and new drilling of one of its projects. ON MEXICO ISSUES, The Mexican Core Shack now counts with displays from three properties in Chihuahua, two in Durango and two in Estado de Mexico. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aztec Minerals released results from surface sampling along drill roads on its Cervantes project. In Coahuila, Discovery Metals released results from underground sampling at its Puerto Rico project.   ON MINING Grupo Mexico and Santacruz Silver released its Q2 2018 reports. Grupo Mexico is to re-open its San Martin mine in Zacatecas.  ON FINANCING, Silver Bull and Prize Mining closed final tranches of financing for gross proceeds of US$3.79 M and $7.62 M respectively. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Azure Minerals is advancing the PEA on its Oposura property in Sonora, and announcing a new drilling campaign. SilverCrest released more drilling results from its Las Chispas project in Sonora. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Alio Gold announced several changes in senior management, as well as at its corporate head office in Vancouver, related to the recent focus on its operating mines.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

ON EXPLORATION

  • Aztec Minerals Corp. released surface sampling results from the California prospect within its Cervantes project in Sonora. The rock chip channel samples were collected along drill roads, returning 75 m @ 0.11 g/t Au; 222 m @ 0.47 g/t Au; 84 m @ 0.40 g/t Au; 183 m @ 0.32 g/t Au; 81 m @ 0.53 g/t Au; 33 m @ 0.26 g/t Au; 111 m @ 0.02 g/t Au. Aztec’s CAD$182 K phase 2 exploration program “of geological mapping, rock, soil and sediment sampling and airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys is focused on better defining additional drill targets” on the 3,649 hectares property. Soil surveys highlight strong gold anomalies at the California north, Purisima East, Purisima West and Jacob soil grids, with individual samples returning up to 3.3 g/t Au. The Cervantes property is held under an option to purchase agreement with Kootenay Silver Inc.
  • Discovery Metals Corp. reported the second batch of underground channel sampling results from the San Jose mine at its Puerto Rico project in Coahuila. “San Jose contains approximately 630m of underground drifts and stopes over four levels (from bottom to top: the Chuyon, Haulage, Rope and Upper levels) that span an approximate vertical extent of 50m and cover a horizontal extent of approximately 80m by 80m. All four levels host strongly mineralized mantos, chimneys and faults. Channel samples were collected at 3-5m intervals along both sides of the entire length of the developed workings”. Individual samples are as high as 1.2 m @ 10 g/t Ag, 46.2% Zn, 0.2% Pb, 0.2% Cu; 0.7 m @ 154 g/t Ag, 38.2% Zn, 0.6% Pb, 0.1% Cu; 1.0 m @ 18 g/t Ag, 30.2% Zn, 0.1% Pb, 2.6% Cu; 1.0 m @ 445 g/t Ag, 3.5% Zn, 26.3% Pb, 0.6% Cu.discoverymetals_nr-2018-08-2311

ON MINING

  • Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. reported operating results from the Veta Grande project in Zacatecas and the Rosario project in San Luis Potosi, for the second quarter 2018. At Veta Grande, 52 K tonnes @ 70 g/t Ag, 0.17 g/t Au, 1.14% Zn, 0.41% Pb (161 g/t AgEq) were processed, with a 45% Ag recovery, to produce 36.7 K Oz Ag, 59 Oz Au, 111 tonnes Pb, 164 tonnes Zn. At Rosario, 15.4 K tonnes @ 44 g/t Ag, 0.26 g/t Au, 2.54% Zn, 0.23% Pb (212 g/t AgEq) were processed, with 89% Ag recovery, to produce 19.4 K Oz Ag, 84 Oz Au, 31 tonnes Pb, 344 tonnes Zn.
  • Grupo México is to re–open its San Martin mine in Zacatecas, with an investment of US$77 M. The mine was closed eleven years ago due to a labor dispute with the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores Mineros, led by Napoleon Gomez Urrutia. The mine workers have now changed to the Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Exploración, Explotación y Beneficio en Minas de la República Mexicana, ending the closure by strike of the mine. The mine is to have a 32 years life span, creating directly 600 jobs and indirectly 3,000 more.
  • Grupo México reported its second quarter 2018 results. During the period sales increased 19%, while the EBITDA rose to US$1,316 M, and capital investments rose to US$434 M.

ON FINANCING

  • SilverCrest Metals Inc. has been approved to list its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange (Las Chispas, Sonora).
  • Silver Bull Resources Inc. completed the second and final tranche of its previously announced private placement, for aggregate gross proceeds of USD$957.5 K. Under the first tranche of the private placement Silver Bull accrued USD$2.831 M (Sierra Mojada, Coahuila).
  • Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd- filed a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), that is to allow the company to raise up to US$25 M (Avino, Durango).
  • Prize Mining Corp. closed the third and final tranche of the recently announced non-brokered private placement, raising $500 K and taking the total aggregate of gross proceeds to $7.62 M (Manto Negro, Coahuila).

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Azure Minerals Ltd. announced that the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Oposura project in Sonora remains on track to be reported in the third quarter of 2018. The study envisions open pit and room and pillar underground extraction. The resource includes 2.1 Mt (tonnes) @5.3% Zn, 2.9% Pb, 17.2 g/t Ag in the indicated category and 0.8 Mt @ 4.3% Zn, 2.5% Pb, 16.5 g/t Ag in the inferred category.
  • SilverCrest Metals Inc. announced new drill results from the Granaditas vein and the new Granaditas Dos vein at its Las Chispas property in Sonora. These veins are approximately 40 m apart and may intersect to the southeast. Highlighted true width (TW) intercepts include 1.2 m @ 5.6 g/t Au, 15 g/t Ag; 1.3 m @ 4.2 g/t Au, 229 g/t Ag; 1.2 m @ 3.10 g/t Au, 4.0 g/t Ag in the Granaditas vein, 0.5 m @ 1.8 g/t Au, 149 g/t Ag; 0.4 m @ 2.4 g/t Au, 421 g/t Ag; 2.9 m @ 294 g/t Ag; 1.2 m @ 1.2 g/t Au, 162 g/t Ag in the Granaditas Dos vein and 0.9 m @ 1.0 g/t Au, 82 g/t Ag; 1.4 m @ 2.5 g/t Au, 799 g/t Ag in an unnamed vein. The high-grade footprint in the Granaditas Vein currently measures approximately 200 m long by 200 m high and is open in most directions. The high-grade footprint in the Granaditas Dos (2) Vein currently measures approximately 100 m long by 100 m high and is open in most directions.
  • Azure Minerals Ltd. recommenced drilling at its Oposura project in Sonora. This campaign is focused on infill drilling and more widely spaced resource extensional drilling.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Alio Gold Inc. announced changes related to the recent focus on its operating mines San Francisco in Sonora and Florida Canyon in Nevada, which include the previously announced temporary suspension of exploration and development at its Ana Paula project in Guerrero, and the here stated termination of the Vice-president of project development Project Manager and the Chief Executive Officer. “The Company has also taken steps to reduce costs at the Ana Paula project site in Mexico while maintaining a level of local employment and community engagement…..the Company has also implemented a number of changes at its corporate office in Vancouver which in total are expected to reduce the corporate overhead by approximately $1.2 million over the next 12 months.“
  • Defiance Silver Corp. renegotiated and extended the terms of its San Acacio Project option agreement. “The project vendor has agreed to postpone a substantial amount of the payments due in 2018 to September 27, 2020. As a result, Defiance will be making four quarterly payments of US$226,900 totaling US$907,600 in year one and four quarterly payments of US$250,000 totaling US$1,000,000 in year two with the final option payment due September 2020.”

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On the picture above, the silicified and alunite bearing ridge beyond the farming fields is interpreted as the water table interface in a shallow epithermal system, in Guanajuato. Picture by Jorge Cirett.

Highlights on the Fifth Week of May, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Jorge Cirett

During the 22nd week of the year (May 28th to June 3rd, 2018), at least 20 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. Six companies updated on exploration advances, with two companies reporting quarterly reports. Four companies announced financing rounds for an aggregate of $9.8 M. Four companies disclosed news on drilling near resources and development while two reported on property deals. ON MEXICO ISSUES, the Dolores mines in Chihuahua saw its activities reduced due to security issues on access roads. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Colibri released drill results from its Pilar project; Azure disclosed high-grade Au-Co drill intercepts from its Sara Alicia property. ON MINING, Impact Silver and Starcore International presented Q1 reports. ON FINANCING, Telson Mining graduated to Tier 1 issuer on the TSX. Four companies (Prime Meridian, Prospero Silver, Camrova and Minaurum) conducted financing rounds to raise up to $9.8M, with Minaurum heading the pack with $7 M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, SilverCrest Metals released high-grade results from drilling a new vein on Las Chispas, in Sonora. Orla Mining released a PEA on Camino Rojo, in Zacatecas. Alio Gold released drill results from its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. Excellon Resources disclosed high-grade drill results from its Platosa mine in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Sonoro Metals acquired another claim for its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. Prime Meridian signed a LOI on the Parral Mining project with Eclipse Mining.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • The Dolores mine in Chihuahua reduced its operations due to a security incident on its access roads. The state government later vowed to maintain free access.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Sonoro Metals Corp. optioned the 20 hectare Tres Amigos mining concession (see below), contiguous to its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. The concession contains a quartz vein system commonly sheeted and stockwork quartz veining in the host rock that is part sedimentary rock and part rhyolitic intrusive rock.
  • Prospero Silver Corp. started drilling at the Buenavista project in Durango. This is the fourth project to be drilled under the terms of a second round of strategic investment from Fortuna Silver Mines Inc.. The 3,000 m program is to test at least four drill ready zones: Buenavista South Stockwork, Buenavista NE Dike/Vein, Camaleon Vein and the Pajaro Stockwork. These targets occur within the lower portion of a strong high-level argillic cap, and drilling is to test for a deeper preserved epithermal zone.
  • Colibri Resource Corp. released results from 16 reverse circulation holes from its Pilar project in Sonora. Highlighted results include 10.5 m @ 0.28 g/t Au; 22.5 m @ 0.31 g/t Au; 12.0 m @ 0.52 g/t Au; 6.0 m @ 0.79 g/t Au; 52.5 m @ 0.20 g/t Au; 19.50 m @ 0.27 g/t Au; 40.5 m @ 0.73 g/t Au. Colibri is now drilling the final 900 m of the 3,000 m phase 1 program.
  • Azure Minerals Ltd. disclosed results from stage 2 drilling at its Sara Alicia property in Sonora. The campaign comprised 1,127 m in 13 holes. Highlighted intervals comprise 3.75 m @ 8.08 g/t Au; 5.90 m @ 5.5 g/t Au; 3.65 m @ 8.41 g/t Au; 19.6 m @ 8.65 g/t Au; 8.8 m @ 6.2 g/t Au and 3.65 m @ 1.19% Co, 24.95 m @ 0.31% Co, 9.5 m @ 0.48% Co, 16.2 m @ 0.32% Co. “The high-grade cobalt mineralisation is hosted within a shoot of massive and semi-massive sulphides that outcrops near the top of the Sara Alicia hill and plunges at a shallow angle towards the northwest.”
  • Almaden Minerals Ltd. reported drilling results from the Tano zone, about 1.2 km SW from the pre-feasibility study pit of its Ixtaca project in Puebla. Highlighted core length intervals comprise 28.9 m @ 0.36 g/t Au, 23 g/t Ag (including 6.3 m @ 0.79 g/t Au, 29 g/t Ag; 17.5 m @ 0.43 g/t Au, 7 g/t Ag; 4.6 m @ 1.35 g/t Au, 72 g/t Ag; 89. 5 m @ 0.83 g/t Au, 2 g/t Ag (including 40.0 m @ 1.45 g/t Au, 3 g/t Ag; 26.0 m @ 1.93 g/t Au, 4 g/t Ag; 1.0 m @ 27.50 g/t Au, 58 g/t Ag).
  • Auxico Resources Canada Inc. discovered three historical mines on its Zamora property in Sinaloa. A 1982 government report included all the rehabilitation work done in the property, including a map recording all historic workings within a 1,000 by 600 m grid. Sampling in the El Tacomate, El Arroyito and La Campeona returned 0.2 m @ 0.7 g/t Au, 107 g/t Ag; 0.9 m @ 1.9 g/t Au, 413 g/t Ag; 0.30 m @ 10.1 g/t Au, 942 g/t Ag.

ON MINING

  • Pan American Silver Corp. Initiated steps to reduce activities at its Dolores mine in Chihuahua, following security incidents along access roads to the site. Ore stacking to the leach pads and the processing plant are operating at normal level, and the mine site remains secure. The company is to maintain personnel at levels necessary for site security and reduced operating activities.
  • Impact Silver Corp. released financial results for the quarter ending on March 2018. Silver production was 213.2 K Oz during the period, resulting from milling of 46.6 K tonnes milled @ 160 g/t Ag. The net loss for the quarter was $0.5 M, and the company has a $3.8 M cash position.
  • Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. reported first quarter operating results from Veta Grande in Zacatecas and Rosario in San Luis Potosi. At Veta Grande 34.9 K tonnes were processed @ 142 g/t AgEq, to produce 32,413 Oz Ag (47% recovery), 56 Oz Au, 109 tonnes Pb, 118 tonnes Zn. At Rosario, 13,410 tonnes were processed @ 232 g/t AgEq to produce 15,689 Oz Ag, 79 Oz Au, 25 tonnes Pb, 331 tonnes Zn. A 6,000 m surface drilling program is ongoing in the Veta Grande vein, and a 3,000 underground drilling program on the Armados vein. At Rosario, the 350 tpd production rate is expected to be achieved by end of Q2.

ON FINANCING

  • Telson Mining Corp. has been approved for graduation from Tier 2 issuer on the TSX Venture Exchange to Tier 1 issuer (Campo Morado, Guerrero).
  • Prime Meridian Resources Corp. is conducting a non-brokered private placement to raise proceeds of up to $1.5 M (Parral Mining project, Chihuahua).
  • Prospero Silver Corp. completed the second and final tranche of its previously announced private placement financing, raising aggregate gross proceeds of $1 M (Petate, Hidalgo; Buenavista, Durango).
  • Camrova Resources Inc. closed a non-brokered private placement, raising CAD$226 K (Boleo, Baja California Sur).
  • Minaurum Gold Inc. closed the final tranche of its previously announced oversubscribed private placement, raising $1.38 M, for total gross proceeds of $7.08 M (Alamos Silver, Sonora).

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • SilverCrest Metals Inc. announced drill results and discovery of the Babicanora Norte Vein on the Las Chispas property in Sonora. The vein is 300 m north of the parallel Babicanora vein. Highlighted true width (TW) results comprise 1.4 m @ 9.11 g/t Au, 1,033 g/t Ag; 1.3 m @ 5.19 g/t Au, 726 g/t Ag; 1.2 m @ 4.71 g/t Au, 593 g/t Ag; 1.5 m @ 23.96 g/t Au, 2,081 g/t Ag; 1.4 m @ 1.33 g/t Au, 141 g/t Ag. Mineralization consists of a 0.5 to 1.5 m wide banded quartz-argentite-pyrargyrite vein, proximal to a rhyolite dyke and measuring 200 m long by 100 m high, with an average width of 1.4 m @ 8.47 g/t Au, 879 g/t Ag, remaining open in most directions.
  • Orla Mining Ltd. released the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Camino Rojo property in Zacatecas. The new mineral resource estimate includes measured and indicated mineral resources of 9.65 M Oz Au, 102.4 M Oz Ag (354.9 M tonnes at 0.85 g/t gold and 9 g/t silver) and an inferred mineral resource of 1.82 M Oz Au and 16.2 million ounces of silver (65.2 M tonnes at 0.87 g/t gold and 8 g/t silver). The PEA is based on near-surface oxide and partly oxidized material that can be processed by heap leaching, on an 18 K tonnes per day operation (tpd), recovering 67% Au to produce 97.5 K Oz Au per year. The feasibility analysis is expected during the first half of 2019.
  • Alio Gold Inc. disclosed drilling results from its last four holes at its Ana Paula project in Guerrero. The highlighted intervals comprise 34.5 m @ 0.89 g/t Au; 53.7 m @ 1.03 g/t Au; 41.0 m @ 1.40 g/t Au; 64.5 m @ 1.24 g/t Au; 37.7 m @ 1.14 g/t Au; 19.8 m @ 1.49 g/t Au. Several of those intervals come from a hydrothermal breccia south of the proposed pit.
  • Excellon Resources Inc. released drilling results from its Platosa mine in Durango. Highlighted core length intervals from the 693, pierna and rodilla mantos include: 5.3 m @ 1,1153 g/t Ag, 8.2% Pb, 3.4% Zn; 5.4 m @ 649 g/t Ag, 3.3% Pb, 3.9% Zn; 7.9 m @ 594 g/t Ag, 0.9% Pb, 1.4% Zn; 2 m @ 2,148 g/t Ag, 19.2% Pb, 9.7% Zn; 6.7 m @ 870 g/t Ag; 13.3% Pb, 12.4% Zn.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Sonoro Metals Corp. optioned from two private owners the 20 hectare Tres Amigos mining concession, contiguous to its Cerro Caliche project in Sonora. The option increases the land holdings under option to 1,455 hectares. The $130 K option, which is payable on nine equal ($14.4 K) cash installments over 48 months, is to provide Sonoro with a 100% interest in the property.
  • Prime Meridian Resources Corp. signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eclipse Mining Services Pty Ltd. for a 70% interest on in the Parral mining project in Chihuahua. PMR will earn a 30% interest by issuing CA$500 K in shares to Eclipse, US$200 K in shares to a shareholder of Eclipse, and cash payments of US$800 K as follows. A payment of up to US$185 K on completion of an initial 43-101 report, a further payment of up to US$750 K (plus 7% annual interest) for repayment of the loans made by Eclipse for development of the project and advance the balance of the required $US800 K cash payments toward the development capital of the project. PMR may earn a further 40% on the project by investing a further US4.0 M investment, or by financing the development of the processing plant input capacity to 500 tpd within 36 months of the date of the LOI.

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On the picture below, kaolin workings on a shallow epithermal system in Guanajuato. Picture by Jorge Cirett.

Highlights on the Fourth Week of May, 2018. Mining and Exploration News in Mexico

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By Miguel A Heredia

During the 21th week of the year (May 21th to May 27th, 2018), at least 15 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with six informing on exploration results, 3 communicating deals and corporate issues, 2  reporting Q1 2018 results, two announcing financing,  and  two reporting on resources & development.  ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Canuc provided an update on exploration results at its San Javier project, Azure reported drilling results from its Oposura project, and Riverside presented an update on exploration results from its Glor property.  In Sinaloa, Goldplay announced the start of a drilling program on its Habal project. In Coahuila, Discovery Metals reported geochemical results for its Puerto Rico project. Canasil started a drilling program at its La Esperanza project in Zacatecas-Durango.  ON MINING, Santacruz reported Q1 2018 results for its Veta Grande and the Rosario projects in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí, respectively. Telson started commercial production at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero. ON FINANCING, Minaurum closed a private placement for $1 M. Prospero closed a placement for $517K. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Sierra Metals updated mineral reserve and resource estimate at its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. McEwen announced new preliminary economic assessment for its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa.   ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Alio announced voting results of its annual general meeting and approved the acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp. Almadex changed its name to Azucar Minerals Ltd.  Leagold received approval to acquire Brio Gold.

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • No relevant news

ON EXPLORATION

  • Canuc Resources Corporation, reported sampling results from its San Javier project in Sonora. Significant results from the northeast section of the San Javier mineralized corridor are 1.5m of 625 g/t Ag in breccia material at the Chiripas working and 3.8m of 477 g/t Ag in vein material at the Little Pit working. In the southwest portion at the Jazmin old working sampling returned 2m of 698 g/t Ag in vein material. “These results clearly indicate that high grade silver vein mineralization, and also silver bearing breccia geology, is evidenced along the full 3 km strike extent of the San Javier structure and the San Javier mineralized corridor. This is very encouraging for geological prospects and vein continuity along trend in the northeasterly direction, and suggests potential for a robust high-grade and vein hosted mineral endowment.” Canuc also announced the release of two of the nineteen claims optioned in san Javier property.
  • Azure Minerals Limited, reported drilling results from its Oposura project in Sonora. Highlights include 12.5m of 3.9% Pb and 12.4% Zn; 3.20m of 8.0% Pb and 13.0% Zn, 2.95m of 7.7% Pb and 10.3% Zn, and 2.50m of 2.4% Pb and 24.8% Zn. “The weighted average thickness of the intersections within this high-grade zone is 5.8m of 5.5% Pb and 13.7% Zn.
  • Riverside Resources Inc., presented exploration results from its Glor project in Sonora. This exploration program, funded by its partner Centerra Gold, consisted on geological mapping, stream sediment & soil geochemistry surveys along with the interpretation of aeromagnetics data and identified a 3.5km long structural corridor of “highly deformed rocks showing patchy hydrothermal mineralization and scattered occurrences of gold and base metal mineralization”. This shear zone displays quartz-sericite-carbonate hydrothermal alteration and has been interpreted as a target with potential to contain orogenic type gold mineralization.
  • Goldplay Exploration Ltd., commenced a phase first drilling program on its Habal project in Sinaloa, which will consists of 1,500m in six holes. The aim is to drill-test a 600m long mineralized corridor open along strike and down dip within a highly prospective 6 km long mineralized corridor. The drill program will test shallow low resistivity anomalies identified by a CSMAT survey with evidences of intense hydrothermal alteration in andesites and rhyolites known to contain Au mineralized quartz stockwork zones.
  • Discovery Metals Corp., reported high-grade results from a Significant results are 2.2m of 624 g/t Ag, 2.5% Pb, 6.1% Zn and 0.4% Cu, including 0.7m of 1, 860 g/t Ag, 5.7% Pb, 7.6% Pb, and 1% Cu; 2.0m of 268 g/t Ag, 9.8% Pb, 17.5% Zn, and 0.2% Cu, including 0.9m of 529 g/t Ag, 18.2% Pb, 19.6% Zn, and 0.5% Cu; and 8m of 179 g/t Ag, 12.6% Pb, 18.3% Zn, and 0.1% Cu, including 0.7m of 148 g/t Ag, 2.6% Pb, 27.9% Zn, and 0.1% Cu.
  • Canasil Resources Inc., started a drilling program at its La Esperanza project in Zacatecas-Durango. “The drill program is planned to follow up on the positive drill results from the 2016-17 drill program on the La Esperanza vein, located in the southeast of the project area”.

 

ON MINING

  • Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., reported Q1 2018 results for its Veta Grande and the Rosario projects in Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi respectively. At Veta Grande, the company milled 35K tonnes at a grade of 62 g/t Ag 32.4K Oz Ag. A the Rosario, Santacruz milled 13K tonnes at a grade of 42 g/t Ag to produce 15.7K Oz Ag.
  • Telson Mining Corp., started commercial production at its Campo Morado mine in Guerrero. The company milled 112.5K tonnes during the past 60 operational days at an average daily rate of 1,875 tonnes per day, with average Zn recoveries of 73%.

ON FINANCING

  • Minaurum Gold Inc., closed a second tranche of a private placement for $1 M. Total proceeds will be used for its ongoing exploration program at Alamos, Sonora.
  • Prospero Silver Corp., closed a private placement for $517K.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • Sierra Metals Inc., update mineral reserve and resource estimate at its Bolivar mine in Chihuahua. Total proven + probable reserves are 7.9M tonnes of 0.25 g/t Au, 19 g/t Ag, and 0.86% Cu for a total of 63K Oz Au, 4.8M Oz Ag, and 152 M Lb Cu. Total indicated resources are 13.3 M tonnes of 0.29 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag, and 1.04% Cu for a total of 124K Oz Au, 9.6M Oz Ag, and 308M Lb Cu, while inferred resources are 8M tonnes of 0.42 g/t Au, 22 g/t Ag and 0.96% Cu for a total of 109K Oz Au, 5.8M Oz Ag, and 172M Lb Cu (Mineral resources are reported inclusive of ore reserves).
  • Mc Ewen Mining Inc., announced a new preliminary assessment for its El Gallo Complex in Sinaloa, and extends its life for 10 years more in Mexico. Updated measured and indicated resource are 13 M tonnes of 0.39 g/t Au and 77 g/t Ag for a total of 161K Oz Au and 32.2 M Oz Ag. Total inferred resources are 7M tonnes of 0.81 g/t Au and 27 g/t Ag for 140K Oz Au and 5M Oz Ag. The key outcome include an average annual production rate of 47K Oz AuEq, low initial capital cost, mine pay-back of 4 years, and after-tax IRR of 25% at current Au and Ag prices.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Alio Gold Inc., announced voting results from its annual general meeting and approved the acquisition of Rye Patch Gold Corp.
  • Almadex Minerals Limited., changed its name to Azucar Minerals Ltd.
  • Leagold Mining Corporation, received Mexican anti-trust approval to acquire Brio Gold.

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On the picture above, a rhythmic banded quartz + barite vein with abundant manganese oxides in a prospect in Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia.

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

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On the picture above, a banded quartz-barite vein in a prospect in Chihuahua state, Mexico. Photo by Miguel A Heredia.

By Miguel A Heredia

During the 17th week of the year (April 23th to April 29th, 2018), at least 19 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico, with seven informing on exploration results, six reporting Q1 2018 results, two announcing financing, three communicating deals and corporate issues, and  two reporting on resources & development. ON MEXICO ISSUES, Argonaut has taken legal measures to re-activate its explosive permit at its la Colorada mine in Sonora. ON EXPLORATION, In Sonora, Aztec Minerals & Kootenay presented drilling results from its Cervantes property and Azure reported recoveries and concentrate grades at its Oposura project. In Sinaloa, Goldplay received drill permit for its El Habal project. In Chihuahua, Mammoth announced drilling results from its Tenoriba project.  In Zacatecas, Goldcorp presented drilling results from the Santa Rosa target near its Peñasquito Mine, and signed a LOI with Frisco to explore key regional targets at the Mazapil Valley. Prospero provided its plan work for the remainder of 2018 for its exploration projects in Mexico. ON MINING, Agnico Eagle reported Q1 results on its La India mine in Sonora, and Pinos Altos y Mascota mines in Chihuahua. Goldcorp reported Q1 results from its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas. Capstone announced Q1 results from its Cozamine mine in Zacatecas. New Gold presented Q1 results from its San Pedro mine in San Luis Potosi. ON FINANCING, Oroco closed a private placement for $900K. First Mexican entered into an arrangement to secure a credit facility loan for up to $10M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, In Sonora, SilverCrest filed a mineral resource estimate on its Las Chispas project. In Chihuahua, Agnico reported development progress and expansion drilling results on their satellite deposits within its Pinos Altos and Creston mines, as well as at its La India mine in Sonora.  ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Bacanora Lithium announced director changes and the grant of options (Sonora Lithium project, Sonora). Capstone reported voting results from its annual general meeting (Cozamine mine, Zacatecas). Westminster announced VP appointment (El Cobre, Sonora).

ON MEXICO ISSUES

  • Argonaut Gold Inc., reported that the court has rescheduled the hearing pertaining the explosives permit from its la Colorada mine in Sonora to May 16, 2018. The company estimates it has sufficient ore to continue operations until the end of July, however, is taking legal measures to re-activate its explosive permit and re-commence blasting activities as soon as possible.

ON EXPLORATION

  • Aztec Minerals Corp. & Kootenay Silver Inc., reported drilling results from the California target at the center of a gold geochemical anomaly within its Cervantes property. The most significant results are 160m of 0.77 g/t Au, 0.13% Cu, and 3.4 g/t Ag, including 80m of 1.0 g/t Au, 0.11% Cu and 4 g/t Ag.
  • Azure Minerals Limited, reported flotation test results showing significant improvements of recoveries and concentrate grades at its Oposura project. Zinc and lead recoveries of 85.6% and 84% achieve concentrate grades of 57.2% and 61.4% respectively. Silver recovery in the lead concentrate is 67.1% at a concentrate grade of 323.8 g/t Ag. The positive metallurgy has reduced significantly the processing and marketing risk and has enhanced the project potential.
  • Goldplay Exploration Ltd., received a drill permit to carry out a 4,000m drilling program at its El Habal project in Rosario, Sinaloa. The goal of the drilling program is to test low sulphidation epithermal mineralization targets generated by mapping and sampling of shallow underground workings along with a CSMAT geophysical survey.
  • Mammoth Resources Corp., announced drilling results from the Los Carneritos target within its Tenoriba project in Chihuahua. Significant results are 126.8m of 0.47 g/t Au and 7.2 g/t Ag, including 58.2m of 0.73 g/t Au and 4 g/t Ag or 25m of 1.1 g/t Au and 2.7 g/t Ag; and 14.9m of 0.58 g/t Au and 3 g/t Ag. “These diamond drill holes at Los Carneritos extend the strike length of gold mineralization on the property a total of almost four km within a High Sulphidation system with mineralization open at least one km both to the east and west of this four km trend where gold has been sampled on surface”.
  • Goldcorp Inc., presented initial drilling results from the Santa Rosa target near its Peñasquito Mine in Zacatecas. Significant intersections are 164m of 1.06 g/t Au, in disseminated, intrusive-hosted mineralization within dacite porphyry dykes, along with a 22m of 3.46 g/t Au interception of skarn mineralization. “The Santa Rosa system is interpreted as a quartz porphyry complex intruding a contemporaneous volcanic pile underlain by Lower Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous carbonate stratigraphy”. Goldcorp also signed a LOI with Minera Frisco to explore, under a JV agreement, key regional targets in the Mazapil Valley near Peñasquito Mine.
  • Prospero Silver Corp. & Fortuna Silver Inc., provided a plan work for the remainder of 2018 on their different JV exploration projects in Mexico. In Chihuahua, they planned to drill the Bermudez and Trias projects with a program of 1,200m each. In Durango, a 3,450m drilling program will be conducted at their Buenavista project. In Hidalgo, they plan to drill a fourth hole by the end of the year at their Pachuca SE project. All the projects are low sulphidation epithermal style targets, with Buenavista in Durango displaying some characteristics of intermediate sulphidation affinity, like elevated base metals levels at depth in the system.

ON MINING

  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited., reported results on their Mexican operations. The company processed 1.7M tonnes from its La India mine in Sonora with a grade of 0.74 g/t Au to produce 23K Oz Au at cash cost of $700 USD per Oz Au produced. In Chihuahua, Agnico processed 519 K tonnes and 475K tonnes from their Pinos Altos and Creston mines respectively, with grades of 2.62 g/t Au and 0.67 g/t Au to produce 41.8K Oz Au and 12K Oz Au correspondingly. Total cash cost per Oz Au produced are $758 USD and $865 USD in that order. At Pinos Altos, production is transitioning from open pit to underground mining with a higher cost associated.
  • Goldcorp Inc., reported results from its Peñasquito mine in Zacatecas. On Q1 2018, Goldcorp milled 8.96M tonnes with grades of 0.54 g/t Au, 23.5 g/t Ag, 0.19%Pb and 0.64% Zn to produce 98K Oz Au, 5.2M Oz Ag, 27M Lb Pb and 88.7M Lb Zn, at cash cost of $708 USD per Oz Au produced.
  • Capstone Mining Corp., announced results from its Cozamine mine in Zacatecas. On Q1 2018, Capstone produced 4,285 tonnes of Cu at cash cost of $0.71 USD per Lb Cu produced.
  • New Gold Inc., presented results from its San Pedro mine in San Luis Potosi. On Q1, New Gold produced 4.5K Oz Au and 0.1 M Oz Ag from residual leaching. Cerro San Pedro finished active mining in Q2 2016.

ON FINANCING

  • Oroco Resource Corp., closed a non-brokered private placement for $900K. Net proceeds will be used for exploration expenditures (Santo Tomas, Sinaloa).
  • First Mexican Gold Corp., entered into an arrangement to secure a credit facility loan for up to $10M. The funds will be used to bring into production the Karen Zone within its Guadalupe project in Sonora.

ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT

  • SilverCrest Metals Inc., filed the mineral resource estimate on its Las Chispas project in Sonora. The Inferred resource estimate encompasses 3.44M tonnes of 3.63 g/t Au and 296 g/t Ag for a total of 401.6K Oz Au and 32.7M Oz Ag contained.
  • Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, announced that the Sinter and Cubiro satellite deposits within its Pinos Altos mine are currently being developed to be mined from underground and a small open pit the first, and from underground the second. Both are expected to commence production in Q4 2018 and Q1 2019 respectively. It also conducted 3,450m of infill drilling on Q1 2018 at its Reyna de Plata deposit to convert inferred resources to indicated mineral resources. Significant results are 22.9m of 2 g/t Au and 53 g/t Ag; 17.7m of 0.9 g/t Au and 12 g/t Ag; and one hole with 9.6m of 1.7 g/t Au and 27 g/t Ag, and 3.6m of 4.2 g/t Au and 144 h/t Ag. At Reyna de Plata, mineralization style is low sulphidation epithermal veins hosting inferred mineral resources of 110 K Oz Au and 3.9M Oz Ag in 5.8M tonnes of 0.59 g/t Au and 21 g/t Ag at open pit depth, as well as 93K Oz Au and 1.4M Oz Ag from 1.2M tonnes of 2.35 g/t Au and 35 g/t Ag at underground depth. At the Madrono Zone, Agnico drilled 5,073m of infill and exploration drilling in 24 holes, within its Creston mine. Significant results are 16.2m of 2.2 g/t Au and 47 g/t Ag, 6.7m of 3.1 g/t Au and 38 g/t Ag, 7.5m of 2.2 g/t Au and 28 g/t Ag, and 7.8m of 1.4 g/t Au and 27 g/t Ag. Madrono hosts underground indicated mineral resources of 56K Oz Au and 863K Oz Ag hosted in 858K tonnes of 2.03 g/t Au and 31.3 g/t Ag, and inferred mineral resources of 144K Oz Au and 2.6M Oz Ag in 1.94M tonnes of 2.31 g/t Au and 41 g/t Ag. In Sonora, Agnico is conducting drilling programs focused on extending near pit mineralization at its La India mine as well as on other near-mine targets. On Q1 2018, the company drilled 6,833 m in 49 holes distributed at El Realito and Chipriona targets. Significant results are 58.5m of 0.6 g/t Au and 21 g/t Ag; 14.1m of 2.4 g/t Au and 3 g/t Ag, including 3.2m of 6.8 g/t Au and 5 g/t Ag; 18m of 0.6 g/t Au and 216 g/t Ag; and 56.3m of 0.9 g/t Au and 34 g/t Ag, including 28.9m of 1.4 g/t Au and 40 g/t Ag.

ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES

  • Bacanora Lithium plc., announced director changes and grant options (Sonora Lithium project, Sonora).
  • Capstone Mining Corp., reported voting results from its 2018 annual general meeting (Cozamine mine, Zacatecas).
  • Westminster Resources Ltd., announced VP appointment (El Cobre, Sonora).

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Alset Closes $992,420 Private Placement Financing

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alset closes private placement financing

Vancouver, British Columbia–(Newsfile Corp. – April 13, 2018) – Alset Minerals Corp. (TSXV: ION) (“Alset” or “the Company”) announces that further to its March 19, 2018 release it has completed its private placement financing for gross proceeds of $992,420. The Company will issue a total of 8,270,167 units (“Units”), each Unit consisting of 1 common share and ½ of a share purchase warrant (“Warrant”), each full Warrant being exercisable at $0.15 for 36 months.

Finders’ fees or commissions have been paid to registered representatives in connection with the Financing, including the issuance of 366,880 finders’ units (the “Finders’ Units”), with each Finders’ Unit consisting of 1 common share and ½ of a Warrant, each full Warrant being exercisable at $0.15 for 36 months, and 516,880 Broker Warrants exercisable at $0.15 for 36 months.

All securities issued in the placement are subject to a four-month hold period.

Alset will use the net proceeds of this private placement for general working capital purposes and to advance its lithium projects in Mexico.