During the 33rd week of the year (August 15th to August 21st, 2022), at least 21 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. Four companies posted exploration advances on their properties and two presented production results for the second quarter. Two companies reported on underground sampling and drilling on their advanced properties. One company announced the staking of an epithermal vein system and one more sold the final 20% interest it held on a property. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, in Sonora, Minaurum commenced the rehabilitation and sampling of historic workings at Alamos; Tocvan Ventures released results from the Pilar project. In Chihuahua, Kootenay Silver released drilling results from Columba. In Sinaloa, Prismo Metals commenced drilling at Palos Verdes. ON MINING, Mag Silver and Starcore International presented financial/operational results for the second quarter 2022. ON FINANCING, Sierra Madre Gold and Silver elaborated on the private placement for $10 M in conjunction with the acquisition of La Guitarra project. Canuc and Minera Alamos closed financing rounds for C270 K and $4.37 M. Prismo Metals intends to complete a non brokered private placement for $150 K. Torex Gold finalized an agreement increasing the available credit from $150 M to $250 M. ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT, Sonoro Gold reported results from underground sampling at Cerro Caliche, in Sonora. Silver Dollar reported results from four holes at La Joya, in Durango. ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES, Orogen Royalties staked the La Verdad epithermal project in Zacatecas. Gold79 Mines sold its remaining 20% interest on Taviche, Oaxaca, to Minaurum Gold. ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, no relevant news.
ON MEXICO ISSUES
- No Relevant News.
ON EXPLORATION
- Kootenay Silver Inc. released results from the first holes of the 15,000 m phase 4 drilling program at its Columba project in Chihuahua. Highlighted core-length results on the D vein comprise 11.3 m @ 449 gpt Ag (including 1 m @ 795 gpt Ag); 7.0 m @ 108 gpt Ag; 2.85 m @ 183 gpt Ag; 7.74 m @ 416 gpt Ag (including 1.5 m @ 1,395 gpt Ag, 0.9% Pb, 5.3% Zn); 2.0 m @ 190 gpt Ag, and 1.95 m @ 103 gpt Ag; 1.0 m @ 151 gpt Ag; 6.0 m @ 107 gpt Ag on the F vein.
- Prismo Metals Inc. commenced the 2,000 m drill program at its Palos Verdes project in Sinaloa. “Previous shallow drilling has intersected high grade mineralization with the best intercept of 2,336 g/t Ag and 8.42 g.t Au over a true width estimated at 0.8 meters within a larger mineralized interval with 1,098 g/t Ag and 3.75 g/t Au over a true width of 2.3 meters.
- Minaurum Gold Inc. begun rehabilitation of underground historic workings at its Alamos project in Sonora. “Initial rehabilitation to facilitate mapping and sampling of more than 1 km of workings will take several months to complete and will consist of securing and cleaning all underground areas, and removing and stockpiling backfill for possible future processing”. The Promontorio vein can be traced for more than 1 km on the surface and underground; the mine closed in 1896, having produced 70 M Oz Ag. In the 1960’s material from surface dumps and underground backfill was processed, with access cleared to the main haulage level and to the lower levels of the Promontorio mine. Minaurum is to re-log all Promontorio drill core, rehabilitate, map and sample the underground workings.
- Tocvan Ventures Corp. released results from three drill holes at its Pilar project in Sonora. Highlighted core-length results comprise 16.8 m @ 0.1 gpt Au, 18 gpt Ag (including 6.1 m @ 0.3 gpt Au, 47 gpt Ag; 1.5 m @ 0.6 gpt Au, 185 gpt Ag); 138.8 m @ 0.1 gpt Au (including 30.5 m @ 0.4 gpt Au; which includes 1.5 m @ 7.6 gpt Au). Two of the holes support the presence of a third subparallel trend northeast of the main and 4-T trends.
ON MINING
- Mag Silver Corp. announced financial results for the Q2 2022. At Juanicipio (46% Mag Silver, 56% Fresnillo PLC), in Zacatecas, 154.1 K tonnes were processed through the Fresnillo plants. Producing 2.2 M Oz Ag, 5,119 Oz Au, 1,016 tonnes Pb, 1,599 tonnes Zn. The Juanicipio processing plant is about to be connected to the national electrical grid, with 85-90% of the 4,000 tonnes per day capacity expected to be reached by the end of 2022. By the end of the period Mag had $47.7 M of working capital, including $44.6 M in cash.
- Starcore International Mines Ltd. presented production results for the Q1 2023, ended July 31, 2022. At the San Martin mine in Queretaro, 55.26 K tonnes were milled, averaging 1.70 gpt Au, 21.3 gpt Ag, recovering 89.4% Au, 49.1% Ag, to produce 2,925 Oz AuEq.
ON FINANCING
- Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. amended the terms of the previously disclosed “best efforts” brokered private placement. The offering is to raise now up to $10 M and is being conducted in conjunction with the proposed acquisition of the La Guitarra property in Estado de Mexico.
- Canuc Resources Corp. announced the closing of a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of C$270 K (San Javier, Sonora).
- Prismo Metals Inc. intends to complete a non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $150 K (Palos Verdes, Sinaloa).
- Torex Gold Resources Inc. finalized a credit agreement with a syndicate of banks to increase the credit available form $150 M to $250 M and to extend the maturation of the facilities from 2023 to 2025. Torex expects the $311 M of cash on hand, no debt, strong forecast cash flow from El Limón Guajes and the $250 M available under the latest credit facilities place Torex on solid footing to fund the development of the Media Luna project. (El Limón-Guajes, Guerrero).
- Kootenay Silver Inc. clarified that the news release headlined “Kootenay Resources Inc. Announces Private Placement financing of up to $800,000” is related to Kootenay Resources Inc. a private reporting issuer not related to the common stock of Kootenay Silver Inc. a TSX Venture listed company. Kootenay Resources Inc. is a spin-out from Kootenay Silver Inc. focused on British Columbia exploration, of which Kootenay Silver holds 3.2 M shares (Columba, Chihuahua).
- Minera Alamos Inc. announced the closing of its non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $4.37 M, with no finder’s fees paid (Cerro de Oro, Zacatecas).
ON RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
- Sonoro Gold Corp. reported results from underground sampling at Cerro Caliche, in Sonora. A rotary handheld saw was used to obtain 34 continuous channel samples of vein and breccia material from the Cabeza Blanca underground workings. Three segments of one tunnel were sampled, averaging 3.9 @ 0.40 gpt Au, 3.5 m @ 3.07 gpt Au, 1.86 m @ 1.79 gpt Au. The highest interval sample returned 2 m @ 7.68 gpt Au. “The current resource estimate classified this 100-meter section as an inferred resource, but the underground sampling results, together with over 7,200 meters of new drilling data, will be included in an updated resource calculation being completed on the project”.
- Silver Dollar Resources Inc. reported initial assay results from phase II drilling ongoing at the Noria portion of the La Joya project in Durango. A total of 1,899 m have been completed in 10 holes, with core length highlighted results on the first four comprising 26.85 m @ 1.0 gpt Au; 17.05 m @ 1.0% Zn; 9.90 m @ 0.9% Zn; 9.13 m @ 0.7% Zn; 19.35 m @ 192 gpt Ag, 0.27 gpt Au, 1.0% Pb, 2.2% Zn (including 5,0 m @ 451 gpt Ag, 0.62 gpt Au, 2.3% Pb, 4.6% Zn); 4.93 m @ 120 gpt Ag, 0.8% Pb, 0.8% Zn; 3.00 m @ 74 gpt Ag, 0.6% Pb, 2.2% Zn; 5.79 m @ 114 gpt Ag, 0.18 gpt Au, 0.4% Pb, 1.7% Zn; 4.43 m @ 23 gpt Ag, 0.26 gpt Au, 5.6% Zn.
ON DEALS AND CORPORATE ISSUES
- Orogen Royalties Inc. announced the acquisition by staking of the La Verdad project in Durango. The 264-hectare project contains a low-sulfidation epithermal system with two subparallel quartz veins, Santa Rita and La Verdad along 2.5 kilometers of strike length, hosted in Cretaceous limestone. “Multiple stages of white, yellow and green quartz veins outcrop and display classic low sulfidation style textures. The Santa Rita and La Verdad veins may extend beneath shallow alluvium which covers over 40 percent of the potential vein strike”. A minor drilling program in 2013 tested only 100 m of strike length of the system.
- Gold79 Mines Ltd. monetized its remaining 20% interest in the Taviche project, in Oaxaca. The transaction allows for the dissolution of the Mexican subsidiary and reduce costs. Additionally, Gold79 will not proceed with the previously announced private placement and will receive a C$230 K loan from management. Minaurum Gold Inc. has exercised the option for C$1 M for the remaining 20% interest in the Taviche project, “Once the option exercise is completed in accordance with its terms along with certain other transactions between the parties, Gold79 will pay CDN$800,000 for a full and final release regarding any claims associated with the project to Minaurum”.
ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- No Relevant Nes.
OBITUARY
- Endeavour Silver and Aztec Mineral announced the sudden decease of Bradford Cooke, founder of those companies and a long-time promotor of the mining industry in Mexico. He will be missed.
On the image below: Silicified structure tens of meters wide running for several kilometers in the Sonoran Desert. Picture by Jorge Cirett.
The Mining and Exploration News in Mexico: Highlights on the Third Week of August 2022
During the 33rd week of the year (August 15th to August 21st, 2022), at least 21 press releases were announced by companies working in Mexico. Four companies posted exploration advances on their properties and two presented production results for the second quarter. Two companies reported on underground sampling and drilling on their advanced properties. One company announced the staking of an epithermal vein system and one more sold the final 20% interest it held on a property. ON MEXICO ISSUES, no relevant news. ON EXPLORATION, in Sonora, Minaurum commenced the rehabilitation and sampling of historic workings at Alamos; Tocvan Ventures released results from the Pilar project. In Chihuahua, Kootenay Silver released drilling results from Columba. In Sinaloa, Prismo Metals commenced drilling at Palos Verdes...……..
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On the image below: Silicified structure tens of meters wide running for several kilometers in the Sonoran Desert. Picture by Jorge Cirett.
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