Discovery Silver announced several senior management changes following the acquisition of the Kidd Operations. New appointments include Dawid Myburgh (SVP, Timmins Operations), Harold Bird (VP, Mineral Processing), and Gertjan Bekkers (VP, Technical Services). Duncan King and Milferd Burnett were promoted, while COO Pierre Rocque retired and Forbes Gemmell and Dimitri Demianyuk departed to pursue other opportunities.
Silver Bull Resources announced that an ICSID tribunal dismissed its NAFTA arbitration claim against Mexico regarding the long-running blockade of its Sierra Mojada project in Coahuila. The tribunal ruled the claims were outside its jurisdiction and/or time-barred. Silver Bull was also ordered to pay approximately US$998,000 in Mexico’s legal costs and is considering annulment options.
Orla Mining reported an illegal work stoppage and blockade at its Camino Rojo mine in Zacatecas, temporarily suspending operations. The dispute involves worker demands related to productivity bonuses and PTU profit-sharing payments. Orla states it complied with legal PTU requirements and is working with union representatives and labor authorities to resolve the situation and resume operations. (57 words)
Americas Gold & Silver reported strong infill drilling results at the Cosalá Complex in Sinaloa, with intercepts including 599.8 g/t silver and 0.83% copper over 14.0 m and 509.7 g/t silver and 0.43% copper over 10.0 m. Management stated recent drilling is consistently returning grades 2–3 times higher than inferred resource estimates, potentially enhancing future mine plans and resource upgrades.
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