Tocvan Ventures reported a significant new discovery along the El Mezquite trend at Gran Pilar, Sonora. Hole JES-26-155 intersected 215 m grading 0.56 g/t Au, including 70.2 m at 0.86 g/t Au and 6.1 m at 4.94 g/t Au and 27.13 g/t Ag, highlighting substantial near-surface expansion potential.
EV Resources signed its first binding five-year antimony ore supply agreement for the Tecomatlán processing plant in Puebla. The contract secures feedstock for the planned proof-of-concept processing campaign and future operations, advancing EVR’s strategy to produce marketable antimony concentrate and reducing supply risk ahead of commercial production.
Equinox Gold allocated $35–40 million in 2026 growth capital to Los Filos following execution of 20-year land-access agreements with its three host communities. The agreements enable a gradual restart of heap-leach operations while the company advances technical studies evaluating potential expansion opportunities.
DynaResource obtained a favorable Mexican federal court ruling protecting its due-process rights regarding the attempted cancellation of eight mining concessions at the San José de Gracia gold project in Sinaloa. Authorities must restart the notification process before proceeding. The ruling remains appealable and does not resolve the underlying administrative matter.
Empress Royalty completed its US$2.5-million acquisition of 14 pre-production NSR royalties from Almadex Minerals, covering projects in Canada, the United States and Mexico. The transaction broadens Empress’s exposure to gold, silver and copper projects operated by companies including Alamos Gold, McEwen, Kodiak Copper and Westhaven Gold.
Defiance Silver received environmental approval for up to 172 drill sites at the Espiritu copper target within its Green Earth Project in Sonora. The authorization provides flexibility to test multiple targets across this prospective Laramide-age copper system and represents an important step toward initiating systematic drill exploration.
Vizsla Silver appointed Luis Lázaro as President, Mexico, effective August 5, 2026. He will lead Mexican operations and oversee advancement of the Panuco silver project through permitting, construction and potential production, targeting first silver production in the second half of 2027.
Guanajuato Silver received permits for surface drilling at its El Horcón project in Jalisco. The planned program will test extensions of the gold-silver-lead-zinc vein system, improve understanding of the historical resource and evaluate El Horcón’s potential as a satellite operation supplying the company’s processing facilities in Guanajuato.
Silverco Mining commenced underground development at the Promontorio and San Miguel zones of its Cusi mine in Chihuahua. Mine and mill rehabilitation remain on budget and schedule, with first ore from Promontorio expected during Q3 and initial concentrate production targeted for Q4 2026.
Royalties Inc. announced that Technical Advisor Chris Lloyd would present the Bilbao Ag-Zn-Pb Skarn Project at the Discoveries Mining Conference in Hermosillo. Bilbao hosts a historical sulfide resource of 5.7 Mt grading 6.88% ZnEq. The deposit remains open westward and at depth, with additional untested geochemical anomalies and epithermal veins providing exploration upside.
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