Tocvan has entered into an agreement with a neighboring private mining company for the completion of its first bulk sample from the Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico. Bulk sample material will be prepared early in 2023 for processing by heap-leach method at a private mining operation less than 25 kilometers to the east of Pilar. Up to 1,000 tonnes of material will be processed for the bulk sample, which will aim to provide a more detailed account of expected head-grade and recovery percentage of gold. Total duration of the processing and analysis of the bulk sample is expected to span three to four months. The information provided from the sample will be used for planning in coordination for permitting of full-scale mine and process facilities on-site at Pilar.