Rock of the Day with Riverside's VP Exploration, Freeman Smith talks about why Riverside is focused on the Beardmore Geraldton Greenstone Gold Belt in Ontario, Canada

Sierra Metals Inc. is Canadian based growing polymetallic mining company with production from its Yauricocha Mine in Peru, and its Bolivar and Cusi Mines in Mexico. The Company is focused on increasing production volume and growing mineral resources. Sierra Metals has recently had several new discoveries and still has additional brownfield exploration opportunities at all three Mines in Peru and Mexico that are within or close proximity to the existing Mines. Additionally, the Company has large land packages at all three Mines with several prospective regional targets providing longer term exploration upside and mineral resource growth potential.

GR Silver Mining (CVE: GRSL) CEO Marcio Fonseca joined Andrew Scott from Proactive at PDAC in Toronto to talk about the junior explorer with assets in the Rosario Mining District of Mexico. Fonseca discussed a number of issues including a major acquisition that takes this company to a whole other level.

This breath-taking drone video shows you how close the Cerro Prieto and Merdcedes gold mines are.About Sonoro Metals Corp:Sonoro Metals Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development company with two precious metal properties in Sonora State, Mexico. The company has highly experienced operational and management teams with proven track records for the discovery and development of natural resource deposits.

We spoke with Azure Minerals Managing Director, Tony Rovira, to learn about the companies Mexican operations, some news from 2019, and the outlook for 2020.

Fresnillo plc and MAG Silver are publishing an update to the Juanicipio project after construction is well advanced, detailed planning is nearing completion, and all key process equipment has been purchased and received on site.MAG Silver Corp. (MAG: TSX, MVG: NYSE MKT) is focused on advancing and exploring high grade district scale projects located within the Mexican Silver Belt. Our mission is to become one of the premier companies in the silver mining industry. Currently, we are developing the underground decline towards the high grade Valdecañas and Juanicipio silver veins in Zacatecas State, all within the joint venture between MAG Silver (44%) and Fresnillo PLC (56%). In addition, ongoing exploration continues within the Juanicipio joint venture, while the Company concurrently works on regaining surface access to our 100% owned Cinco de Mayo property in Chihuahua state.

Vizsla Resources (TSX-V:VZLA) is focused on growing shareholder value by exploring, developing and acquiring precious and base metal assets. The company acquired options on the Panuco mines and is consolidating a whole vein system now.Vizsla Resources (TSX-V:VZLA) is a publically-listed mineral exploration company engaged in the discovery, development and acquisition of precious and base metal assets in safe jurisdictions. The company evaluates all projects on their potential for future development and ability to grow shareholder value. New opportunities are constantly being considered. The Company recently announced its Panuco Silver-Gold project located in one of the largest, most important historic mining districts in Mexico. Target is to be by 2021/2022 in production.Vizsla also holds the Blueberry Project in the Babine porphyry belt of central British Columbia.

Newmont Mining aims to be the clear gold industry leader with a focus on a sustainable and stable business producing over 6 million ounces of gold for the next ten years, and a focus on leading the gold sector on the adoption of ESG initiatives, president and CEO Tom Palmer told Kitco News at the BMO Global Metals and Mining conference.

I interviewed Brad Langille, CEO of GoGold Resources. GoGold is a working silver/gold miner. It has cash flow from its Parral project in Mexico, and it has a brand-new, high-grade exploration project.

Kootenay Silver Inc (TSXV: KTN) is one of this year’s TSX Venture 50 companies — this exploration-stage mining company is engaged in the discovery and development of mineral projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico and in British Columbia, Canada.The 2020 TSX Venture 50 is a ranking of top performers on TSX Venture Exchange over the last year. The ranking is comprised of 10 companies from each of the five industry sectors, and they were selected based on three equally weighted criteria: market capitalization growth, share price appreciation and trading volume.For the full 2020 TSX Venture 50 ranking, methodology and profile videos of companies included in the ranking, visit: www.tsx.com/venture50