Category: Exploration and Development

Pinnacle Provides Update on High-Grade El Potrero Gold-Silver Project

Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. updated on June 25, 2025, its El Potrero project (Mexico): ongoing mapping/sampling (>600 samples), high-grade results (e.g., 19.4 g/t Au, 266 g/t Ag over 4.1m underground; surface grabs up to 13.2 g/t Au, 2,280 g/t Ag). Consultants assessed plant/permitting favorably; drilling planned to test vein system.

Tocvan Drills Broadest Silver Zone Ever at 100% Controlled Gran Pilar Drills 42.7 meters of 41 g/t Silver From Surface, Including 10.7 meters of 136 g/t (4.4 oz) Silver

Tocvan Ventures Corp. reported RC drill results from Gran Pilar’s South Block, Sonora, Mexico, highlighting 42.7 meters of 41 g/t silver and 0.14 g/t gold in JES-25-120, including 4.6 meters of 180 g/t silver. All holes showed gold mineralization, with 21% exceeding 25 gram-meters. The results suggest a robust epithermal system, with plans for further drilling and permitting.

Heliostar Reports Multiple Stockpile Assays Including 10.7m of 1.81 g/t Gold at La Colorada Mine

Heliostar Metals Ltd. reported successful drilling at the Truckshop stockpile at La Colorada Mine, Sonora, Mexico, with highlights including 10.7m at 1.81 g/t gold and 19.8m at 0.62 g/t gold. The results support the company’s strategy to maximize cash flow from low-cost stockpiles before expanding the Veta Madre and Creston pits. Next, drilling will target the El Dorado stockpile.

Questcorp Mining Announces Commencement of Phase 1 Work at the La Union Gold Project

Questcorp Mining Inc. (CSE: QQQ) has launched the first phase of its work program at the La Union CRD project in Sonora, Mexico, targeting a 100% interest from Riverside Resources Inc. The program includes IP surveying, geological mapping, and sampling to optimize drill targets for a 1,500-meter drill program in Q3 2025, focusing on high-grade polymetallic mineralization.

Sheinbaum Affirms No New Mining Concessions Will Be Granted; Environmental Impact Under Review

President Sheinbaum explained why the open-pit mining ban proposed by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was withdrawn and announced she will continue the moratorium on new mining concessions. Permits for existing mines will be under environmental review, especially open-pit operations. Permits currently being granted address tailings and operational issues, not new projects.

Tocvan Advances with Pilot Design at Its 100% Controlled Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project

Tocvan Ventures Corp. announced a 50,000-tonne pilot leaching facility design for its Gran Pilar Gold-Silver Project in Sonora, Mexico, spanning 1.76 hectares. The 2023 land acquisition expanded the project to 21 km². High-grade drilling results (e.g., 3.1m at 19.4 g/t Au) and 62% gold recovery from a 2023 bulk sample highlight its potential, with permitting and financing targeted for 2025.

Impact Silver Intersects 534.8 g/t Silver over 8.50m Including 2,320 g/t Silver over 1.07m on New Kena Vein South at Guadalupe Mine

IMPACT Silver Corp. announced new drill results from the Kena Vein South zone at its Guadalupe silver mine in Mexico. Drilling from Level 140 extended the zone northward, discovering nearby high-grade parallel and splay veins. The zone spans over 300m and remains open. New underground access is complete, with initial mining started and further drilling planned.

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