Category: Exploration and Development

Jean-Paul Tsotsos, Interim CEO, commented, “The Lucy discovery continues to shine as an exciting project in Chesapeake’s portfolio. These preliminary Lucy metallurgical results outline a simple, conventional processing pathway to gold doré. The next phase of exploration and drilling has commenced on Lucy to better evaluate the footprint and scale of this new discovery.”

“Although the assay discrepancies from the Candy vein drill core are puzzling, the Nora property has other priority exploration targets that we intend to follow up on while we take a closer look at the Candy vein structure,” said Michael Romanik, president of Silver Dollar.

Heliostar CEO, Charles Funk, commented, “Since acquiring Ana Paula 10 months ago, Heliostar’s team has moved quickly to redefine Ana Paula as a high-grade underground gold project. We have successfully increased the resource, identified a >10 g/t gold zone for possible commencement of mining, identified additional resource growth areas, demonstrated significant improvement to gold recoveries, and bolstered the Company’s management team. The Company intends to maintain the current high pace of progress in 2024 by studying the benefits of completing the existing underground decline to test mine a bulk sample.”

Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. is pleased to provide an in-depth update of its activities at the 100% owned past-producing La Guitarra Silver-Gold Mine Complex in Estado de Mexico, Mexico, 130 km southwest of Mexico City.

“We are very encouraged with the exploration results that have been achieved throughout 2023,” stated Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO of First Majestic. “The recent drilling has accomplished multiple goals from highlighting new geologically prospective areas to expanding and further defining known silver and gold mineralization. These results provide the basis for First Majestic’s year-end update of Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve estimates expected to be released at the end of March.”

“We’re excited by the outcomes of Orla’s Camino Rojo Sulphide infill drill program. The results contribute to refining our understanding of the deposit’s higher-grade zones to inform future development planning. The discovery of a new mineralization style beneath the Caracol formation adds a compelling new dimension to our exploration efforts in 2024.”

Dr. Craig Gibson, President and CEO of the Company, stated, “The alteration study provides further evidence that our hypothesis for a downward offset of the northeastern portion of the Palos Verdes vein is correct. Our drilling has shown that the large high-grade mineralized shoot identified on the vein terminates abruptly against this northeast structure, indicating that mineralization was cut by it and offset to deeper levels. The deep drilling to be conducted from our Strategic Partner Vizsla Silver’s ground is designed in part to explore this concept and will target the Palos Verdes vein at depth.”

Prime Mining Corp. Chief Executive Officer Scott Hicks commented, “Drilling at the Z-T Area has discovered a new high-grade mineralized zone of over 350m, along strike to the southeast of the Tahonitas resource pit and has also extended two separate high-grade plunges in this area by an additional 70 to 80m down-dip. Mineralization here now continues 300m down-dip from the May 2023 resource pits. We are excited to see the potential of this expansion target evolve.”

“The completion of the PFS is a key milestone in Avino’s path to transformational growth, said David Wolfin, President & CEO of Avino. “The economics of our oxide tailings project combined with the relatively low capital requirements has the potential to significantly enhance the current Avino operation and grow cashflow.”

Xali Gold Corp. is pleased to advise that Mexican company, Grupo Minero WIYA has made the required repairs to get the San Dieguito de Arriba Plant in Nayarit, Western Mexico operational and are conducting bulk sample testing at the SDA Plant.