Category: Investor’s Corner

Fresnillo PLC’s Q3 2025 production: 11.7 Moz attributable silver (down 6.6% QoQ, 19.1% YoY due to San Julián DOB cessation and lower grades/volumes); 151.3 koz gold (down 4.1% QoQ, 3.5% YoY). YTD: silver -14.2%, gold +8.8%. By-products mixed. On track for unchanged 2025 guidance; prioritizing safety and efficiency.

Advance Metals (ASX:AVM) appoints David O’Connor as Non-Executive Chairman, with 40+ years mining experience including AbraSilver’s Diablillos growth from 129Moz to 350Moz AgEq. Bolsters Mexican silver-gold assets (~100Moz AgEq). Remuneration: A$125K + 2M performance shares. Craig Stranger to Non-Exec Director; Joshua Gordon resigns.

Vortex Metals Inc. (TSXV: VMS; FSE: DM8; OTCQB: VMSSF) closed second tranche of non-brokered private placement, issuing 2.625M units at $0.04 for $105K. Total raised: $805K from 20.125M units (1 share + 1/2 warrant at $0.08/36mo, acceleration if $0.15/10 days). Proceeds: concessions, exploration, working capital. TSXV approval pending.

Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. (TSXV: PINN; OTC: PSGCF) appoints Carlos Castro Villalobos as Project Manager for El Potrero Au-Ag project in Durango, Mexico. Jorge Ortega, P.Geo., continues as Exploration Manager, supervising sampling in the epithermal system. Experienced team targets production.

Fortune Bay Corp. (TSXV: FOR) announces an $8M bought deal private placement: 1.44M flow-through shares at $1.39 ($2M proceeds) and 6M common shares at $1.00 ($6M). Funds support Goldfields Gold Project exploration, permitting, Poma Rosa activities, and working capital. Underwriters’ $2M over-allotment option. Closes ~Oct. 30, 2025, subject to approvals.

Advance Metals (ASX:AVM) establishes Mexico Advisory Board with mining experts Douglas Coleman (35+ years in-country, founder Mexico Mining Center) and Trevor Woolfe (ex-VP GR Silver, global exploration consultant) to accelerate silver-gold growth (>100Moz AgEq Foreign Estimates, targeting 200Moz). Drilling resumes at Yoquivo imminently, maiden programs at Guadalupe y Calvo/Gavilanes early 2026. Fadi Diab resigns; $13M placement funds strategy.

Americas Gold and Silver Corp. (TSX: USA | NYSE: USAS) reports Q3 2025 silver production of 765k oz, up 98% YoY and 11% QoQ, plus 2.3M lbs lead (up 23% QoQ), despite Galena shaft upgrades. Gains from Galena efficiencies and Cosalá’s EC120 zone transition. YTD antimony/copper: 447k/616k lbs. Cash: US$39M. CEO lauds progress and US antimony leadership.

Empress Royalty Corp. (TSXV: EMPR | OTCQX: EMPYF) appoints Daniel Burns, JD, MBA, CPA, to its Board effective immediately. A governance expert with banking, capital markets, and mining experience, Burns has driven $235M and $370M acquisitions for TSX/TSXV firms. CEO Alexandra Woodyer Sherron lauds his strategic insight for growing the company’s gold/silver royalty portfolio and shareholder value.

Colibri Resource Corporation clarifies its offerings: (1) Up to 8.33M units at $0.15 ($1.25M total) with warrants; (2) $520K debt conversion into 3.47M units; (3) Up to 250 US$1K convertible debentures (10%, $250K) with warrants. Insiders may join, exempt from MI 61-101. Securities have 4-month hold.

Sonoro Gold Corp. upsized its non-brokered private placement to 20M units at $0.20 each, targeting CAD $4M. Each unit includes one common share and a three-year warrant exercisable at $0.28. Proceeds fund Cerro Caliche gold project development and working capital.