Goldgroup Mining has completed the sale of its 100%-owned Pinos gold-silver project in Zacatecas, Mexico to a private British Columbia company for US $5 million in staged payments. The buyer assumes all project-related liabilities, and agreements ensure previous owners can’t pursue Goldgroup for future claims linked to Pinos.
Highlander Silver Corp. completed its business combination with Bear Creek Mining, acquiring all Bear Creek shares in exchange for 0.1175 Highlander shares per Bear Creek share. Highlander also settled debts with Royal Gold and Equinox, repaid Wheaton advances, and Bear Creek is set to be delisted and become a wholly-owned Highlander subsidiary.
Canasil Resources has named Fabian Espinoza as its new Exploration Manager for Mexico, based in Durango. He’s a certified professional geologist with over 18 years’ experience in regional mineral exploration, including senior roles at companies like Hecla, Alamos Gold and Coeur Mining. His expertise will help shape and advance Canasil’s exploration programs in Mexico.
Questcorp Mining closed the first tranche of its upsized non-brokered private placement, issuing 13,100,000 units at $0.20 each for gross proceeds of about $2.62 million. Each unit includes a share and a half warrant exercisable at $0.30 until February 24, 2029. Proceeds are earmarked for exploration at the La Union and North Island Copper projects and general working capital.
Defiance Silver has secured an updated drill permit from Mexico’s environmental authority (SEMARNAT) for its Victoria Copper Project in Sonora, allowing exploration drilling for up to 36 months with permission for up to 89 drill pads and access roads. This approval lets the company advance drilling on what it sees as a large copper-molybdenum target at Victoria.
EV Resources has pre-paid for its first Falcon concentrator for the Tecomatlán processing plant in Puebla, Mexico, a key step toward refurbishing the facility for antimony production. The equipment forms the core of the plant’s gravity circuit, which—alongside metallurgical testwork and processing of regional artisanal ore—is aimed at accelerating commissioning in the second half of 2026 and supporting near-term cash flow.
Regency Silver closed an oversubscribed $4.25 million non-brokered private placement, issuing 16.99 million units at $0.25 each, with warrants exercisable at $0.35 for two years. Proceeds will fund exploration at the Dios Padre project, property acquisitions and working capital.
Bear Creek Mining Corporation got a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia approving its arrangement with Highlander Silver Corp., under which Highlander will acquire all outstanding Bear Creek shares. The deal still needs regulatory approvals to close around Feb. 26, 2026, and Bear Creek shareholders will receive 0.1175 Highlander Silver shares per Bear Creek share upon completion.
Kootenay Silver Inc. will showcase its Columba High Grade Silver Project in Chihuahua, Mexico at the 2026 PDAC Core Shack booth #3100B in Toronto (March 3–4), displaying drill core, hand samples and maps. The project hosts an inferred 54.1 Moz Ag resource and is undergoing a 50,000-metre expansion drill program targeting extensions open in all directions.
Silverco Mining Ltd. says Nuevo Silver’s purchase of the La Negra silver mine in Querétaro, Mexico has now closed, a key step in Silverco’s planned acquisition of Nuevo Silver. The companies will continue negotiating a definitive acquisition agreement, with due diligence, board approval and TSX Venture Exchange conditions still to be met.
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