“Parral’s SART Zinc circuit, which was completed in 2024, has exceeded expectations on both base metal production and has increased the leachability of gold and silver in the heap as well, which is driving the 36% increase in production which we saw this quarter. We expect the benefits of this optimization to continue through 2025.”

Don Gray, Chief Operating Officer commented, “Unfortunately, the revised timing of structural steel deliveries coincided with the holiday season transport restrictions, resulting in supply-chain delivery interruptions and limited availability of key support technicians. Once it was clear that site productivity would be impacted, we felt it prudent to maintain a smaller workforce and temporarily reduce manpower costs. This gave our construction team an opportunity to re-charge for the final effort in bringing Terronera to a successful completion.”

Southern Silver Exploration Corp. reports that the Company has received approval from the TSX.Venture Exchange for a 30-day extension to close the previously announced non-brokered private placement, consisting of up to 10,000,000 units at a price of $0.22 per Unit for gross proceeds of $2,200,000.

Simon Dyakowski, President & CEO of Aztec, commented, “Aztec had a busy 2024 advancing both of our emerging precious metal discovery projects, highlighted by the commencement of a significant drill program at the Tombstone project, testing a newly developed geological model. On the corporate side, we raised nearly $3.7 million in equity financings and added key technical advisors to the team.”

Luca Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that it, along with an arm’s-length third-party corporation, Jaluca Limited have reached an agreement with Urion Holdings (Malta) Limited (“Urion”, a wholly owned subsidiary of Trafigura Mexico S.A. de C.V.) to repurchase 100% of Luca’s US$5.8 million convertible debenture held by Urion.

A month after a federal court declared the Mexican steelmakeer Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) bankrupt due to insolvency the trustee has begun the valuation of the steelmaker’s assets for sale at public auction, the company reported.