Arturo Préstamo, Executive Chairman of Santacruz, commented, “The first quarter has provided us with a strong start to the year. We maintained production levels while considerably improving our cash position, which provides us with a solid base from which we will keep moving forward.”

Warren M. Rehn, Golden’s President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “I am very pleased to announce that Golden Minerals’ board of directors has approved plans to restart mining operations at Velardeña. The decision to begin operations again at Velardeña was primarily based on vastly improved sales terms now available to us for the gold-rich pyrite concentrate that is produced from flotation processing of Velardeña mineralized material, which permit us to restart operations without the significant expense of the previously planned bio-oxidation facility.”

Alamos Gold Inc. today announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.025 per common share. The Company has paid dividends for 14 consecutive years during which time $304 million has been returned to shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, including $20 million thus far in 2023.

Sierra Metals Inc. announces that its meeting materials for its June 28, 2023 annual and special meeting of shareholders will be filed under its directory on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (SEDAR) at www.sedar.com on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.

Luca Mining Corp. is pleased to announce that it has closed the second tranche of its previously announced non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of $20,755,535.17.

Following a successful commissioning period, the Juanicipio mine, processing facility and other vital systems are operating in line with, or rapidly approaching design capacity.

Mining companies are rethinking investments in Mexico, the world’s biggest silver producer, after the government pushed through sweeping regulatory changes just over a month ago.

“We are excited to be publicly traded once again and would like to thank existing shareholders, new shareholders and First Majestic for their patience during the lengthy process to re-list Sierra Madre on the TSX Venture,” stated Alex Langer, CEO of Sierra Madre. “We have a lot of news to share over the coming months, including drill results from both the Tepic and La Tigra Projects in Nayarit, Mexico and numerous updates from La Guitarra.”

Alamos Gold Inc. is pleased to announce the release of its inaugural Climate Change Report. This is a significant milestone in Alamos’ sustainability journey and follows a previous statement in mid-2022 announcing Alamos’ target of a 30% reduction in absolute Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by 2030.

Canasil Resources Inc. announced that on May 3, 2023, the British Columbia Securities Commission granted a temporary management cease trade order under National Policy 12-203 Management Cease Trade Orders.