James McDonald, President & CEO, commented “We are very pleased to substantially increase our land position surrounding the original Columba project, which continues to yield high-grade silver intercepts from several areas on the property. As a result, the Company believes the newly expanded Columba land package represents an excellent district-scale exploration opportunity that will provide potential for high-grade silver discoveries.”

Xali Gold Corp. is pleased to announce that Sun River Gold has arranged financing of approximately US$6.5M to build and put into operation the planned tailings reprocessing operation.

Dan Dickson, CEO, commented, “We are well positioned to exceed our original full year consolidated production guidance, which has led to the decision to formally revise our annual targets. Our 2021 business plan shows strong performance, which has resulted in higher production than last year, despite suspending operations at the small El Compas mine. This reaffirms an important year of investment into our people and culture programs to ensure the long-term sustainability of our operations.”

Arturo Préstamo Elizondo, Executive Chairman and Interim CFO of Santacruz, commented: “This is a transformational acquisition that creates a leading mid-tier silver producer in the Americas. The Transaction represents a unique opportunity to significantly enhance our portfolio of operations – it is highly accretive on all key metrics and the transaction structure allows the Company to finance the majority of the acquisition via the cash flow generated by these Assets.”

“We had a very strong quarter with total production achieving a new record of 7.3 million silver equivalent ounces representing a 14% increase compared to the prior quarter,” said Keith Neumeyer, President and CEO.