Heliostar Metals produced 34,098 GEOs in 2025 (32,990 oz gold, 80,527 oz silver) from La Colorada and San Agustin mines, achieving full-year guidance of 31,000-41,000 GEOs. Cash grew to US$41M with zero debt, positioning for 2026 production growth and Ana Paula feasibility study.

Capitan Silver Corp. (TSXV: CAPT) closed a C$6M investment from Schroders, issuing 2,955,665 shares at C$2.03 each. Combined with a prior C$23M offering, total December 2025 raises reached ~C$29M. Funds will support exploration at the Cruz de Plata silver-gold project in Mexico.

Silver Viper Minerals appointed Jeff Couch to its Board of Directors, effective January 6, 2026. Couch is a seasoned capital-markets executive with global mining finance and board experience, currently involved with mining private equity and serving as CEO of other mining companies. His addition aims to strengthen governance and support the company’s growth and Mexican project advancement. Approval by the TSX Venture Exchange is pending.

Chesapeake Gold Corp. announced on January 5, 2026, granting 100,000 incentive stock options to new CFO Rajesh Vyas. Exercisable at C$4.24 per share, vesting 25% annually starting January 5, 2027, and expiring January 5, 2031.

Aztec Minerals issued a shareholder update on January 5, 2026, reviewing 2025 highlights: record-high gold (8.14 gpt over 36.5m) and silver intercepts at Tombstone (85% JV), land expansion, expanded drilling; Cervantes surface sampling with strong Au-Cu-Ag results; $13.6M raised. 2026 outlook: ongoing Tombstone drilling for resource, Cervantes advancement amid high metal prices.

Minera Alamos Inc. has completed a 10-for-1 share consolidation, effective January 5, 2026. This reduces outstanding shares to approximately 108 million, with trading on a post-consolidation basis starting today on TSXV. Warrants and options adjusted accordingly: exercise prices increased 10x, shares issuable reduced by 10.

Silver Viper clarified the full terms of its previously announced agreements with Nordcore Media and Red Cloud Securities: a six-month, US $300,000 digital marketing deal with Nordcore, and a month-to-month market-stabilization/liquidity services agreement with Red Cloud at CAD $7,000 per month (both cash-paid). It also announced that Taj Singh resigned from the board.

Chesapeake Gold Corp. appointed Jean-Paul Tsotsos as permanent CEO (from interim since Nov 2023) and Rajesh Vyas (25+ years mining experience) as CFO & Corporate Secretary, effective Jan 1, 2026. Navin Sandhu (Interim CFO) and Bernard Poznanski (Secretary) step down Dec 31, 2025.

Sonoro Gold Corp. closed an oversubscribed non-brokered private placement, raising CAD $4.9 million by issuing 24.5 million units at $0.20 each. Proceeds will fund development of the Cerro Caliche gold project in Mexico and general working capital.