Tocvan Ventures reports major gold‑silver discovery in Sonora, Mexico

Tocvan Ventures Corp. announced a near‑surface gold‑silver discovery at its 100 % owned Gran Pilar project in Sonora, Mexico. Hole JES‑26‑155 returned a 215‑metre intercept averaging 0.6 g/t Au and 3.4 g/t Ag, with high‑grade sub‑intervals up to 16 g/t Au and 57 g/t Ag over 1.5 m. The find lies about 1.9 km east of the planned 50,000‑tonne pilot production facility.

Galantas Gold Corporation received approvals from Chile’s SERNAGEOMIN to restart the Andacollo gold project under its existing mine design, waste‑rock capacity and heap‑leach configuration, authorising up to 15,000 tpd crushing for a four‑year operating period.

Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. secured Mexican government permits for a surface drilling program at the El Horcón project in Jalisco, planning up to 45 drill pads and 5,000 m of drilling in 2026.

Pinnacle Silver and Gold reopened historic workings at the El Potrero property in Mexico, reporting channel‑sample assays of up to 10.76 g/t Au and 215 g/t Ag, providing new insight into the vertical continuity of the Dos de Mayo vein.

In Argentina, the Los Azules copper project, owned by McEwen Copper, moved forward with an environmental impact assessment, targeting 170,000 t of copper cathodes per year and a $3 billion initial capex.