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North American junior mining updates

Overview

The week’s announcements underline continued financing and operational progress among North American junior miners. On 6 July 2026, Great Western Mining reported positive tungsten assays from its Defender-Pine Crow project in Nevada, including up to 0.34% WO₃ over 3 m, paving the way for a maiden drill campaign. The same day, Grande Portage Resources confirmed that cemented rock-fill strength tests at its New Amalga gold project in Alaska met specifications for underground mining.

On 7 July 2026, Grande Portage closed a C$6 million equity financing with Ocean Partners UK Limited to fund exploration and permitting. GR Silver also named Eric Zaunscherb as President and CEO following the death of its founder, while highlighting results from a 20,000-meter drill program at its Plomosas silver project.

Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. continues to advance funding for its El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico. Following the announcement of a non-brokered private placement to raise up to C$2.2 million, the company closed its first tranche on 9 August 2026, raising C$652,080. The proceeds are earmarked for project advancement, including the refurbishment of an existing processing plant and the rehabilitation of historic mine workings, with the goal of bringing the project into production by 2027.

On 26 August 2026, Pinnacle Silver and Gold received approval from the TSX Venture Exchange to extend the closing date of its private placement to 26 September 2026. The offering consists of up to 20,000,000 units priced at C$0.11 each.

Collectively, these milestones illustrate ongoing capital raising, leadership transitions, and technical validation that keep junior exploration and development momentum strong across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Entities

Sierra Madre Occidental · Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. · Durango · El Potrero Project · TSX Venture Exchange

Timeline

  1. 17 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. extends private placement deadline

    Pinnacle Silver and Gold Corp. has extended the deadline for its private placement to September 26, 2026, to fund its El Potrero gold-silver project in Mexico.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 6 sources
    Pinnacle Silver and Gold closes first C$652,080 private placement tranche

    Pinnacle Silver and Gold has raised C$652,080 through its first private placement tranche to fund the El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico.

  3. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Pinnacle Silver and Gold raises $2.2 M private placement for Mexican El Potrero project

    Pinnacle Silver and Gold is raising up to C$2.2 M via a private placement to fund the El Potrero gold‑silver project in Durango, Mexico, with closing expected around 13 Aug 2026.

  4. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Canadian junior miners Grande Portage and GR Silver announce financing and leadership updates

    Grande Portage raised C$6 million for its Alaska gold project, while GR Silver appointed Eric Zaunscherb as CEO after the founder's death, continuing drilling at its Mexican silver project.

  5. 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Great Western Mining reports tungsten assay results while Grande Portage validates backfill strength

    Great Western Mining posted strong tungsten assay results in Nevada, and Grande Portage confirmed backfill strength for its Alaska gold project.

Sources

88finanz.de · citizen-nantes.com · digitalmedianet.com · finanztreff.de · freundin.de · iliveupstairs.com · immittelstand.de · investingnews.com · mining.com.au · mittelstandcafe.de · mommygearest.com · neue-pressemitteilungen.de · news-nachrichten.de · newsonline24.net · pennantpark.com · radiocity.sk · stichtingverslaving.nl

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