Mexico juniors hit high grade gold, silver

Junior mining companies reported a flurry of high-grade drill results from Mexican projects.

The results, in the third week of February, include highlights of up to 5,600g/t silver and 12.6g/t gold.

GOLD

Brigadier Gold reported 12.6g/t gold, 78g/t silver, 4.5% copper, 0.2% zinc and 0.2% lead across 0.8m at its Picachos project in Sinaloa state.

The result, from the San Antoñio area, was from ongoing phase one drilling.

Sonoro Gold intercepted 3.05m at 6.84g/t gold at its Cerro Caliche project, Sonora state.

The highlight, at the newly identified southern extension of the Buena Suerte area, was from one of 24 drill holes totaling 2,591m.

Tarachi Gold reported results of nine diamond drill holes at its San Javier property in Sonora state.

Highlights from the company’s inaugural drill program include 5.39g/t gold over 5.6m.

Radius Gold reported results from its phase four diamond drill program at the Amalia project in Chihuahua state.

Drilling, by project operator Pan American Silver, intersected 7.6m grading 1.73g/t gold and 70g/t silver, and 1.48g/t gold and 475g/t silver over 0.85m.

Capitan Mining reported results of two drill holes at its Peñoles project in Durango state, including 25.8m of 0.87g/t gold equivalent, within 64m of 0.59g/t.

The results show potential for expansion of the Capitan Main Zone.

SILVER

GR Silver reported 5,600g/t silver and 1.04g/t gold over 0.85m at the San Juan area of its Plomosas project in Sinaloa state.

The intercept was within 2.5m of 2,195g/t silver and 1.12g/t gold.

GoGold Resources reported results of nine diamond drill holes from the Casados deposit at Los Ricos North, part of its Los Ricos asset in Jalisco state.

The results, which represent a new discovery, included 2,740g/t silver equivalent over 1.3m, within 56.5m averaging 171g/t.