Duane Poliquin, Chair of Almaden, stated, “While we await a decision regarding the substance and legality of the Submission, the injunction will prevent the Government of Mexico from declaring “freedom of land” in the area covered by Almaden’s mineral title applications. However, we are acutely aware of the damage already caused to our stakeholders over the past several years by this ongoing arbitrary treatment and we are considering additional legal remedy to address the loss of rights in Mexico.”

“This unnecessary strike has caused significant hardship for all of our employees, contractors, host communities, suppliers and customers,” said Tom Palmer, Newmont’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “We will continue to honor our commitments, comply with the law and the Collective Bargaining Agreement, and work to protect the long-term value of Peñasquito.”

During the third quarter of 2023, the Camino Rojo Oxide Mine produced and sold 32,425 and 31,060 ounces of gold, respectively. Year to date, Camino Rojo has been performing better than plan and, as a result, the Company is increasing full year gold production guidance to 110,000 to 120,000 ounces from its initial guidance of 100,000 to 110,000 ounces.

Fortune Bay Corp. is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $700,000.

The proceeds from the Private Placement will be used to fund growth activities at the Company’s mines at Yaruicocha, Peru and Bolivar, Mexico, and for strategic capex and general working capital purposes.

Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced shares-for-debt transaction totalling C$937,065.60 through the issuance of 2,928,330 common shares, including 468,750 Shares issued to one non-arms-length parties to settle of indebtedness totalling C$150,000.

“Our operations continued to deliver strong performance during the quarter and we’re on track to meet our 2023 guidance,” said Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO. “We are extremely pleased with the production trajectory at Santa Elena, with Ermitaño’s metal recovery and mill throughput reaching another quarterly record in Q3, combined with high silver and gold grades. Over the past years, we deployed several projects and technologies at Santa Elena which are now paying off and we are excited about the future of this operation.”

“Silver production continues to grow with almost a million ounces more this year compared to the first three quarters last year,” said Phillips S. Baker, Jr., Hecla’s President and CEO. “Despite less production at the Lucky Friday, Greens Creek’s consistent performance and the ramp-up of Keno Hill should allow us to be within our 2023 guidance of 14.5 to 15.5 million ounces.”