Mako Mining Announces Q4 2025 Production Results Generating Record Gold Revenue of Approximately US$ 50 million, Year End Cash Balance of US$ 78.1 million and Full Repayment of Debt
Original announcement by tmx on
- Company
- Mako Mining Corp.
- Ticker
- MKO
- Exchange
- TSX
- Region
- Nicaragua
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results, Production, Other
- Extracted
- 2026-09-16 11:04:11 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Mako Mining reported record Q4 2025 gold revenue of approximately US$ 50 million, driven by strong production at the San Albino mine. The company successfully repaid all US$ 6.5 million of its debt and ended the year with a robust cash balance of US$ 78.1 million following a US$ 37.7 million equity raise.
Reasoning: Strong quarterly production results, record revenue, debt clearance, and a significant liquidity boost from an equity raise.
Positive factors
- Record gold revenue of US$ 50 million
- Full repayment of US$ 6.5 million debt
- Significant cash balance increase to US$ 78.1 million
- Strong production results at San Albino
- Successful equity raise of US$ 37.7 million
Facts used in scoring: 8
Classification and evidence
Production Resultspositive · Story-specific tag
No canonical definition is currently available.
Why it applies: The document reports Q4 2025 production tonnes, grades, and ounces for San Albino.
Evidence · text
“is pleased to provide fourth quarter 2025 (" Q4 2025 ") production results”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 8. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (8)
Fact 1San Albino · goldGrade: 6.97Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.97
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Strong production volume and grade for the quarter.
Positive factors
- High grade of 6.97 g/t Au
Evidence · text
“57,577 tonnes mined, containing 12,906 ounces ("oz") of gold ("Au") at an average grade of 6.97 grams per tonne ("g/t") Au”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 2San Albino · silverGrade: 7.02Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 7.02
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Significant silver byproduct production.
Evidence · text
“13,003 oz of silver ("Ag") at 7.02 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 3San Albino · goldGrade: 9.65Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.65
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High-grade vein material contribution to production.
Positive factors
- High grade of 9.65 g/t Au
Evidence · text
“34,600 tonnes mined from diluted vein material containing 10,740 oz Au at 9.65 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 4San Albino · silverGrade: 9.56Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 9.56
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: High grade silver byproduct.
Evidence · text
“10,636 oz Ag at 9.56 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 5San Albino · goldGrade: 2.93Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 2.93
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Lower grade material from historical sources.
Evidence · text
“22,977 tonnes mined from historical dump and other mineralized material above cutoff grade (" historical dump + other ") containing 2,166 oz Au at 2.93 g/t Au”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 6San Albino · silverGrade: 3.2Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.2
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct from historical dump.
Evidence · text
“2,368 oz Ag at 3.20 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 7San Albino · goldGrade: 6.77Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- gold
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.77
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Milled throughput and grade results.
Evidence · text
“54,076 tonnes milled containing 11,767 oz Au and 12,039 oz Ag grading 6.77 g/t Au and 6.92 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
Fact 8San Albino · silverGrade: 6.92Grade Unit: g/tNeeds review: drill_no_hole_idView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Project
- San Albino
- Commodity
- silver
- Region
- nicaragua
- Reported Region
- nicaragua
- Ticker
- MKO
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.92
- Grade Unit
- g/t
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
Review
- Needs Review
- Yes
- Review Reason
- drill_no_hole_id
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: Silver byproduct in mill feed.
Evidence · text
“12,039 oz Ag grading 6.92 g/t Ag”
Tags used in scoring
No QA/QC Disclosurenegative
Release does not disclose QA/QC — lab certification, CP/QP sign-off and assay protocols cannot be checked from this document.
Why it applies: qaqc_disclosed is not true
Cut-off Undisclosednegative
High-grade interval reported without stating the cut-off grade used for compositing.
Why it applies: no cutoff_grade was stated
How Atlas produces this analysis
Minestarters Atlas uses automated extraction to summarize mining announcements, identify reported measurements, and classify supporting evidence. Sentiment reflects the extracted narrative and classification rules; it is an interpretation, not a reported measurement. Evidence quotes and context are provided where available. Missing data, low-confidence results, and review flags indicate limitations. Check the original publisher announcement before relying on an interpretation.