Zacatecas Silver Finalizes Land Access Agreements for Upcoming Drill Program

Original announcement by tmx on

Company
Zacatecas Silver Corp.
Ticker
ZAC
Exchange
TSX
Region
Zacatecas, Mexico
Primary commodity
Silver
Secondary commodities
Gold, Zinc, Lead
Document categories
Drill results, Permitting
Extracted
2026-09-17 06:55:27 UTC

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Zacatecas Silver has finalized land-access agreements for the El Cristo Target within its Zacatecas Silver Project in Mexico. This milestone allows the company to proceed with SEMARNAT permit applications for an upcoming drill program targeting strike and depth extensions of the Veta Grande system.

Reasoning: The announcement is a positive operational milestone regarding land access and permitting, which de-risks the upcoming drill program, though it does not contain new assay results.

Positive factors

  • Secured full land access for El Cristo Target
  • Permit applications (SEMARNAT) underway
  • Strong historical high-grade silver intercepts mentioned

Facts used in scoring: 4

Classification and evidence

Permitting Milestonepositive · Story-specific tag

No canonical definition is currently available.

Why it applies: Company is moving forward with SEMARNAT permit applications following land access finalization.

Evidence · text

“the Company will move forward with its SEMARNAT permit applications to initiate drilling.”

Nearology Playneutral

Value premise rests on proximity to a known deposit rather than own results.

Why it applies: Project is located in the Fresnillo silver belt, a prolific district.

Evidence · text

“within the highly prospective Fresnillo silver belt, which has produced over 6.2 billion ounces of silver.”

Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 4. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

Drill Results (4)

CRI-2022-022Zacatecas · silverGrade: 565Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.65 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CRI-2022-022
Project
Zacatecas
Commodity
silver
Region
mexico
Reported Region
mexico
Ticker
ZAC

Geometry

Grade
565
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
0.65 m
From
55.15 m
To
55.8 m
Intercept Depth
55.15 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CRI-2022-022:55.15-55.8

QA/QC

QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical high-grade silver intercept reported as context for upcoming drilling.

Positive factors

  • High grade silver intercept

Evidence · text

“0.65 m grading 829 g/t AgEq (565 g/t Ag, 1.2 g/t Au, 2.7 % Zn, 1.3 % Pb) from 55.15 m in hole CRI-2022-022”

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

Stale Data Re-releasenegative

Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

CRI-2022-022Zacatecas · goldGrade: 1.2Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 0.65 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CRI-2022-022
Project
Zacatecas
Commodity
gold
Region
mexico
Reported Region
mexico
Ticker
ZAC

Geometry

Grade
1.2
Grade Unit
g/t
Intercept
0.65 m
From
55.15 m
To
55.8 m
Intercept Depth
55.15 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CRI-2022-022:55.15-55.8

QA/QC

QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical gold grade component of a polymetallic intercept.

Evidence · text

“1.2 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

Stale Data Re-releasenegative

Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

CRI-2022-022Zacatecas · zincGrade: 2.7Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.65 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CRI-2022-022
Project
Zacatecas
Commodity
zinc
Region
mexico
Reported Region
mexico
Ticker
ZAC

Geometry

Grade
2.7
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
0.65 m
From
55.15 m
To
55.8 m
Intercept Depth
55.15 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CRI-2022-022:55.15-55.8

QA/QC

QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical zinc grade component of a polymetallic intercept.

Evidence · text

“2.7 % Zn”

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

Stale Data Re-releasenegative

Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

CRI-2022-022Zacatecas · leadGrade: 1.3Grade Unit: %Intercept: 0.65 mHistorical resultNeeds review: historical_restatementView all details
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Identity

Hole ID
CRI-2022-022
Project
Zacatecas
Commodity
lead
Region
mexico
Reported Region
mexico
Ticker
ZAC

Geometry

Grade
1.3
Grade Unit
%
Intercept
0.65 m
From
55.15 m
To
55.8 m
Intercept Depth
55.15 m

Classification

Sample Type
drill
Group ID
CRI-2022-022:55.15-55.8

QA/QC

QP Signed
Yes

Review

Needs Review
Yes
Review Reason
historical_restatement
Interp. Status
scored
Historical
Yes
Historical Source Date
2023-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Dates

Event date
2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Historical lead grade component of a polymetallic intercept.

Evidence · text

“1.3 % Pb”

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

Stale Data Re-releasenegative

Historical results re-announced with no new assays or reinterpretation — low genuine novelty.

Why it applies: the fact restates a prior release

How Atlas produces this analysis

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