Argenta Silver Step-Out Drilling Intersects 679 g/t Ag over 13.5m, including 1,163 g/t Ag over 4.0m

Original announcement by tmx on Apr 16, 2026

Bullish

Company: Argenta Silver Corp.
Ticker: AGAG
Exchange: TSX
Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Primary commodity: Silver
Secondary commodities: Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper
Document categories: Drill results, Resource update
Extracted: 2026-08-20 23:59:04 UTC

Minestarters Atlas analysis

Summary

Argenta Silver Corp. announced high-grade silver drill results from its 2025-2026 Summer Diamond Drilling Campaign at the El Quevar Project in Salta Province, Argentina. The program successfully extended mineralization in both northwest and southeast directions with step-out holes and confirmed continuity in previously untested internal gaps with infill drilling. Notable intercepts include 1,163 g/t Ag over 4.0m and 2,100 g/t Ag over 1.0m, contributing to resource expansion and de-risking the Yaxtché Deposit.

Reasoning: Argenta Silver's latest drill results from the El Quevar Project report multiple high-grade silver intercepts, including bonanza grades, from both step-out and infill drilling. This confirms and expands the Yaxtché deposit, de-risking previously untested areas. The results are supported by robust QA/QC, though true widths are not explicitly stated for individual intercepts.

Positive factors

bonanza_grades
step_out_extension
infill_drilling_confirms_continuity
qaqc_disclosed
qp_signed
cut_off_disclosed

Negative factors

apparent_width_only

Low confidence — this extraction should be reviewed alongside the original source.

Facts used in scoring: 4

Extracted facts

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

Drill Results (4)

QVD-430El Quevar Project · silverGrade: 679Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13.5 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: QVD-430
Project: El Quevar Project
Commodity: silver
Region: argentina
Reported Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Ticker: AGAG

Geometry

Grade: 679
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 13.5 m
From: 343 m
To: 356.5 m
Hole Depth: 431 m

Classification

Deposit Type: epithermal
Program: resource
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: QVD-430:343.0-356.5
Mining Method: underground

Location

Easting: 3417718
Northing: 7307433
CRS: GK POSGAR 94 – Zone 3
Elevation: 4892 m
Azimuth: 0 °
Dip: -90 °
Loc. Confidence: high

QA/QC

Laboratory: ALS Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
Lab Certified: Yes
QP Signed: Yes
QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

Compositing

Cutoff Grade: 100
Cutoff Unit: g/t

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Exceptional silver grade of 679 g/t over 13.5m from step-out drilling, contributing to resource expansion.

Positive factors

bonanza_grade
step_out_extension

Negative factors

apparent_width_only

Evidence · table

“679”

Context: 13.5

QVD-430El Quevar Project · goldGrade: 0Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 13.5 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: QVD-430
Project: El Quevar Project
Commodity: gold
Region: argentina
Reported Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Ticker: AGAG

Geometry

Grade: 0
Grade Unit: g/t
Intercept: 13.5 m
From: 343 m
To: 356.5 m
Hole Depth: 431 m

Classification

Deposit Type: epithermal
Program: resource
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: QVD-430:343.0-356.5
Mining Method: underground

Location

Easting: 3417718
Northing: 7307433
CRS: GK POSGAR 94 – Zone 3
Elevation: 4892 m
Azimuth: 0 °
Dip: -90 °
Loc. Confidence: high

QA/QC

Laboratory: ALS Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
Lab Certified: Yes
QP Signed: Yes
QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

Compositing

Cutoff Grade: 100
Cutoff Unit: g/t

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: No significant gold mineralization in this interval.

Evidence · table

“0.00”

Context: 13.5

QVD-430El Quevar Project · leadGrade: 1.53Grade Unit: %Intercept: 13.5 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: QVD-430
Project: El Quevar Project
Commodity: lead
Region: argentina
Reported Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Ticker: AGAG

Geometry

Grade: 1.53
Grade Unit: %
Intercept: 13.5 m
From: 343 m
To: 356.5 m
Hole Depth: 431 m

Classification

Deposit Type: epithermal
Program: resource
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: QVD-430:343.0-356.5
Mining Method: underground

Location

Easting: 3417718
Northing: 7307433
CRS: GK POSGAR 94 – Zone 3
Elevation: 4892 m
Azimuth: 0 °
Dip: -90 °
Loc. Confidence: high

QA/QC

Laboratory: ALS Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
Lab Certified: Yes
QP Signed: Yes
QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

Compositing

Cutoff Grade: 100
Cutoff Unit: g/t

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Weak lead grade in this interval.

Evidence · table

“1.53”

Context: 13.5

QVD-430El Quevar Project · zincGrade: 0.34Grade Unit: %Intercept: 13.5 mView all details

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Identity

Hole ID: QVD-430
Project: El Quevar Project
Commodity: zinc
Region: argentina
Reported Region: Salta Province, Argentina
Ticker: AGAG

Geometry

Grade: 0.34
Grade Unit: %
Intercept: 13.5 m
From: 343 m
To: 356.5 m
Hole Depth: 431 m

Classification

Deposit Type: epithermal
Program: resource
Sample Type: drill
Group ID: QVD-430:343.0-356.5
Mining Method: underground

Location

Easting: 3417718
Northing: 7307433
CRS: GK POSGAR 94 – Zone 3
Elevation: 4892 m
Azimuth: 0 °
Dip: -90 °
Loc. Confidence: high

QA/QC

Laboratory: ALS Laboratories
QA/QC Disclosed: Yes
Lab Certified: Yes
QP Signed: Yes
QA/QC Methods: blanks, standards, duplicates

Compositing

Cutoff Grade: 100
Cutoff Unit: g/t

Review

Needs Review: No
Interp. Status: scored
Historical: No

Dates

Event date: 2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: No significant zinc mineralization in this interval.

Evidence · table

“0.34”

Context: 13.5

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