Coeur Doubles Mexico Exploration Budget To 158m
Original announcement by canadianminingjournal on
- Company
- Coeur Mining Inc
- Ticker
- CDE
- Exchange
- Unavailable
- Region
- Mexico
- Primary commodity
- Gold
- Secondary commodities
- Silver
- Document categories
- Drill results
- Extracted
- 2026-08-20 20:00:09 UTC
Analysis by Minestarters Atlas
Minestarters Atlas analysis
Summary
Coeur Mining is doubling its Mexico exploration budget to $158 million following high-grade drill results at the Palmarejo and Las Chispas operations. Key intercepts include 16.5 g/t gold at the Independencia Sur target and 6.9 g/t gold at San Miguel.
Reasoning: Significant high-grade gold and silver intercepts reported across multiple targets, supported by a massive doubling of the Mexico exploration budget.
Positive factors
- high-grade intercepts
- increased exploration budget
- expansion of drilling programs
Facts used in scoring: 10
Classification and evidence
Bonanza Interceptpositive
Exceptionally high-grade zone, well above the deposit-type norm.
Why it applies: VIDH-221 returned 16.5 g/t gold, which is exceptionally high grade.
Evidence · text
“9.1 metres grading 16.5 grams gold”
Extracted facts
Stored fact records: 10. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.
Drill Results (10)
SMDH-138Palmarejo · goldGrade: 6.9Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 11.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SMDH-138
- Project
- Palmarejo
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.9
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 11.5 m
- From
- 274 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SMDH-138:274.0-285.5
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.9 g/t gold over 11.5m is a strong intercept for the project.
Positive factors
- high-grade intercept
Evidence · text
“Hole SMDH-138 at Palmarejo’s San Miguel target cut 11.5 metres grading 6.9 grams gold”
SMDH-138Palmarejo · silverGrade: 1250Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 11.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SMDH-138
- Project
- Palmarejo
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 1250
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 11.5 m
- From
- 274 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SMDH-138:274.0-285.5
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 1,250 g/t silver is an exceptional grade.
Positive factors
- high-grade silver
Evidence · text
“1,250 grams silver per tonne from 274 metres depth”
SMDH-118Palmarejo · goldGrade: 3.4Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 10.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SMDH-118
- Project
- Palmarejo
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 3.4
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 10.8 m
- From
- 335 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SMDH-118:335.0-345.8
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 3.4 g/t gold is a moderate to strong intercept.
Positive factors
- solid gold grade
Evidence · text
“Nearby hole SMDH-118 cut 10.8 metres of 3.4 grams gold”
SMDH-118Palmarejo · silverGrade: 1083Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 10.8 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- SMDH-118
- Project
- Palmarejo
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 1083
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 10.8 m
- From
- 335 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- SMDH-118:335.0-345.8
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 1,083 g/t silver is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- high silver grade
Evidence · text
“1,083 grams silver from 335 metres downhole”
LUDH-111La Union · goldGrade: 6.3Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LUDH-111
- Project
- La Union
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 6.3
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14.5 m
- From
- 415 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LUDH-111:415.0-429.5
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 6.3 g/t gold over 14.5m is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- high-grade gold
Evidence · text
“hole LUDH-111 at La Union, which cut 14.5 metres of 6.3 grams gold”
LUDH-111La Union · silverGrade: 19Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 14.5 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LUDH-111
- Project
- La Union
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 19
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 14.5 m
- From
- 415 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LUDH-111:415.0-429.5
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 19 g/t silver is a modest byproduct grade.
Positive factors
- silver presence
Evidence · text
“19 grams silver from 415 metres depth”
LUDH-093La Union · goldGrade: 7Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LUDH-093
- Project
- La Union
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 7
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7.9 m
- From
- 194 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LUDH-093:194.0-201.9
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 7 g/t gold is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- high-grade gold
Evidence · text
“hole LUDH-093, which cut 7.9 metres of 7 grams gold”
LUDH-093La Union · silverGrade: 14Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 7.9 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- LUDH-093
- Project
- La Union
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 14
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 7.9 m
- From
- 194 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- LUDH-093:194.0-201.9
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 14 g/t silver is a low byproduct grade.
Positive factors
- silver presence
Evidence · text
“14 grams silver from 194 metres depth”
VIDH-221Independencia Sur · goldGrade: 16.5Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 9.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VIDH-221
- Project
- Independencia Sur
- Commodity
- gold
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 16.5
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 9.1 m
- From
- 473 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VIDH-221:473.0-482.1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 16.5 g/t gold is an exceptional high-grade intercept.
Positive factors
- bonanza intercept
Evidence · text
“hole VIDH-221 at the Independencia Sur target, meanwhile, intersected 9.1 metres grading 16.5 grams gold”
VIDH-221Independencia Sur · silverGrade: 206Grade Unit: g/tIntercept: 9.1 mView all detailsHide details
Identity
- Hole ID
- VIDH-221
- Project
- Independencia Sur
- Commodity
- silver
- Ticker
- CDE
Geometry
- Grade
- 206
- Grade Unit
- g/t
- Intercept
- 9.1 m
- From
- 473 m
Classification
- Sample Type
- drill
- Group ID
- VIDH-221:473.0-482.1
Review
- Needs Review
- No
- Interp. Status
- scored
- Historical
- No
Dates
- Event date
- 2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
Reasoning: 206 g/t silver is a strong intercept.
Positive factors
- strong silver grade
Evidence · text
“206 grams silver from 473 metres downhole”
How Atlas produces this analysis
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