Daily Mining Update
Daily Mining Update

Daily Mining Update — Drill Results, Royalty Funding, and Exploration Plans (July 8, 2026)

Daily Mining Update — Key mining and natural-resource headlines from the last 24–48 hours, with links to primary sources where available.

Luca Mining: high-grade breccia-zone drilling at Tahuehueto (Mexico)

  • Luca Mining reported new 2026 drill results at its Tahuehueto gold-silver mine in Durango, Mexico, highlighting near-mine breccia-zone mineralization within the Creston vein system. (PR Newswire / Luca Mining news release)
  • Selected highlighted intercepts included 4.7 m of 6.73 g/t AuEq (with reported Au, Ag, Cu, Pb, Zn) in hole DDH26-246, plus additional intercepts reported from other holes. (details)

Hot Chili: amended royalty deal with OR Royalties (Costa Fuego / La Verde, Chile)

  • Hot Chili disclosed an amended royalty agreement with OR Royalties to secure an additional US$15 million in non-dilutive funding, with proceeds intended to advance La Verde and Costa Fuego work programs. (Hot Chili announcement)
  • The company stated the amended agreement expands the royalty footprint to include the La Verde project and lifts total OR royalty consideration (across the broader arrangement) to US$30 million, subject to customary conditions. (details)

Blue Moon Metals: 2026 program outlined for Springer Tungsten (Nevada)

  • Blue Moon Metals outlined a 2026 exploration/resource-definition plan for its Springer Tungsten Project in Nevada, centered on a 67,000 m two-phase diamond drilling program (noted as starting in August 2026 and extending into early 2027), plus re-logging and re-assaying of historical core and additional technical work. (Stock Titan summary of a Blue Moon Metals 6-K filing)

Note: This roundup focuses on company-reported and exchange/filing-linked updates. For rapidly developing stories, consider reading the linked primary documents for full context.

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