The company announced on April 28, 2026 a fourth tranche of assay results from its 2026–2026 diamond drilling program at the El Quevar Project in Salta Province, Argentina. These results emphasize robust high-grade silver mineralization at the Mani-Copan and Argentina target areas, located roughly 800 and 1,500 meters east of the current resource boundary. One of the standout intercepts—QVD-444—returned 1,385 g/t Ag over 4.0 meters, confirming earlier surface sampling that the company disclosed in its February 23, 2026 release.
In this context, an assay refers to the laboratory measurement of metal concentration used to quantify silver grades.
Argenta acquired El Quevar in October 2026, inheriting the well-known Yaxtché deposit, which hosts an indicated mineral resource of 45.3 million ounces of silver contained within 2.93 million tonnes at an average grade of 482 g/t Ag (refer to the NI 43-101 technical report dated September 30, 2026). The broader property spans 57,000 hectares—a contiguous land package that the company notes is substantially under-explored, with less than 3% having seen systematic work. Those metrics set the scene for exploration upside as the program systematically steps out from the known resource.
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What the new assays reveal
The latest dataset highlights confirmation of very high-grade shoots and a newly identified mineralized corridor. At Mani-Copan, the drill hole QVD-444 validated prior surface anomalies by delivering 1,385 g/t Ag over 4.0 meters, a result that supports a strong near-surface expression. At the Argentina target the company reports a previously untested zone where every hole has returned high-grade silver, including intervals such as 725 g/t Ag over 3 metres alongside broader mineralized packages. These intercepts, coupled with the spatial separation—hundreds of meters—from the Yaxtché envelope, argue for an evolving, multi-nodal district-scale silver system.
Program scale, pace and technical approach
Argenta describes the campaign as a two-pronged effort: roughly 40% of drilling is devoted to resource expansion around Yaxtché while the remaining 60% targets greenfield discovery across the claim block. To date the company has completed over 14,500 metres in 61 holes of a planned 25,000-metre program, operating with two rigs. Laboratory throughput is active—more than 300 work orders submitted with approximately 40% of assays still pending—so the dataset is expected to grow. Management frames this pace as deliberate: validate high-grade surface vectors, then follow up with infill and step-out holes to define continuity.
Community relations and jurisdictional context
The project sits in Salta Province, where the government has published a Provincial Plan for Sustainable Mining Development 2030 emphasizing infrastructure, education and environmental standards to attract responsible investment. Argenta’s leadership highlights direct engagement with local stakeholders: President and CEO Joaquin Marias has described in interviews his early meetings with indigenous community leaders, requesting their blessing and permission before field activities. Management also reports that roughly 50% of the workforce is sourced locally and that community members have been invited to visit the site—steps the company says build trust and social license to operate.
Technical governance and oversight
The scientific and technical information in the release was reviewed and approved by Rob van Egmond, P.Geo., identified as a qualified person under NI 43-101. The company discloses that Mr. van Egmond has visited the project and is not independent of Argenta. For additional historical context, the NI 43-101 technical report on the Yaxtché resource (effective September 30, 2026) is posted on SEDAR under Argenta Silver Corp.
What this means for investors and next steps
From an investor perspective, the combination of repeated high-grade intercepts outside the current resource footprint and a large, mostly unexplored land package increases the potential for material resource growth—but it also carries the typical exploration risks. Argenta emphasizes a balance between extending the known resource and chasing new discoveries, with more assay batches and drilling planned. The release is sponsored content: Argenta Silver paid Global Stocks News $1,750 for research, writing and dissemination, and the contact provided for media inquiries is [email protected]. As always, readers should note that forward-looking statements in the release are subject to uncertainty and that mineral exploration is speculative by nature.
