Mercado Minerals Begins Inaugural Diamond Drill Program at Zamora Project in Mexico

11:46 AM EST, 11/05/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Mercado Minerals (MERC.CN) started its inaugural 1,500-meter diamond drill program at its Zamora project in Sinaloa, Mexico, it said Thursday. Mercado contracted HR Drilling, S.A.S. de C.V. to perform the drill program that will target the Campanillas-La Franca Vein and El Triunfo Vein segments, it said. "Our team has mapped and sampled high-grade silver-gold mineralization at surface along the Campanillas-La Franca and El Triunfo veins, and together with the historic high-grade underground workings, this makes Zamora an attractive area to drill," said Chief Executive Officer Daniel Rodriguez. "This program of approximately 12 holes will test those vein segments at depth for the first time." Shares of the company were last seen down CA$0.015, or 12.5%, at CA$0.105 on the Canadian Securities Exchange. Price: 0.11, Change: -0.02, Percent Change: -12.50