Former FIFOMI Head Joins Vizsla Silver

Canada-based junior miner Vizsla Silver appointed Angel Gómez as Vice President of Government Relations. The company considers Gómez’s experience as a mining-related government official to be a key asset in securing the necessary permits for the development of its flagship Panuco project in Sinaloa. In other news, China will address the US concerns regarding critical mineral shortages, the White House reported. The announcement comes after a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Beijing.
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Former FIFOMI Head Joins Vizsla Silver as Government Relations VP
Vizsla Silver has appointed Angel Gómez as Vice President of Government Relations. The company considers Gómez’s experience as a mining-related government official, making him a key asset in securing the necessary permits for the development of its flagship Panuco project in Sinaloa.

 
World Silver Survey 2026: Liquidity Squeeze and Deficit Trends 
Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director, The Silver Institute, notes that the global silver market is entering 2026 facing a structural deficit, with the global supply gap projected to widen to 46.3Moz despite a modest 2% decline in total demand.

 
PEMEX Finds Lithium in New Wells; Output Years Away
PEMEX has confirmed the presence of lithium traces in oil wells in the Burgos Basin in northeastern Mexico, identifying the mineral in sites across Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Tabasco through laboratory analysis, but specialists warn the findings do not constitute quantified reserves and that any path to commercial production could take more than a decade.

US Races to Build Rare Earth Chain Free of China
The US Department of Defense has formed a dedicated unit to build an independent rare earth and magnet supply chain, deploying up to US$200 billion in financing capacity over three years to prevent a repeat of last year's trade standoff in which China cut off critical mineral supplies and forced Washington to retreat on tariffs.

Mexico’s Real Mining Risk Is No Longer Technical 
Pablo Méndez, Managing Partner, EC Rubio, emphasizes that while Mexico remains one of the world's most geologically gifted mining jurisdictions, the primary bottleneck for project advancement has shifted away from technical and geological complexity toward the multi-layered risks of regulation, permitting, security, and community dynamics. 

China to Ease Mineral Concerns, Controls Stay: White House
China has agreed to address US concerns about shortages of critical minerals and rare earths, including yttrium, scandium, and indium, the White House said in a fact sheet summarizing agreements reached at last week's leaders summit in Beijing, stopping short of calling for the removal of export restrictions that have disrupted US aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing.