Torex Gold Hits 28.12g/t AuEq at Media Luna East

Canada-based mining company Torex Gold announced new drill results from its exploration program at Media Luna West and initial drill testing at Media Luna East, part of the Media Luna Cluster within the Morelos Complex in Guerrero. The company aims to expand near-mine opportunities to extend the complex's production profile.

Jody Kuzenko, President and CEO, Torex Gold, highlighted the importance of the findings, noting the potential to sustain annual gold equivalent production above 450,000oz and extend operations beyond 2035. Kuzenko stated that an inaugural Inferred Resource estimate for Media Luna West is expected by year-end 2025. 

Torex Gold reported the drilling program at Media Luna West defined a mineralized zone of 600m by 400m, with the most relevant intercepts reporting 13.40g/t AuEq over 28.4m and 22.73g/t AuEq over 13.1m from hole ML24-1043DB. The company said drilling in 2025 will focus on further defining mineralized boundaries, with a total of 10,000m planned.

At Media Luna East, located immediately east of the Media Luna underground mine, initial drill testing confirmed the continuity of mineralization. Significant intercepts include 28.12g/t AuEq over 18.3m, 8.92g/t AuEq over 60.9m, and 18.28g/t AuEq over 12m. Drilling suggests the San Miguel fault is a primary mineralizing fluid conduit. Torex Gold plans to conduct 10,000m of additional drilling in 2025 to expand the mineralized footprint and identify new resource potential.

The Media Luna Cluster, which includes Media Luna, Media Luna West, Media Luna East, EPO, and Todos Santos, is within the Mesozoic carbonate-rich Morelos Platform. Torex Gold's exploration approach focuses on understanding the structural controls, particularly the intersection of the north-south structural corridor and the west-northwest-striking San Miguel fault.