Overview
About
zacatecas silver
The Esperanza Gold Project is an advanced-stage, low-cost, low-capital-intensity, and low-technical-risk growth project. It has a substantial existing resource estimate, with a Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource of 30.5 million tonnes at 0.97 g/t AuEq for 956,000 ounces AuEq, and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 8.7 million tonnes at 0.98 g/t AuEq for 277,000 ounces AuEq. The project is ready for a pre-feasibility study (PFS) and has benefited from previous engineering work, including metallurgical studies and community engagement efforts.
The Zacatecas Silver Project is located within the highly prospective Fresnillo silver belt, which has produced over 6.2 billion ounces of silver. The company holds 7,826 hectares of land that is highly prospective for various types of silver and gold mineralization. A Mineral Resource Estimate for the Panuco Deposit within this project reported 2.7 million tonnes at 187 g/t silver equivalent for 16.4 million ounces AgEq.
Zacatecas Silver’s strategy involves leveraging existing data and resources to efficiently advance both projects. For Esperanza, the focus is on completing a PFS to define the project’s scope. At the Zacatecas Silver Project, the plan is to resume drilling after a technical review of previous results.
The company’s projects are strategically located near other significant mining operations. The Zacatecas Property is 25 km southeast of MAG Silver Corp.’s Juanicipio Mine and Fresnillo PLC’s Fresnillo Mine, and shares boundaries with Pan American Silver Corp. claims and Endeavour Silver’s El Orito property.
This combination of strategic asset positioning, project advancement strategy, and efficient use of existing resources positions Zacatecas Silver Corp. as a potentially attractive option for investors interested in both gold and silver markets.
Zacatecas Silver Corp. is dedicated to advancing and developing high-quality gold and silver assets in world-class mining jurisdictions. Our mission is to deliver exceptional value to investors by driving resource growth, optimizing project development, and positioning our assets for long-term production. Through responsible mining practices, innovation, and a commitment to sustainability, we aim to build a profitable and enduring business that benefits our shareholders, employees, and the communities where we operate.
To be a leading mineral resource company recognized for our commitment to sustainable exploration and development, unlocking the full potential of our high-quality gold and silver projects while delivering exceptional value to our shareholders and positively impacting the communities in which we operate
Our Values
We prioritize the health and safety of our workforce, partners, and communities. By fostering a culture of safety and implementing rigorous protocols, we ensure that everyone involved in our operations returns home safely.
We operate with honesty, accountability, and transparency. Building trust with our stakeholders—investors, employees, communities, and regulators—is at the core of everything we do.
We are committed to minimizing our environmental footprint by adopting sustainable exploration practices. From water management to land reclamation, we strive to protect ecosystems while advancing our projects responsibly.
We leverage cutting-edge technologies and advanced exploration techniques to maximize efficiency and minimize environmental impact. Innovation drives us to find smarter ways to discover and develop mineral resources.
We build strong partnerships with local communities by listening, respecting their needs, and contributing to their economic and social development. We aim to leave a lasting positive legacy wherever we operate.
We pursue excellence in all aspects of our business—from exploration and resource development to stakeholder engagement. Our commitment to continuous improvement ensures we remain competitive in a dynamic industry.
We believe in teamwork and strong partnerships across all levels of our organization and with external stakeholders. Collaboration fuels innovation, strengthens relationships, and drives project success.
By living these values every day, Zacatecas Silver Corp. is dedicated to building a sustainable future for mining while creating long-term value for all stakeholders.
OUR Executive TEAM
ERIC VANDERLEEUW
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Vanderleeuw brings extensive expertise in capital markets to the company, having facilitated the successful raising of over $100-million for venture initiatives throughout his consulting career. In addition to his proficiency in marketing and investor relations, he has developed a robust network through his involvement in business development within the mining sector. Before venturing into capital markets — where he successfully collaborated with government entities, municipalities and first nations — Mr. Vanderleeuw enjoyed a distinguished career in planning and land development with a leading planning and engineering consulting firm.
Chris Wilson
PhD, FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, FGS
Chief Geologist & Director
Commercially-driven and innovative exploration geologist with over 30 years of global experience in area selection and prospect generation, target generation, and the design and management of large resource definition drilling and pre-feasibility programs. Chris has worked in over 75 countries, on most commodities and deposit styles. He has specialist experience with vein systems – especially low to intermediate sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag-basemetal types.
Chris has extensive project review and target generation experience, with ability to integrate complex multi-disciplinary datasets, and rapidly identify and test high value targets. Strong deposit model knowledge ensuring key controls on mineralization are placed within the wider context of a projects geological, structural and hydrothermal evolution. Recently Chris has been involved in resource versus production reconciliation studies, project valuation and fatal flaw analysis.
Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural, high talent teams under diverse cultural and physiographic regimes. Qualified Person for JORC and NI 43-10 compliant reporting and valuation. Formerly 10 years with Ivanhoe Mines. As Exploration Manager for Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia he was responsible for an Exploration Portfolio of over 11 million hectares.
ALASTAIR BROWNLOW
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Brownlow, an associate at Redfern Consulting Inc., is a chartered professional accountant and a U.S.-certified public accountant (Washington) who specializes in resource-focused accounting. Mr. Brownlow has accumulated extensive experience as a chief financial officer of TSX Venture Exchange listed mining companies.
CHARLES HETHEY
Director
Charles Hethey is a securities lawyer in British Columbia and New York with over 10 years’ experience. Mr. Hethey represents a number of U.S. and Canadian listed entities on the TSX Venture Exchange, Canadian Securities Exchange and U.S. OTC markets. Mr. Hethey’s clients are active in a broad range of industries including an emphasis on mining issuers.
Mr. Hethey has significant experience in U.S. and Canadian corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities compliance matters. Mr. Hethey is a Director of Fosterville South Exploration and former roles include director of New Energy Metals Corp. (TSXV: ENRG), a mineral exploration company with exploration projects in Quebec and Chile, and a director of Skyledger Tech Corp. (CSE: SKYL), a Bitcoin miner.
NANCY LA COUVÉE
Director
Ms. La Couvée is currently Corporate Secretary for K92 Mining Inc. and is a governance professional who brings over 25 years of comprehensive senior level experience with international public and private companies in the resource sector. Ms. La Couveé is strongly attuned to corporate governance and statutory compliance frameworks and has significant mining industry experience with a wide range of corporate and financial transactions. She is a Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) and the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (CGI).
MARIO VETRO
Advisor
Mr. Vetro is a well-known investor and financier in the resource space and is the chief executive officer at Commodity Partners, based out of Vancouver, B.C. He has extensive experience in structuring and advising resource companies and has successfully raised hundreds of millions of dollars of resource development projects.
BRYAN SLUSARCHUK
Advisor
Mr. Slusarchuk is former President of K92 Mining Inc., a company he co-founded and was on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of from inception through to cash flow positive mining operations. K92 has approximately 1,650 employees and contractors and is a fast-growing copper-gold producer located in Papua New Guinea. It is included in the S&P/TSX Composite Index and has reached a market capitalization of approximately $2.5 billion. Mr. Slusarchuk has been involved in structuring, financing, and operating multiple companies in the mining sector including within exploration through to development and production.
Alex McAulay, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Mr. McAulay CPA, CA is an entrepreneur and experienced public-company CFO and director. Mr. McAulay’ s company, ACM Management Inc., is focused on providing fractional CFO services and regulatory guidance to public companies in Canada and the US. Alex has served as the CFO of several listed companies and has assisted many issuers in navigating the public markets.
Philip Ellard, CPA, CFO
Mr. Ellard is a designated CPA providing fractional chief financial officer and regulatory guidance services to public companies through ACM Management Inc., a growing professional services advisory firm in Vancouver, British Columbia. Prior to his time at ACM Management Inc., Mr. Ellard worked as an accountant with several other public accounting firms in the Vancouver, B.C. market providing audit and taxation services to private and publicly listed companies.
Christian Scovenna, Director
A successful C-Suite Executive with over 13 years of capital market experience. Has held Executive Officer positions and Board of Directors seats with several public companies.
Darren Collins, Director
Mr. Collins has over 15 years of corporate experience as an executive, director, and advisor for private and public companies. His expertise spans mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, go-public transactions, commercial partnerships, accounting, and corporate governance.
Christopher Huggins, Director
Mr. Huggins is experienced in grassroots exploration geology, mining, construction, and technology industries and will provide a broad range of insights to the Company. Following a Bachelor of Science in Honours Geology from the University of British Columbia, Mr. Huggins began his career as an exploration geologist with Homestake Mining in regional exploration around Eskay Creek Mine, Snip Mine and Stewart camps, and including project evaluations and large scale geological and structural mapping in northern Chile. His involvement over the past ten years in project feasibility, financing and development of creative capital equipment packages has provided mining projects and operating mines with unique opportunities to drive efficiency and manage operational risk.
Gerhard Merkel, Director
Extensive senior executive experience. Was CEO and CFO of a german trading company from 1994 to 2005. From 2005 to present, has been CFO and COO of an international import/export, wholesale and retail of catering equipment company and producer of catering accessories in Portugal. From 2015 to 2019 was an independent director of Explor Resources. Since 2019 on the board of directors of Galleon Gold