Argenta Silver Corp.
Argenta Silver Corp. (renamed from Butte Energy Inc., October 2024) holds 100% of the El Quevar silver project in Salta Province, Argentina, carrying a Mineral Resource of 45.3 million oz silver Measured & Indicated (2.93Mt at 482 g/t Ag) plus 4.1 million oz Inferred. Systematic 2026 drilling across the Quevar South, Quevar North and Azufre target areas has identified more than 20 priority targets, including a high-grade discovery at Mani-Copan (1,385 g/t Ag over 4.0m); metallurgical test work is underway with results expected Q3 2026.
Notable vs. Peers
- Financials score of 10/10 is stronger than the peer average of 6.5/10.
Lifecycle Milestones
A relative ranking of how closely this company matches the profile of juniors that have actually been acquired — not a probability, and not a reason to buy. Acquisitions are rare: only a few dozen significant deals happen a year across a universe of thousands of juniors, so even a high score here describes a long shot. The strongest signal the underlying research identifies — whether a major already holds a JV, earn-in, or 5–19.9% strategic stake — isn't tracked yet and is absent from this score.
Your Rankings
Management Team
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Argenta Silver Corp., which describes itself as "a focused silver exploration company committed to advancing projects that support the global energy transition" and is advancing the El Quevar Project. Argenta Silver's own corporate page publishes no biography for any of its officers; this entry records the role only.
Chief Financial Officer of Argenta Silver Corp., a silver exploration company advancing the El Quevar Project. Argenta Silver's own corporate page publishes no biography for any of its officers; this entry records the role only.
Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Corporate Secretary of Argenta Silver Corp., a silver exploration company advancing the El Quevar Project. Argenta Silver's own corporate page publishes no biography for any of its officers; this entry records the role only.
Argentina Legal Representative of Argenta Silver Corp. and President of Silex Argentina, the company's Argentine operating entity for the El Quevar Project. Argenta Silver's own corporate page publishes no biography for any of its officers; this entry records the role only.
Argentina Chief Geologist of Argenta Silver Corp., listed under the company's own "Management" heading, with responsibility for its El Quevar Project in Salta Province. Argenta Silver's own corporate page publishes no biography for any of its officers; this entry records the role only.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Frank Giustra has a real, SEDI-confirmed equity position, not an undisclosed one as previously described here: most recently disclosed at 9.89% non-diluted (9.96% partially diluted) as of a January 22, 2026 early warning filing, following a run-up (15.09% in January 2025, an intermediate 11.34%/27,490,000-share figure referenced in the same filing as of August 2025) and subsequent dilution from financings since. Argenta Silver's own site separately describes itself as 'supported by the Fiore Group,' a well-regarded mining-finance group, alongside a stake tied to Argentine businessman Eduardo Elsztain, for which no exact percentage was found in any source checked.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Yaxtché deposit, El Quevar Project (Salta, Argentina) Mineral Resource Estimate, effective 30 Sep 2024, QP Henry Kim P.Geo (Wood Canada Limited), NI 43-101 Technical Report ('NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Mineral Resource Estimate of the El Quevar Project, Salta Province, Argentina', filed on SEDAR+). Indicated: 2.93 Mt @ 482 g/t Ag for 45.3 Moz Ag -- no Measured category exists, so Indicated is the full M&I figure (per site convention, same treatment as SSV in wave 10). Inferred: 0.31 Mt @ 417 g/t Ag for 4.1 Moz Ag, excluded per M&I-only convention. Assumed underground mining method, US$26/oz Ag price, elevated 250 g/t Ag cutoff. Recorded as pure Ag (not AgEq) -- Yaxtché is a silver-primary deposit with no material byproduct gold/base-metal credit disclosed in this resource. Argenta's 2026 drilling (Quevar South/North, Azufre, Mani-Copan discovery) targets resource expansion beyond Yaxtché but has not yet fed a new resource estimate as of this pass.