Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd.
Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. (Vancouver-headquartered) explores for silver and polymetallic mineralization in Mexico. Its flagship and primary focus is the Ana Maria Project, Durango, where it holds 100% interest (acquired via a 2,000,000-share issuance to Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. completing expenditure requirements) alongside the nearby El Laberinto Property. A fully-funded 3,000m, 13-hole diamond drill program commenced February 2026 and is reporting contact-skarn intercepts (e.g. 2.78m of garnet-magnetite-hematite skarn at the limestone/El Sarnoso intrusive contact); full results are expected Q3/Q4 2026. The company also holds the earlier-stage Silver Stream property. No resource estimate has been published.
Notable vs. Peers
- Trading within 3% of its 52-week low — weak recent price momentum.
Lifecycle Milestones
Jurisdiction (40%)6/10
The Ana Maria property is near Gomez Palacio, Durango, an established Mexican silver-mining state with developed infrastructure but moderate permitting and security risk.
Infrastructure (40%)No verified figure
Researched with nothing found: no source we could cite confirms or rules out an existing mill, road access, grid power, or tailings facility at Ana Maria Property, Gomez Palacio, Durango, Mexico (checked Oct 2, 2026; recheck due Mar 31, 2027). Counts at a neutral 5/10 until one does.
Nearby producing mine (20%)Not yet researched
No project coordinates on file yet, so distance to a producing mine can't be measured.
Acquisition Susceptibility
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 in the research, a producer that already owns part of the company, is scored from its disclosed strategic shareholders. A producer that is a joint-venture or earn-in partner on the project, rather than a shareholder, isn't captured yet.
How this score is built
- Disclosed pending dealSub-score: Not scored
No pending acquisition or merger disclosed (checked)
Not scored: having no deal in flight isn't held against a company.
Weight 26.25% - Producer's strategic stakeSub-score:9.8/10
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. holds 18.18% (reported 22 Apr 2026) See holders
An operating producer's stake scores 8 at 5%, rising to 10 at 20% (the take-over-bid threshold) and holding there up to 50%.
Weight 25% · 49% here - Distance to a producing mineSub-score: Not yet researched
Distance not yet researched: no project coordinates on file
Distance can't be measured without coordinates, so excluded rather than counted as far.
Weight 22.5% - Lifecycle stageSub-score:1/10
Stage: Grassroots Exploration
Feasibility and permitting score 10, where deals cluster, and production 5.5; earlier stages score less, down to 1 at grassroots.
Weight 15% · 29% here - JurisdictionSub-score:6/10
Mexico: jurisdiction score 6/10
Our jurisdiction score, used as is: higher means lower political and permitting risk.
Weight 6.75% · 13% here - CommoditySub-score:5/10
Primary commodity: Silver
Gold 10, copper 8, silver 5, nickel and uranium 4, others 2: most majors' deals are for gold.
Weight 4.5% · 9% here
Weight is each input's share of the full score. “Here” is its share of this company's score: inputs that aren't scored are left out and the rest re-weighted, never counted as zero.
Your Rankings
Management Team
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., listed on the NYSE American and Toronto Stock Exchange; also Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. Over 35 years of public company experience in mineral resources including exploration, development, construction and operations in precious metals across North America. Developed the company from a minority owner of the closed Avino mine in 2001 to 100% ownership in 2006 and into commercial production in 2012; the company has since grown to 500+ employees with a market capitalization reaching as high as US$800 million, and in 2025 ranked 5th in the TSX 30 with +610% dividend-adjusted share price appreciation over three years. Experienced in M&A, capital markets, brokered and private placement financings, offtake agreements, at-the-market offerings and credit facilities totalling more than US$350 million in aggregate, and was the architect of strategic transactions between Coral Gold and the Cortez Joint Venture. Studied business and geology at Colorado State University and Simon Fraser University, and since the early 2000s has managed the Oniva International Services Group.
Senior Vice President, Technical Services of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.; also President & Director of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. A professional engineer and a 2007 graduate of the University of British Columbia with a degree in Metals and Materials Engineering, and a 2017 graduate of Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business with a Master of Business Administration. Has 20 years of operational, engineering and commercial experience in the mining industry and has worked on mining projects across six continents, including silver projects from the Yukon to southern Argentina, with significant experience in operational commissioning, troubleshooting and optimization. At Avino he oversees the technical aspects of the company's operations including technical reporting, manages commercial relationships for Avino's products, and contributes to new project evaluations.
Chief Financial Officer of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.; also Chief Financial Officer of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. (CPA) A Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant with over a decade of finance experience across mineral exploration, development, production and royalties in North and South America and Africa. Joined Avino in 2016 and became CFO in 2018. Career: CFO, Coral Gold Resources Ltd., through its completed Nov 2020 acquisition by Nomad Royalty Company for US$45.8 million; earlier, specialized in public mining companies at Deloitte LLP, Vancouver.
Chief Operation Officer of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd.; also Vice President, Exploration of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. A professional geologist with over 42 years of experience in underground mining and regional exploration across Mexico, and a graduate of the University of Sonora (Geology, 1984) and the Colorado School of Mines (Mineral Exploration, 1998). Previously served as Avino's Chief Geologist before the mine's 2001 closure and rejoined in 2006 as Mine Exploration and General Manager, since leading key initiatives including the discovery of the San Gonzalo deposit in 2007, the rehabilitation of the 250 tpd flotation circuit and the development of a water treatment facility, with current efforts focused on expanding mill capacity to 2,500 tpd.
Corporate Secretary of Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., having joined in December 2021; also Corporate Secretary of Silver Wolf Exploration Ltd. Over 25 years of experience in securities and corporate finance, bringing extensive expertise from 13 years as Corporate Secretary and Vice President, Corporate Affairs at Minco Silver Corporation, Minco Capital Corp. and other publicly traded companies. A certified Paralegal from Capilano University, she holds a Certificate in Mining Law (2019) and completed the Fundamentals of U.S. Securities Law at Osgoode Hall Law School (2021).
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Checked directly against the company's own site, which is live and current -- an active drill programme has been underway at the Ana Maria property since February 2026, with contact skarn results reported in June. No producer, specialist fund or named institution holds a disclosed position, and there are no insider trading records in our data.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
Silver Wolf Exploration explores for silver and polymetallic mineralisation in Mexico. Its flagship is the 100%-owned Ana Maria project near Gomez Palacio in Durango, acquired by issuing 2,000,000 shares to Avino Silver & Gold Mines, together with the nearby El Laberinto property. A fully funded 3,000m, 13-hole diamond drill program began in February 2026; by the end of June 2026 it had completed 5 holes for 1,301 metres at the La Recompensa gold-zinc skarn target, where hole LRE26-05 intersected 2.78 metres of skarn at the limestone-intrusive contact, and full assay results were expected in the second half of 2026. The company also holds the earlier-stage Silver Stream property. No resource estimate has been published.
No reports or presentations linked yet.