Vizsla Silver Corp.
Vizsla is advancing the 100%-owned Panuco silver-gold project in Sinaloa toward a construction decision, having awarded key plant equipment and engineering contracts in 2026 and secured a MXN$173M working capital facility from Mexican government institution FIFOMI.
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
Holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Royal Roads University and a Diploma in Marketing Management from BCIT. Founded Vizsla Silver Corp. in 2017 and has served as President, CEO & Director since, leading consolidation of a high-grade silver-gold district in Mexico. Co-founded Inventa Capital in 2017, a natural resource incubator that has raised over C$800 million, and co-founded CobaltOne Energy Corp, a battery-metals explorer later acquired by Blackstone Minerals. Also serves as Executive Chairman of Vizsla Royalties and sits on the boards of Vizsla Copper and Summa Silver.
B.Eng (Hons) in Metallurgical Engineering (1994) from the Gartrell School of Mining, Metallurgy and Applied Geology, University of South Australia. Began his career at Western Mining Corporation's Olympic Dam Mine, then spent eight years on the Goro Nickel project in New Caledonia as Senior Project Manager and Construction Director. Joined Ausenco in 2009, rising through Manager-Project Delivery, President APAC/Africa, President North America, and President Americas, then COO in 2019, before joining Vizsla Silver as COO in April 2024 after having been a company director since its formation.
Member of the Mexican Mining Hall of Fame with a career spanning roughly four decades, holding senior executive/board roles at Industrial Peñoles, Luismin, Goldcorp, Wheaton River Minerals, Alamos Gold, Primero Mining, and Dyna Resource. Played a key role in developing Mexico's San Dimas mine and previously served on the board of Wheaton Precious Metals. Former President of the Mexican Mining Chamber and former President of the Silver Institute. Joined Vizsla Silver's board as an independent director in November 2023 and was subsequently named Lead Director.
Insiders, Investors & Smart Money
Notable shareholders and insiders whose involvement is worth knowing about, plus what we're seeing from institutional/large-investor activity.
Sprott holds 4.35% as at 30 June 2026 and the Franklin Gold & Precious Metals Fund a further 1.81% -- real precious-metals specialists, though neither is big enough on its own to signal strong conviction. Institutional ownership is high at 68%, but a large part of that is index and ETF money, including the Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF at 7.26%. Insider activity is genuinely two-sided: four different insiders bought on the open market in the last year, while roughly 2.2 million shares were sold over the same period -- close to ten times the volume bought, much of it by CEO Michael Konnert, who appears on both sides.
No notable insiders tracked for this miner yet.
Reports, Presentations & Documents
We haven't parsed this company's PEA/PFS/FS recommendations yet — cut-off grade, mine life, DCF/NPV, and the report's own next-steps guidance are a planned research pass, not live data for every company yet.