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Tonopah West

Silver · Nevada, USA · Flagship project

Tonopah West is a silver project in Nevada, USA, at the advanced exploration stage, held by Blackrock Silver (TSXV: BRC).

10 news releases are filed under it here.

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Key facts

CompanyBlackrock Silver (TSXV: BRC)
CommoditySilver
LocationNevada, USA
StageAdvanced exploration
FlagshipYes

About Tonopah West

Flagship silver and gold project consolidating the western half of the historic Tonopah Silver District. Indicated resource of 1.33 million tonnes at 220.7 g/t silver and 2.50 g/t gold. Inferred resource of 5.138 million tonnes at 215.1 g/t silver and 2.85 g/t gold. 2024 PEA outlined 8.6 million silver equivalent ounces per year at an all-in sustaining cost of $11.96 per AgEq ounce.

News releases10 on file

  1. Oct 26, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER AWARDS CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS TO NEWFIELDS FOR PERMIT DESIGNS ON THE TONOPAH WEST PROJECT

    Blackrock Silver's Nevada subsidiary, Blackrock Gold Corp., has signed a service agreement with NewFields Mining Design & Technical Services, LLC to prepare construction-level designs for permitting an exploration decline, test mining and 50,000 tonnes (55,000 tons) bulk-sample extraction at its Tonopah West project in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada. Designs are anticipated by year end, with s

    Corporate
  2. Sep 23, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER EXTENDS SILVER AND GOLD TO NORTHWEST AT TONOPAH WEST

    Drilling at the Tonopah West project in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada extended the inner mineralized high-grade corridor 600 metres northwest along the Denver vein system, confirmed by holes TXC26-192A, -199, -200 and -201. TXC26-200 returned 0.49 m of 1,096.0 g/t AgEq (797.0 g/t Ag, 2.77 g/t Au) from 673.00 m, and TXC26-190 cut mineralized granodiorite up to 28 g/t silver and 0.29 g/t gold.

    News
  3. Jul 21, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER ENGAGES GLOBAL FRONTIER ADVISORS TO ADVANCE U.S. CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY AT TONOPAH WEST

    Global Frontier Advisors LP, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic advisory firm, has been engaged to help Blackrock Silver pursue federal and state support, non-dilutive capital and tax incentive programs following silver's November 2025 designation as a U.S. critical mineral. Potential pathways include Defense Production Act programs, the U.S. Department of Energy, EXIM Bank, the U.S. International

    Corporate
  4. May 13, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER ANNOUNCES FILING OF TONOPAH WEST UPDATED PRELIMINARY ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL REPORT

    An independent technical report titled Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment of Mineral Resource Estimate – Tonopah West Silver-Gold Project, Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada, USA, effective March 25, 2026 and dated May 12, 2026, has been filed on SEDAR+ for Blackrock Silver's 100%-owned Tonopah West silver-gold project. The report was prepared under NI 43-101 and supports the PEA results disc

    Study results
  5. Mar 31, 2026

    Blackrock Silver Announces Updated Preliminary Economic Assessment For Its Tonopah West Project In Nevada; +10 Year Mine Life Fortified By 90% Increase In Indicated Mineral Resources

    An updated preliminary economic assessment for the 100%-owned Tonopah West project in Nye and Esmeralda counties, Nevada, shows an after-tax NPV5% of US$437 million, a 28% IRR and a 3.5-year payback over an 11.2-year mine life, using US$31/oz silver and US$2,700/oz gold, with initial capital of US$190 million and AISC of US$17.44 per payable AgEq ounce. Average annual production is 7.1 million pay

    Study results
  6. Mar 3, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER RECEIVES FIRST OF THREE KEY PERMITS FOR THE TONOPAH WEST PROJECT

    The Nevada Department of Environmental Protection, through the Bureau of Air Pollution Control, has issued the Class II Air Quality and Surface Disturbance Permit for the Tonopah West project in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada. The permit allows disturbance of up to 150 acres (60.7 hectares) with dust control measures and runs for five years, with the option to extend or modify. Data collection

    Corporate
  7. Feb 25, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER COMMENCES 17,000 METRE TWO-PHASED EXPANSION DRILL PROGRAMS AT TONOPAH WEST PROJECT

    Drill rigs have mobilized for two resource expansion campaigns totalling 17,100 metres (56,250 ft) across 30 drill sites at the Tonopah West silver-gold project in Nye and Esmeralda Counties, Nevada. The Eastern Expansion Program covers 9,100 m (30,000 ft) in 20 holes targeting shallow mineralization along the Pittsburg-Monarch fault, while the NW Expansion Program covers 8,000 m (26,250 ft) in 10

    Drill results
  8. Feb 18, 2026

    BLACKROCK SILVER NAMED TO 2026 TSX VENTURE 50™ LIST OF TOP PERFORMING COMPANIES

    Blackrock Silver has been named to the 2026 TSX Venture 50 list, ranking twenty-fifth overall, following a 273% share price appreciation and 353% market capitalization growth in 2025. The ranking weights one-year share price appreciation, market capitalization increase and Canadian consolidated trading value equally. The company states an updated Preliminary Economic Assessment for its Tonopah Wes

    Corporate
  9. Dec 2, 2025

    BLACKROCK SILVER ANNOUNCES FINAL ASSAYS FROM EASTERN EXPANSION DRILL PROGRAM AT TONOPAH WEST

    Drill results
  10. Oct 27, 2025

    BLACKROCK SILVER DRILLS 5.03 METRES OF 750 G/T AGEQ (INCLUDING 1.83 METRES OF 1,661 G/T AGEQ) AND REPORTS MULTIPLE THICK MINERALIZED ZONES IN FIRST ASSAYS FROM EASTERN EXPANSION DRILL PROGRAM AT TONOPAH WEST

    Drill results

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