Sonoro GOLD Commences 50,000 Meter Drilling Program
SONORO GOLD COMMENCES 50,000 METER DRILLING PROGRAM
VANCOUVER, Canada, May 5, 2026– Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV: SGO | OTCQB: SMOFF
| FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it will resume drilling at its
flagship Cerro Caliche gold project in Sonora State, Mexico. As previously announced, the
Company will complete a two-phased exploration campaign including 50,000 meters of
reverse circulation drilling as well as soil and rock sampling programs.
Phase I of the program is expected to be completed by the fall of 2026 and will include 25,000
meters of drilling with approximately 207 drill holes and 6,000 soil samples. Phase II will
continue uninterrupted until the Spring of 2027 with 25,000 meters of drilling and
approximately 220 drill holes and 3,000 soil samples. Access roads to the drill sites have now
been upgraded and drill pads are near completion. Drilling will commence with CANMEX
Perforaciones y Servicios SA de CV on May 11, 2026.
The program will initially focus on infill drilling at several known gold mineralized zones where
prior drilling campaigns returned multiple higher-grade gold intercepts within larger intervals
of high-grade gold mineralization. The objective is to potentially increase the size, grade and
classification of the project’s mineral resource. The cross section below highlights the
previously announced higher-grade gold intercepts and identifies several of the planned drill
holes.
Figure 1: Cross Section of Mineralized Zones
“We are excited to resume drilling at Cerro Caliche with the largest drilling campaign since we
acquired the project in 2018,” said Kenneth MacLeod, President and CEO of Sonoro. “While
the recently announced results of our updated PEA demonstrated an economically robust
project, the report was based on geological data gathered from less than 30% of the known
mineralized zones identified on the original 1,350-hectare property. The recent acquisition of
11 mining concessions has increased the project to almost 4,000 hectares. The upcoming
exploration program is a great opportunity for us to potentially expand the mineral resource,
upgrade resource classification and confirm the extensions of the project’s geological
structure.”
The program will further investigate previously identified deeper mineralized zones as well as
undertake expansion drilling at certain mineralized corridors where occurrences suggest
consistent geology and the potential expansion of mineralization. The map below illustrates
proposed infill and expansion drill holes.
Figure 2: Proposed Infill and Expansion Drill Holes
Expansion drilling will also confirm the structural continuity of the northwest-trending
mineralized corridors into the recently acquired northern and eastern concessions. Review of
historical geological data, from prior exploration programs completed on the new concessions,
demonstrate comparable geological characteristics and grades to the project’s known gold
mineralized zones.
The 50,000-meter reverse circulation drilling campaign will proceed alongside the proposed
development of an open-pit, heap leach mining operation currently in the permitting phase for
an initial 10-year production at a projected capacity of up to 16,000 tonnes per day.
Qualified Person Statement
Stephen Kenwood, P.Geo., a Director of Sonoro, is a Qualified Person within the context of
National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and has read and approved this news release.
About Sonoro Gold Corp.
Sonoro Gold Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development Company holding the
development-stage Cerro Caliche project and the exploration-stage San Marcial project in
Sonora State, Mexico. The Company has highly experienced operational and management
teams with proven track records for the discovery and development of natural resource
deposits.
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On behalf of the Board of SONORO GOLD CORP.
Per: “Kenneth MacLeod”
Kenneth MacLeod
President & CEO
For further information, please contact:
Sonoro Gold Corp. - Tel: (604) 632-1764
Email: [email protected]
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This press release may contain "forward-looking information" as defined in applicable Canadian securities legislation. All
statements other than statements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without limitation, statements regarding the
Cerro Caliche project, and future plans and objectives of the Company, constitute forward looking information that involve various
risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding project permitting and the Company’s intention to develop and operate
the proposed Cerro Caliche gold mine. Although the Company believes that such statements are reasonable based on current
circumstances, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements are
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Company's management on the date the statements are made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including
the possibility of unfavorable exploration and test results, the lack of sufficient future financing to carry out exploration and
development plans and unanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and permitting requirements for the Company’s exploration
programs. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could
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