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Rio Silver Inc. Generates Royalty Revenue and Confirms Additional Upcoming Share Issuance from Magma Silver
US$100,000 Advanced Royalty Payment Received; 2.5 Million Additional Magma Shares to Be Issued April 15, 2026VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rio Silver Inc. (“Rio Silver” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: RYO | OTC: RYOOF) is pleased to announce that it has received the first US$100,000 advanced royalty payment from Magma Silver Corp. pursuant to the previously announced option agreement on its Niñobamba gold-silver property in Peru. Under the terms of the option agreemen
About this update from Magma Silver Corp.
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