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Metalero Acquires Bolivian Concessions Next to Large Silver Producer
Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - Metalero Mining Corp. (TSXV: MLO) ("Metalero" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has applied for three mineral concessions covering approximately 230 square kilometers (km2 or 23,000 hectares) in western Bolivia. Two of the concessions, forming Metalero's San Cristobal East (SCE) Project, are adjacent to the San Cristobal Silver-Lead-Zinc Mine. The third concession forms the San Cristobal South (SCS) Project and is adjacent to San...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Edmonton, Alberta--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2026) - Metalero Mining Corp. (TSXV: MLO) ("Metalero" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it has applied for three mineral concessions covering approximately 230 square kilometers (km2 or 23,000 hectares) in western Bolivia. Two of the concessions, forming Metalero's San Cristobal East (SCE) Project, are adjacent to the San Cristobal Silver-Lead-Zinc Mine. The third concession forms the San Cristobal South (SCS) Project and is adjacent to San Cristobal Mining's Isidorito silver prospect. The SCE and SCS projects overly the same regional geology and large-scale structures as the San Cristobal Mine, and the Isidorito, Pulacayo-Paca, and Cosuno silver deposits/prospects (Figure 1).","length":765,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""It's an amazing opportunity to acquire a large land package immediately adjacent to one of the largest silver producers on the globe (San Cristobal) while they are expanding their operations through aggressive exploration," stated Rob L'Heureux, President & CEO of Metalero Mining, "extension of the regional geology makes SCE and SCS the exact type of opportunity that got us so excited about Bolivia - it's important to understand that Metalero is just getting started, we are diligently pursuing additional projects and properties. Exploration crews will mobilize to SCE and SCS in June and we'll secure airborne geophysical surveys of our projects as soon as possible."","length":714,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"EXPLORATION POTENTIAL AND WORK PLANS","length":36,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The deposits/prospects of San Cristobal, Isidorito, Pulacayo-Paca and Cosuno lie along a series of regional structures herein referred to as the Uyuni Fault System (UFS) (Figure 1). This fault system has played a role in the regional geological orientation and the emplacement of the mineralizing intrusions which have produced these projects.","length":343,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Metalero's SCE and SCS projects are strategically located along the UFS and lie within 5 and 6 km of the San Cristobal Mine and the Isidorito project, respectively (Figure 2). Exploration in the region has typically been focused on the historical mining areas, which date back hundreds...