{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"20886","rtpr_id":"nGNXbpfHrs","ticker":"SGO","exchange":"","all_tickers":["SGO"],"title":"SONORO GOLD COMMENCES 50,000 METER DRILLING PROGRAM","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.004Z","article_body":"VANCOUVER, Canada, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV:\nSGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased\nto announce it will resume drilling at its flagship Cerro Caliche gold project\nin Sonora State, Mexico. As previously announced, the Company will complete a\ntwo-phased exploration campaign including 50,000 meters of reverse circulation\ndrilling as well as soil and rock sampling programs.\n\nPhase I of the program is expected to be completed by the fall of 2026 and\nwill include 25,000 meters of drilling with approximately 207 drill holes and\n6,000 soil samples. Phase II will continue uninterrupted until the Spring of\n2027 with 25,000 meters of drilling and approximately 220 drill holes and\n3,000 soil samples. Access roads to the drill sites have now been upgraded and\ndrill pads are near completion. Drilling will commence with CANMEX\nPerforaciones y Servicios SA de CV on May 11, 2026.\n\nThe program will initially focus on infill drilling at several known gold\nmineralized zones where prior drilling campaigns returned multiple\nhigher-grade gold intercepts within larger intervals of high-grade gold\nmineralization. The objective is to potentially increase the size, grade and\nclassification of the project’s mineral resource. The cross section below\nhighlights the previously announced higher-grade gold intercepts and\nidentifies several of the planned drill holes.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-58fb1ftDpvHM91NPuOtjD5aqU_mtsKkBduayDHifv2JKoCMDp4FF58G83sMDavxPVKgX24szP4Z0mVV3iXlWNaLj5AyxBAogReqiBrDxxvp0cJivlcVp5Y90n5FVGaTil-75OLHp4_Vslr8Q475jQ==)\n\nFigure 1: Cross Section of Mineralized Zones Click here to view image\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k0H2CbdSDEyOugI4iSPbHUSahou_6HJf7vBe41P6B1Oh3vcN2C0HfF5GHCXlnueXZ2YFtq-EB3OWgBsjIQGcvyXJ20ps-NzWOypmp6O4WCAyto3TSdPO9oN_1vdso4trTPvoS0SwAfFjV6Z-zlOSCqj7sqYXA5N2T8aE902oqorPbc-NdeY5I568puL1SW-U)\n\n“We are excited to resume drilling at Cerro Caliche with the largest\ndrilling campaign since we acquired the project in 2018,” said Kenneth\nMacLeod, President and CEO of Sonoro. “While the recently announced results\nof our updated PEA demonstrated an economically robust project, the report was\nbased on geological data gathered from less than 30% of the known mineralized\nzones identified on the original 1,350-hectare property. The recent\nacquisition of 11 mining concessions has increased the project to almost 4,000\nhectares. The upcoming exploration program is a great opportunity for us to\npotentially expand the mineral resource, upgrade resource classification and\nconfirm the extensions of the project’s geological structure.”\n\nThe program will further investigate previously identified deeper mineralized\nzones as well as undertake expansion drilling at certain mineralized corridors\nwhere occurrences suggest consistent geology and the potential expansion of\nmineralization. The map below illustrates proposed infill and expansion drill\nholes.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=O-aqiwZg81aoMlja1LN29j3BSDL29SJ47Mx2Ksk8L3e5Xk3jrpyVY3TQrKegFqD-nSshwkYi5eatL5VIkcqq2U5JPktTjh_PvSZNkjQFX8zqtIQdM4iBRDqsOysRgi6xWGhSic51Kfg_i0mhjdsfOQ==)\n\nFigure 2: Proposed Infill and Expansion Drill Holes Click here to view image\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k0H2CbdSDEyOugI4iSPbHUSahou_6HJf7vBe41P6B1PVOcCjS7NVLzdC750j91Fn2T9f1gs3YNNq1jbdUOTo0N4QkN6WKOsVM5CdAHYVt87mSelKteVJ833studLQLCR79oGY_s1YzzuM7Zqkpzm2iQbCI5AeZlyvz9LxtQhVG8dJez9ETGLqgmZoDDJa7E8zhPQ6t-0IBYtUTdtWh8O-Q==)\n\nExpansion drilling will also confirm the structural continuity of the\nnorthwest-trending mineralized corridors into the recently acquired northern\nand eastern concessions. Review of historical geological data, from prior\nexploration programs completed on the new concessions, demonstrate comparable\ngeological characteristics and grades to the project’s known gold\nmineralized zones.\n\nThe 50,000-meter reverse circulation drilling campaign will proceed alongside\nthe proposed development of an open-pit, heap leach mining operation currently\nin the permitting phase for an initial 10-year production at a projected\ncapacity of up to 16,000 tonnes per day.\n\nQualified Person Statement\n\nStephen Kenwood, P.Geo., a Director of Sonoro, is a Qualified Person within\nthe context of National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and has read and\napproved this news release.\n\nAbout Sonoro Gold Corp.\n\nSonoro Gold Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development Company\nholding the development-stage Cerro Caliche project and the exploration-stage\nSan Marcial project in Sonora State, Mexico. The Company has highly\nexperienced operational and management teams with proven track records for the\ndiscovery and development of natural resource deposits. \n\nTo keep up-to-date on Sonoro’s developments, please join our online\ncommunities on X\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=Jqq3yMVT8o-T-FMyu4Fob1GgIKb5_dXj5Wqoja93MNrbFqDO9FDe49INn-TJj7v2v1W_ub3uKs-DGfjpDNnRLg==),\nFacebook\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=YSy1glxuSmOhwqoGPaHd1G9UAkO76DuwqI2smJbAfPFI3XQHHYLONATfKtJ7D6Y2PIF5Yv7_fBg4xnaL8r_b2pXWPfUFmeiytuTNCcrY5Eg=),\nLinkedIn\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=ag-htVXdycCAEFwuDJ89FSnEEm5QU4ZuCmjoXO8zmUUVfyXfL6sSj1VpwFQz42ZqMM9kJK08xdFRwJvLpLJ7tXKOjfUYb2f9NQljjiq4nbfCGHdyYOM90U4-iqzagQnB),\nInstagram\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hbWzFoDnttKeqFwhrjFycLq3ql7BbJTndAGLqI6lJVTH7eTYDjOU6gxEJCotjEnNV-SmNizwo-MfPDEb8gYx2Cb2ZGFTsKymGAbSf-12lBA=),\nand YouTube\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=EkA3tv1DQ0g6vDj0Q2lxdq6IldYpdMiv0C7mC7fJEZN5URrs2IqCJvvh3RPZHqWNFYj2-DcbiCJMK1sJocxOAtPOWT7ocq_fDmWPauau7yXclaQPp0HMczzsElMHCh06)\nand visit Sonoro’s website\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=zMliXDYIA8utmN7hNtGOx_wj9QxiYdZJpl8qy9gYaWtxfkspsTuNQkmnGGuqwQKvqY0BoFHgp1NWYQpCA_PYYe33rfY83iOrnEV5aRieyFEiiJNS6lXLbBOMghQJtHSKvDqIjSXt3kBAkz8Ulasl-32O6fga4KAKVv0f34FDvFI=)\nand subscribe to receive the latest news and updates delivered straight to\nyour inbox.\n\nOn behalf of the Board of SONORO GOLD CORP.\nPer:    “Kenneth MacLeod”\nKenneth MacLeod\nPresident & CEO\n\nFor further information, please contact: \nSonoro Gold Corp. - Tel: (604) 632-1764 \nEmail: info@sonorogold.com\n\nForward-Looking Statement Cautions:\nThis press release may contain \"forward-looking information\" as defined in\napplicable Canadian securities legislation. All statements other than\nstatements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without\nlimitation, statements regarding the Cerro Caliche project, and future plans\nand objectives of the Company, constitute forward looking information that\ninvolve various risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding\nproject permitting and the Company’s intention to develop and operate the\nproposed Cerro Caliche gold mine. Although the Company believes that such\nstatements are reasonable based on current circumstances, it can give no\nassurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally,\nbut not always, identified by the words \"expects\", \"plans\", \"anticipates\",\n\"believes\", \"intends\", \"estimates\", \"projects\", \"aims\", \"potential\", \"goal\",\n\"objective\", \"prospective\" and similar expressions, or that events or\nconditions \"will\", \"would\", \"may\", \"can”, \"could\" or \"should\" occur, or are\nthose statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events.  The\nCompany cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,\nestimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements\nare made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the\npossibility of unfavorable exploration and test results, the lack of\nsufficient future financing to carry out exploration and development plans and\nunanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and permitting requirements for\nthe Company’s exploration programs.  There can be no assurance that such\nstatements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events\ncould differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.\nAccordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\nstatements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or\nrevise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events or otherwise, except as required by law or the policies of the\nTSX Venture Exchange. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s\ncomplete public disclosure record on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.\n\nThis press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or\nsolicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The\nsecurities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under\nthe Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any\nsecurities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the\nUnited States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within\nthe United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as\nsuch term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation\nS”), except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to\nthe registration requirements of the Securities Act.”\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c560d7b7-e7aa-4c99-a950-2bed3c5fa9ce)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNXbpfHrs","title":"SONORO GOLD COMMENCES 50,000 METER DRILLING PROGRAM","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"SGO","created":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.004Z","tickers":["SGO"],"exchange":"","article_body":"VANCOUVER, Canada, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sonoro Gold Corp. (TSXV:\nSGO | OTCQB: SMOFF | FRA: 23SP) (“Sonoro” or the “Company”) is pleased\nto announce it will resume drilling at its flagship Cerro Caliche gold project\nin Sonora State, Mexico. As previously announced, the Company will complete a\ntwo-phased exploration campaign including 50,000 meters of reverse circulation\ndrilling as well as soil and rock sampling programs.\n\nPhase I of the program is expected to be completed by the fall of 2026 and\nwill include 25,000 meters of drilling with approximately 207 drill holes and\n6,000 soil samples. Phase II will continue uninterrupted until the Spring of\n2027 with 25,000 meters of drilling and approximately 220 drill holes and\n3,000 soil samples. Access roads to the drill sites have now been upgraded and\ndrill pads are near completion. Drilling will commence with CANMEX\nPerforaciones y Servicios SA de CV on May 11, 2026.\n\nThe program will initially focus on infill drilling at several known gold\nmineralized zones where prior drilling campaigns returned multiple\nhigher-grade gold intercepts within larger intervals of high-grade gold\nmineralization. The objective is to potentially increase the size, grade and\nclassification of the project’s mineral resource. The cross section below\nhighlights the previously announced higher-grade gold intercepts and\nidentifies several of the planned drill holes.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=-58fb1ftDpvHM91NPuOtjD5aqU_mtsKkBduayDHifv2JKoCMDp4FF58G83sMDavxPVKgX24szP4Z0mVV3iXlWNaLj5AyxBAogReqiBrDxxvp0cJivlcVp5Y90n5FVGaTil-75OLHp4_Vslr8Q475jQ==)\n\nFigure 1: Cross Section of Mineralized Zones Click here to view image\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k0H2CbdSDEyOugI4iSPbHUSahou_6HJf7vBe41P6B1Oh3vcN2C0HfF5GHCXlnueXZ2YFtq-EB3OWgBsjIQGcvyXJ20ps-NzWOypmp6O4WCAyto3TSdPO9oN_1vdso4trTPvoS0SwAfFjV6Z-zlOSCqj7sqYXA5N2T8aE902oqorPbc-NdeY5I568puL1SW-U)\n\n“We are excited to resume drilling at Cerro Caliche with the largest\ndrilling campaign since we acquired the project in 2018,” said Kenneth\nMacLeod, President and CEO of Sonoro. “While the recently announced results\nof our updated PEA demonstrated an economically robust project, the report was\nbased on geological data gathered from less than 30% of the known mineralized\nzones identified on the original 1,350-hectare property. The recent\nacquisition of 11 mining concessions has increased the project to almost 4,000\nhectares. The upcoming exploration program is a great opportunity for us to\npotentially expand the mineral resource, upgrade resource classification and\nconfirm the extensions of the project’s geological structure.”\n\nThe program will further investigate previously identified deeper mineralized\nzones as well as undertake expansion drilling at certain mineralized corridors\nwhere occurrences suggest consistent geology and the potential expansion of\nmineralization. The map below illustrates proposed infill and expansion drill\nholes.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=O-aqiwZg81aoMlja1LN29j3BSDL29SJ47Mx2Ksk8L3e5Xk3jrpyVY3TQrKegFqD-nSshwkYi5eatL5VIkcqq2U5JPktTjh_PvSZNkjQFX8zqtIQdM4iBRDqsOysRgi6xWGhSic51Kfg_i0mhjdsfOQ==)\n\nFigure 2: Proposed Infill and Expansion Drill Holes Click here to view image\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=k0H2CbdSDEyOugI4iSPbHUSahou_6HJf7vBe41P6B1PVOcCjS7NVLzdC750j91Fn2T9f1gs3YNNq1jbdUOTo0N4QkN6WKOsVM5CdAHYVt87mSelKteVJ833studLQLCR79oGY_s1YzzuM7Zqkpzm2iQbCI5AeZlyvz9LxtQhVG8dJez9ETGLqgmZoDDJa7E8zhPQ6t-0IBYtUTdtWh8O-Q==)\n\nExpansion drilling will also confirm the structural continuity of the\nnorthwest-trending mineralized corridors into the recently acquired northern\nand eastern concessions. Review of historical geological data, from prior\nexploration programs completed on the new concessions, demonstrate comparable\ngeological characteristics and grades to the project’s known gold\nmineralized zones.\n\nThe 50,000-meter reverse circulation drilling campaign will proceed alongside\nthe proposed development of an open-pit, heap leach mining operation currently\nin the permitting phase for an initial 10-year production at a projected\ncapacity of up to 16,000 tonnes per day.\n\nQualified Person Statement\n\nStephen Kenwood, P.Geo., a Director of Sonoro, is a Qualified Person within\nthe context of National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) and has read and\napproved this news release.\n\nAbout Sonoro Gold Corp.\n\nSonoro Gold Corp. is a publicly listed exploration and development Company\nholding the development-stage Cerro Caliche project and the exploration-stage\nSan Marcial project in Sonora State, Mexico. 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All statements other than\nstatements of historical fact, included in this release, including, without\nlimitation, statements regarding the Cerro Caliche project, and future plans\nand objectives of the Company, constitute forward looking information that\ninvolve various risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding\nproject permitting and the Company’s intention to develop and operate the\nproposed Cerro Caliche gold mine. Although the Company believes that such\nstatements are reasonable based on current circumstances, it can give no\nassurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking\nstatements are statements that are not historical facts; they are generally,\nbut not always, identified by the words \"expects\", \"plans\", \"anticipates\",\n\"believes\", \"intends\", \"estimates\", \"projects\", \"aims\", \"potential\", \"goal\",\n\"objective\", \"prospective\" and similar expressions, or that events or\nconditions \"will\", \"would\", \"may\", \"can”, \"could\" or \"should\" occur, or are\nthose statements, which, by their nature, refer to future events.  The\nCompany cautions that forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs,\nestimates and opinions of the Company's management on the date the statements\nare made and they involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including the\npossibility of unfavorable exploration and test results, the lack of\nsufficient future financing to carry out exploration and development plans and\nunanticipated changes in the legal, regulatory and permitting requirements for\nthe Company’s exploration programs.  There can be no assurance that such\nstatements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events\ncould differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.\nAccordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking\nstatements. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or\nrevise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,\nfuture events or otherwise, except as required by law or the policies of the\nTSX Venture Exchange. Readers are encouraged to review the Company’s\ncomplete public disclosure record on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.\n\nThis press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or\nsolicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The\nsecurities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under\nthe Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or with any\nsecurities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction in the\nUnited States, and may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, within\nthe United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, as\nsuch term is defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act (“Regulation\nS”), except pursuant to an exemption from or in a transaction not subject to\nthe registration requirements of the Securities Act.”\n\nNeither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accept\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/c560d7b7-e7aa-4c99-a950-2bed3c5fa9ce)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.077349391Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777982401077},"received_at":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.168Z","source_url":"https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/05/3287580/0/en/sonoro-gold-commences-50-000-meter-drilling-program.html"},"analysis":{"id":"15513","press_release_id":"20886","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Materials","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Sonoro Gold has launched a 50,000-meter, two-phase reverse circulation drilling program at its flagship Cerro Caliche gold project in Mexico.\n\nThe campaign, the largest since the project's 2018 acquisition, aims to infill and expand known mineralized zones following the recent addition of 11 mining concessions that grew the property to nearly 4,000 hectares.\n\nDrilling commences May 11, 2026, alongside ongoing permitting for a proposed 10-year open-pit heap leach operation with a projected capacity of 16,000 tonnes per day.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Aggressive 50,000-meter drill campaign targets resource expansion at Cerro Caliche."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"phase_i_drill_holes":207,"phase_i_soil_samples":6000,"phase_ii_drill_holes":220,"phase_ii_soil_samples":3000,"total_drilling_meters":50000,"projected_capacity_tpd":16000,"property_size_hectares":4000,"phase_i_drilling_meters":25000,"phase_ii_drilling_meters":25000}},"quotedText":"We are excited to resume drilling at Cerro Caliche with the largest drilling campaign since we acquired the project in 2018","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Kenneth MacLeod","role":"President and CEO"},{"name":"Stephen Kenwood","role":"Director and Qualified Person"}],"products":["Cerro Caliche gold project","San Marcial project"],"companies":[{"name":"Sonoro Gold Corp.","ticker":"SGO"},{"name":"CANMEX Perforaciones y Servicios SA de CV","relationship":"drilling contractor"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"The commencement of a 50,000-meter drilling program is a significant operational milestone for the company, representing its largest campaign since 2018. 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