Arizona Gold & Silver ramps up Philadelphia drilling - ICYMI

Mining Gold & Silver Written by: Emily Jarvie 11:11 Sat 05 Sep 2026 --> Proactive has a commercial relationship with Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. This article was produced independently under Proactive's Editorial Standards Policy . Disclaimer No investment advice About this content Editorial Standards & Policies Share article About this content × About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, The Canberra Times, and... Read more About the publisher Proactive financial news and online broadcast teams provide fast, accessible, informative and actionable business and finance news content to a global investment audience. All our content is produced independently by our experienced and qualified teams of news journalists. Proactive news team spans the world’s key finance and investing hubs with bureaus and studios in London, New York, Toronto, Vancouver, Sydney and Perth. We are experts in medium and small-cap markets, we also keep our community up to date with blue-chip companies, commodities and broader investment stories. This is content that excites and engages motivated private investors. The team delivers news and unique insights across the market including but not confined to: biotech and pharma, mining and natural resources, battery metals, oil and gas, crypto and emerging digital and EV technologies. Use of technology Proactive has always been a forward looking and enthusiastic technology adopter. Our human content creators are equipped with many decades of valuable expertise and experience. The team also has access to and use technologies to assist and enhance workflows. Proactive will on occasion use automation and software tools, including generative AI. Nevertheless, all content published by Proactive is edited and authored by humans, in line with best practice in regard to content production and search engine optimisation. Arizona Gold & Silver Inc ( TSX-V:AZS OTCQB:AZASF ) View Price & Profile Arizona Gold & Silver ramps up Philadelphia drilling - ICYMI Published: 11:11 05 Sep 2026 EDT Arizona Gold & Silver Inc (TSX-V:AZS, OTCQB:AZASF, FRA:A9J0) earlier this week appointed Yale Simpson as a director, with the long-time company advisor highlighting an accelerating drilling programme at the Philadelphia Project and Evolution Mining’s involvement as important validation of the asset. Simpson told Proactive that joining the board represented a “natural transition” after advising Arizona Gold & Silver for several years. His work with the company has focused largely on communications, press releases and messaging, alongside some technical input. The Philadelphia Project remains a particular focus for Simpson because of parallels he sees with his previous experience in South America. Simpson recalled involvement in a significant high-grade discovery in Argentina. The company behind that project was subsequently acquired for $440 million, while the project ultimately entered production and is now held by Pan American Silver. Reflecting on Philadelphia, Simpson said: “This is kind of the same beast. Throw the drills at it. Let’s just see how big this thing can be.” An immediate potential catalyst is the pace of exploration at Philadelphia. Simpson said the level of work being undertaken was “kind of an order of magnitude more than it’s been”, particularly in terms of drilling. He added that Arizona Gold & Silver was looking at sourcing another drill to have two operating on the project. If implemented, the additional drilling capacity could increase the amount of exploration work being completed as the company seeks to establish the scale of Philadelphia. Simpson also pointed to the involvement of Australia’s Evolution Mining as what he considered the project’s biggest validation. Drawing on his own experience working for major miners, Simpson said Evolution had carried out due diligence on the jurisdiction, management and project. He also highlighted that Evolution’s deal was completed at a premium to the market. Simpson stressed that his interpretation was that Evolution’s involvement reflected expectations for a potentially larger project. “I can talk all day, but action is, why did they come in? What are their expectations?” Simpson said, adding: “My view is they expect this to be much bigger.” The pace and results of ongoing drilling, the potential addition of a second drill and continued involvement from Evolution Mining therefore represent key developments to watch as Arizona Gold & Silver advances Philadelphia. Continue reading