08:03 AM EDT, 05/22/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Vizsla Silver ( VZLA ) , which saw its shares gain 6.2% on the TSX yesterday, on Wednesday highlighted results from 16 new drill holes targeting the Napoleon Vein at its flagship Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico.

The new drill results are centered on the western portion of the district and are part of Vizsla's more than 30,000-meter resource conversion and expansion drill program.

Among the highlights, NP-24-431 returned 2,561 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 2.40 meters true width, including 4,121 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 1.24 meters true width.

NAP-2023-004 returned 696 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 6.50 meters true width, including 1,038 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 3.65 meters true width.

Additionally, NP-24-429 returned 4,533 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 1.30 meters true width; and 4,525 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 0.80 meters true width.

NP-24-435 returned 2,156 grams per tonne of silver equivalent over 1.40 meters true width.

The company's shares, which gained 1.7% in premarket US trading on Wednesday, rose more than 6% in Canada on Tuesday.