Argenta Silver Intersects 1,385 g/t Ag over 4.0m at Mani-Copan Target and Discovers New High-Grade Silver Zone at El Quevar
Highlights*:
High-Grade Intercept at Mani-Copan:
- Hole QVD-444: Intersected 1,385 g/t Ag over 4.0m (from 271.0m to 275.0m). This high-grade interval confirms the continuity of mineralization at the Mani-Copan target, and the results are consistent with surface values obtained at the target, as announced in previous press releases. This validates the potential of Mani-Copan to host high-grade mineralization.
New Discovery at Argentina Target:
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Hole QVD-448: Returned multiple mineralized intervals, including a high-grade hit of 725 g/t Ag over 3.0m (from 78.0m to 81.0m).
- Hole QVD-450: Demonstrated broad mineralization with 134 g/t Ag over 18.0m (from 181.0m to 199.0m), including higher-grade internal of 245 g/t Ag over 4.0m (from 189.0m to 193.0m).
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*Intervals shown are core length. Estimated true widths vary between 60 to 85% of core reported length. Insufficient re-modelling and drill density on new data has been completed to calculate true width at this time. |
Exploration Upside at Andrea Target:
- Drilling in the Andrea zone (Holes QVD-437 and QVD-441) returned anomalous silver values, confirming the presence of a mineralized system and providing key data for further targeting in this area.
Joaquin Marias, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of
"These results reinforce the emerging district-scale potential at El Quevar. The high-grade intercept at Mani-Copan confirms meaningful silver mineralization beyond the current resource envelope, while consistent high-grade results at the
Table 1: 2025-2026 Summer Drilling Program Fourth Batch of Assays (cut-off 100 g/t Ag) *
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Hole ID |
From [m] |
To [m] |
Length [m] |
Ag [g/t] |
Au [g/t] |
Pb [%] |
Zn [%] |
Cu [%] |
End Of Hole [m] |
Program /Target |
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QVD-442 |
244.0 |
245.0 |
1.00 |
1 |
0.31 |
0.03 |
0.15 |
0.00 |
371 |
Exploration / Mani-Copan |
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QVD-444 |
271.0 |
275.0 |
4.00 |
1,385 |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.87 |
350 |
Exploration / Mani-Copan |
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QVD-446 |
104.0 |
107.0 |
3.00 |
154 |
0.00 |
0.02 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
200 |
Exploration / |
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QVD-448 |
34.0 |
36.0 |
2.00 |
118 |
0.01 |
0.33 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
290 |
Exploration / |
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and |
72.0 |
75.0 |
3.00 |
155 |
0.01 |
0.39 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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and |
78.0 |
81.0 |
3.00 |
725 |
0.00 |
0.36 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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QVD-450 |
139.0 |
140.0 |
1.00 |
117 |
0.00 |
0.23 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
311 |
Exploration / |
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and |
181.0 |
199.0 |
18.00 |
134 |
0.10 |
0.06 |
0.00 |
0.04 |
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including |
184.0 |
185.0 |
1.00 |
253 |
0.20 |
0.07 |
0.00 |
0.05 |
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including |
189.0 |
193.0 |
4.00 |
245 |
0.12 |
0.08 |
0.00 |
0.06 |
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and |
205.0 |
207.0 |
2.00 |
135 |
0.27 |
0.05 |
0.00 |
0.07 |
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*Intervals shown are core length. Estimated true widths vary between 60 to 85% of core reported length. Insufficient re-modelling and drill density on new data has been completed to calculate true width at this time. |
Table 2: 2025-2026 Summer Drilling Program DDH Location and Attitude*
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HOLE ID |
Easting |
Northing |
Elevation |
Azimuth |
Dip |
End Of Hole [m] |
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QVD-437 |
3,419,721 |
7,307,292 |
4,972 |
320 |
-70 |
400 |
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QVD-441 |
3,420,060 |
7,307,510 |
5,061 |
310 |
-60 |
308 |
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QVD-442 |
3,418,590 |
7,306,360 |
4,718 |
180 |
-75 |
371 |
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QVD-444 |
3,418,679 |
7,306,324 |
4,721 |
180 |
-75 |
350 |
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QVD-446 |
3,420,615 |
7,306,210 |
4,915 |
345 |
-60 |
200 |
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QVD-448 |
3,420,691 |
7,306,233 |
4,936 |
340 |
-60 |
290 |
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QVD-450 |
3,420,512 |
7,306,331 |
4,925 |
310 |
-60 |
311 |
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*Reference system: GK POSGAR 94 – Zone 3. Dip is reported as negative below horizontal. |
2025–2026 Exploration and Drilling Program
Since launching on
To date, the Company has successfully completed over 14,500 meters across 61 holes, representing more than half of the total 25,000-meter program. Laboratory analysis is well underway; over 300 work orders have been submitted, with 40% of these results currently pending. This work supplements the 4,244 meters across 16 holes drilled during the successful 2025 Winter Drilling Program, which achieved a balance of high-grade Resource Expansion and the discovery of promising exploration targets such as Andrea, Rosa,
The discovery of a new mineralized zone at the
About
The foundational Mineral Resource Estimate of the Yaxtché deposit boasts an indicated mineral resource of 45.3 million ounces of silver from 2.93 million tonnes grading 482 g/t Ag, and an inferred resource of 4.1 million ounces from 0.31 million tonnes grading 417 g/t Ag (1). The mineral resource area remains open at depth and in multiple directions, particularly to the southeast and northwest.
The mineralization at the Yaxtché deposit is defined as a silver rich, high to intermediate-sulphidation epithermal system with associated gold. Mineralization is controlled by NW-SE and NE-SW fault structures and is mainly hosted in brecciated zones and dacite domes. Silver minerals at Yaxtché consist of complex silver sulphides, sulphosalts and native silver. These minerals are found within silicified breccias, commonly appearing as veinlets, stockworks, disseminations, and breccia fillings.
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The Company adheres to CIM Best Practices Guidelines for exploration-related activities conducted on its property. Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) procedures are overseen by a Qualified Person.
All geochemical sample assay results from
The logging and sampling of the El Quevar drill core were completed at
Soil samples were prepared by drying at <60°C and sieving to minus 80 mesh (code PREP-41). Rock chip samples were dried and then fine crushing of the sample to at least 70% passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter, and pulverizing a 250 g split to at least 85% passing 75 microns (code PREP-31). Diamond drill core samples were dried and fine crushing of the sample to at least 70% passing less than 2 mm, sample splitting using a riffle splitter, and pulverizing a 1kg split to at least 85% passing 75 microns (code PREP-31B).
All rock chip and diamond drill core samples were analyzed for gold using a fire assay on a 50-gram sample with an AAS finish, and for 35 elements by 4 acid, ICP-AES finish on a 0.75-gram sample plus mercury using cold vapor AA on a 0.2-gram (ME-ICP61m). Soils were also analyzed for gold fire assays and ICP-AES (Au-ICP21) and 48 multi-element four acid digestion with ICP-MS finish. Overlimit silver was determined by a 50-gram fire assay with a gravimetric finish and over limit lead, zinc and copper were determined by OG62 using a mixture of highly oxidizing acids on a 0.4-gram sample.
Qualified Person
(1) Refer to NI43-101 technical report with effective date of
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On behalf of
"Joaquín Marias"
President and Chief Executive Officer
Neither the
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