Exploration Drilling Intersects 983 g/t over 3.4m at Galena, Driving Growth of Potential New Mining Zone in High-Grade 034 Vein & Tara Hassan Appointed To Board of Directors

Long section view of the 034 Vein in relation to the No. 3 and Galena Shafts (Photo: Americas Gold and Silver Corporation)
Paul Huet, Chairman & CEO of
We are also delighted to welcome Tara Hassan to our Board of Directors and look forward to her contributions to the Company. Tara is well recognized for her success and is an experienced leader in the mining industry. With our focus on scaling production and reducing costs at our mining operations while increasing our market presence, Tara's insights and experience will provide valuable guidance as we work to grow the business to create shareholder value.
I am also encouraged by our rapid progress in upgrading our mining fleet to improve material movement underground. A delivery of two 20T trucks and three new LHDs (two 4yd and one 2yd), one of several planned equipment upgrades this year, has arrived at site in Galena. The mobile equipment is currently being disassembled to be taken down our No. 3 shaft ahead of being reassembled to head to our mining fronts. This is a big step forward for Galena and our strategy to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and boost tonnes mined underground."
New 034 Vein Drilling at Galena Complex Highlighted by Intersection of 983 g/t Silver Over 3.44 Metres
Recent exploration diamond drilling from the 5200 Level of the Galena Mine has defined a new silver-copper vein adjacent to existing infrastructure, presenting a near-term mining opportunity for Galena. The 034 Vein was initially crosscut and drifted on from the 5200 Level. An exploration drill plan was designed, and 23 additional diamond drill holes ("DDH") were drilled to complete latest phase of the program (two holes still being logged and assayed). The drill campaign has yielded significant high-grade intercepts, including a highlight of 983 g/t silver over 3.44 metres (hole DDH 52-583, true width), demonstrating the potential of the 034 Vein. Key intercepts from the campaign, reported with true widths, are listed below:
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DDH 52-529: 1,624 g/t Ag and
1.23% Cu over 0.53 m -
DDH 52-532: 1,171 g/t Ag and
0.80% Cu over 1.46 m -
DDH 52-583: 983 g/t Ag and
0.74% Cu over 3.44 m -
DDH 52-531: 734 g/t Ag and
0.90% Cu over 0.87 m -
DDH 52-587: 539 g/t Ag and
1.07% Cu over 1.69 m -
DDH 52-534: 466 g/t Ag and
0.49% Cu over 0.47 m -
DDH 52-584: 354 g/t Ag and
0.43% Cu over 2.15 m
Based on the information to date, including 40 drill intercepts, the 034 Vein has a strike of over 90 metres with potential economic continuity from above the 5200 Level to the 5500 Level, representing a vertical extent of 100 metres. Importantly, the 034 Vein remains open both up-dip and at depth.
Preliminary estimates indicate an overall exploration target of 100-120k tonnes at 311-467 g/t silver and 0.31
The potential quantity and grade of the exploration target are conceptual in nature and, as such, there has been insufficient exploration drilling conducted to define a Mineral Resource. At this stage it is uncertain if further exploration drilling will result in the exploration target being delineated as a Mineral Resource.
The 034 Vein is crossed by current development on the 5200 and 5500 Levels (see Figure 1 below) and presents multiple mining opportunities that are in the process of being evaluated for addition to the 2025 mine plan.
A full table of drill results can be found at:
https://americas-gold.com/site/assets/files/4297/dr20250422.pdf
Coeur Mine Exploration Drilling
The drilling contract to infill existing wide-spaced drilling at the Coeur Mine has been awarded. Drilling is scheduled to begin in early May, targeting three veins below the 3400 Level. The Coeur Mine, developed down to the 3700 Level, has seen limited mining despite wide-spaced drilling that has intersected significant silver and copper mineralization in veins 356, 400, and 425. The four primary copper-silver veins at the Coeur Mine remain open at depth, highlighting the potential for future resource growth. Key historical intercepts, reported with true widths, include:
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DDH C034-113 (Vein 400): 4,131 g/t Ag and
5.0% Cu over 0.32 m -
DDH C037-039 (Vein 356): 1,982 g/t Ag and
3.2% Cu over 1.37 m -
DDH C034-090 (Vein 425): 1,179 g/t Ag and
0.9% Cu over 1.18 m -
DDH C034-127 (Vein 425): 1,001 g/t Ag and
1.1% Cu over 0.73 m -
DDH C034-130 (Vein 400): 993 g/t Ag and
1.1% Cu over 1.2 m -
DDH C034-117 (Vein 400): 903 g/t Ag and
1.0% Cu over 2.54 m -
DDH C037-038 (Vein 356): 587 g/t Ag and
1.1% Cu over 1.23 m -
DDH C034-095 (Vein 425): 534 g/t Ag and
0.7% Cu over 1.47 m -
DDH C034-114 (Vein 400): 512 g/t Ag and
0.5% Cu over 2.96 m -
DDH C037-040 (Vein 356): 487 g/t Ag and
1.0% Cu over 1.96 m
Board of Directors Strengthened with Appointment of Tara Hassan
Ms. Hassan has served as a director of Orezone Gold since 2024. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development for SilverCrest Metals (2020 -2025) where she played a leading role in the mine financing and the
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The scientific and technical information relating to the operation of the Company’s material operating mining properties contained herein has been reviewed and approved by Rick Streiff, Certified Professional Geologist (CPG#11108), EVP, Geology of the Company. The Company’s current Annual Information Form and the NI 43-101 Technical Reports for its other material mineral properties, all of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, and EDGAR at www.sec.gov, contain further details regarding mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, classification and reporting parameters, key assumptions and associated risks for each of the Company’s material mineral properties, including a breakdown by category.
The diamond drilling program used NQ-size core and BQ-size core. The Company’s standard QA/QC practices were utilized to ensure the integrity of the core and sample preparation at the Galena Complex through delivery of the samples to the assay lab. The drill core was stored in a secure facility, photographed, logged and sampled based on lithologic and mineralogical interpretations. Standards of certified reference materials, field duplicates and blanks were inserted as samples shipped with the core samples to the lab.
Analytical work was carried out by American Analytical Services Inc. (“AAS”) located in
Duplicate pulp samples were sent out quarterly to ALS Global, an independent, ISO-17025 accredited laboratory based in
All mining terms used herein have the meanings set forth in National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”), as required by Canadian securities regulatory authorities. These standards differ from the requirements of the SEC that are applicable to domestic
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