Mr. Eric Zaunscherb reports
GR SILVER REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DRILL RESULTS AT SAN MARCIAL: 21.9 M AT 168 G/T AG INCLUDING 6.15 M AT 447 G/T AG IN THE SE AREA
GR
Silver
Mining
Ltd. has released positive drill results from the resource expansion drilling program at the San Marcial area in the Plomosas project, Mexico. Diamond drilling on the SE extension target confirms the extension of high-grade silver mineralization for least an additional 150 metres to the southeast of the 2023 National Instrument 43-101 mineral resource estimate (MRE) boundary.
The drill hole results reported in this release represent two separate target areas: 1) the SE extension target, looking to expand the existing MRE to the southeast along the main, breccia-hosted structures; and 2) the Parallel breccia target, which aims to understand the nature of prospective newly identified mineralized structures in the vicinity of the MRE.
Highlights
of latest
stepout drilling at San Marcial
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SMS26-07 intersected two distinct mineralized zones in the SE extension target. The upper zone is hosted within chlorite-hematite-rich breccias at the contact between the upper Oligocene volcanic sequence and the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence, while the lower zone occurs within hydrothermal breccias and stockwork systems developed in the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence. The presence of mineralization in both horizons further supports the interpretation of a laterally extensive hydrothermal system and reinforces the exploration potential of the SE area of San Marcial.
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21.9 m true width (TW) at 168 g/t
Ag and 1.41 per cent Zn (zinc), from 191.5 m down hole:
- including 6.15 m TW at 447 g/t Ag and 0.85 per cent Zn.
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SMS26-08 intersected a near-surface mineralized zone composed of quartz-calcite-tourmaline stockwork veinlets developed at the intersection with a northeast-southwest-trending structure. At depth, the hole intersected the NW-SE-trending Parallel breccia, which hosts low- to moderate-grade gold mineralization, further supporting the structural control and continuity of the mineralizing system.
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2.85 m TW at 340 g/t Ag and 0.32 g/t Au, from 63.0 m down hole:
- Including 1.75 m TW at 450 g/t Ag and 0.37 g/t Au.
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0.75 m TW at 5.34 g/t Au from 195.0 m down hole.
GR Silver Mining's president and chief executive officer, Eric Zaunscherb, commented: "The results from two new resource expansion areas at San Marcial demonstrate the continued effectiveness of our 20,000-metre drilling program and reinforce our confidence in the exploration potential of both the Southeastern extension and the Parallel breccia. We look forward to further advancing these targets as we continue to better define and expand the mineralized system. As the program advances, new data will allow us to follow up on higher-grade features like the dilation zone intersected in Hole SMS26-04 in the SE area, which returned 45.1 m estimated true width at 1,623 g/t Ag, including 8.25 m TW at 8,579 g/t Ag (see
news release
dated May 19, 2026)."
SE extension target
Results from drill holes SMS26-06 and SMS26-07 confirm the extension of high-grade silver mineralization within the chlorite-hematite hydrothermal breccias hosted at the contact between the upper Oligocene volcanic sequence and the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary unit. These results increase confidence in the exploration potential of the southeastern extension of the San Marcial system, which will continue to be tested as part of the continuing 20,000-metre stepout drilling program. The successful intersection in SMS26-07 of 21.9 m at 168 g/t Ag (Table 1) validates the current exploration model by confirming the continuity of the mineralized zone first identified during the 2023 stepout drilling program. This continuity is supported by drill hole SMS23-02, which intersected 11.1 m at 584 g/t Ag, including 0.2 m at 14,365 g/t Ag (see news release dated May 16, 2023), and drill hole SMS23-03, which returned 35.2 m at 134 g/t Ag, including 0.9 m at 1,412 g/t Ag (see news release dated June 14, 2023). These results demonstrate the continued lateral extension of the high-grade silver system, confirm the extension of high-grade silver mineralization for least an additional 150 metres to the southeast of the MRE boundary and support further expansion drilling toward the southeast.
Parallel breccia Target
Drilling in the Parallel breccia target was designed to better understand the nature of prospective new mineralized structures in the vicinity of the MRE. Mineralization intersected in holes SMS26-02, SMS26-05 and SMS26-08 (Table 2), comprises multistage hydrothermal breccias, stockwork and vein systems hosted within the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence. Mineralizing events are structurally controlled by the intersection of northwest-southeast and northeast-southwest structural trends and are characterized by quartz-calcite-tourmaline veins containing abundant pyrite, silver sulfides, galena and sphalerite, locally associated with low- to moderate-grade gold anomalies. Wall-rock alteration indicates a transition from high-temperature alteration assemblages, characterized by K-feldspar and tourmaline-albite halos proximal to diorite and granodiorite intrusions, to quartz-pyrite and chlorite-calcite assemblages developed adjacent to the vein and stockwork zones.
Discussion
Comparing SMS26-06 and SMS26-07 with the 2023 stepout drill holes SMS23-02 and SMS23-03 confirms a continuous silver-mineralized zone located at the contact between the upper Oligocene volcanic sequence and the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary unit. In addition, drilling in the SE area demonstrates that economically significant mineralization is also developed within the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence which enhances the exploration potential of the area, indicating favourable conditions for the discovery of additional mineralized structures within the Jurassic package, with the potential for increased mineralization density and grade toward intrusive bodies.
The multistage hydrothermal breccias and stockwork zones in SMS26-06 and SMS26-07 exhibit multiple brecciation and mineralization events, indicating repeated hydrothermal fluid circulation and remobilization of economic silver and polymetallic mineralization from the Jurassic through the Cretaceous and into the Oligocene. This prolonged hydrothermal activity, combined with favourable structural traps, created optimal conditions for the development and preservation of high-grade mineralized shoots.
Examples of this style of mineralization developed within the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence include the Parallel breccia target. Results from the current drilling program, particularly holes SMS26-02, SMS26-05 and SMS26-08, highlight the potential to discover multiple mineralized structures that, although relatively narrow, may host high-grade silver mineralization. Structural intersections between the northwest-southeast and northeast-southwest fault systems appear to represent favourable controls on the localization of the highest-grade mineralization.
Stockwork mineralization is common within the Parallel breccia target and is characterized also by continuous low-grade gold mineralization with localized higher-grade gold intervals. This mineralization style differs from that observed within the main chlorite-hematite hydrothermal breccia found in the resource area, where silver is the dominant economic commodity.
This contrast may indicate the presence of at least two distinct mineralizing events for gold. An earlier gold-bearing hydrothermal event may be related to Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive activity, which is largely confined to the lower Jurassic volcano-sedimentary sequence. A subsequent Oligocene hydrothermal event generated the chlorite-hematite breccia system, which cuts across both the lower Jurassic and upper Oligocene stratigraphy, and is interpreted to be predominantly associated with silver-rich mineralization. Consequently, the gold-rich hydrothermal system may be preferentially preserved within the lower volcano-sedimentary sequence, whereas the later silver-dominant breccia system overprints the broader stratigraphic package.
This evolving geological model highlights the significant exploration potential of the Parallel breccia target. Continued drilling will be critical to better define the structural and geochemical controls on gold mineralization and to determine the relationship between the nearby intrusive bodies, the gold-bearing hydrothermal system and the later silver-rich breccia events.
Table 3 summarizes drill hole locations and assay results status to date.
About the Plomosas project
The Plomosas project, including the recent high-grade silver discovery in the San Marcial SE area, is progressing in 2026 as an emerging high-grade silver district located on the southwestern edge of the Sierra Madre Occidental, at the boarder of Durango and Sinaloa, Mexico. The Plomosas project, covering 7,823 hectares and including the historical Plomosas underground mine, benefits from mine infrastructure, road access and existing permits associated with past-producing mining sites. The district contains intermediate to low-sulphidation epithermal silver and gold mineralization, hosted in hydrothermal breccias and veins. Wide, high-grade, shallow hydrothermal breccias have been delineated in the San Marcial area, including the SE area discovery. Stepout drilling continues in 2026, with continuous resource growth, principally targeting pure silver resources.
QA/QC (quality assurance/quality control) procedures
The company has implemented QA/QC procedures, which include the insertion of blank, duplicate and standard samples in all sample lots sent to SGS de Mexico S.A. de C.V. laboratory facilities in Durango, Mexico, for sample preparation and assaying. For every sample with results above Ag greater than 100 parts per million (over the limit), these samples are reassayed by SGS de Mexico. Core samples are represented by both HQ and NQ diameters and samples are represented by one-half core split of original core. The analytical methods include four-acid digestion and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry, with lead fusion fire assay and a gravimetric finish for silver above over limits. For gold assays, the analytical methods are lead fusion and atomic absorption spectrometry, lead fusion fire assay, and gravimetric finish for gold above over limits (greater than 10 ppm).
Qualified person
The qualified person under National Instrument 43-101 -- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects for this news release is Dr. Gilles Arseneau, PGeo, contractor from Arseneau Consulting Services Inc., who has reviewed and approved its contents.
About GR Silver Mining Ltd.
GR Silver Mining is a Canadian-based, Mexico-focused mineral exploration company engaged in cost-effective silver-gold resource expansion on its 100-per-cent-owned assets, located on the eastern edge of the Rosario mining district, in the southeast of Sinaloa state, Mexico. GR Silver Mining controls 100 per cent of the Plomosas project, including both the high-grade silver discovery at the San Marcial area and the former Plomosas underground mine. Recent discoveries in the 78 square kilometres of highly prospective, advanced-stage exploration concessions position the company well for resource expansion at the Plomosas project.
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