PRESS RELEASE

from Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd.

GSilver Drills 2,988 GPT AgEq Over 0.35m Estimated True Width at El Cubo

Reports Successful Drilling from Three Different Guanajuato Areas

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESSWIRE / May 5, 2022 / Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (the "Company" or "GSilver") (TSXV:GSVR)(OTCQX:GSVRF) is pleased to report drill results from its ongoing exploration programs at the Company's wholly owned El Cubo Mine Complex and El Pinguico project in Guanajuato, Mexico.

Highlights from Recent Drilling at the Company's Guanajuato properties:

  • Hole VP022-002: 1,956 grams per tonne (gpt) Ag and 12.90 gpt Au for 2,988 gpt AgEq over 0.55m (0.35m est. true width) from the Villalpando vein, at the Capulin area, at El Cubo.
  • Holes SC22-001 and SC22-002: 42 gpt Ag and 7.56 gpt Au for 647 gpt AgEq over 0.35m (0.3m est. true width) in hole SC22-001 and 276 gpt Ag and 4.49 gpt Au for 636 gpt AgEq over 0.30m (0.13m est. true width) and 194 gpt Ag and 2.60 gpt Au for 402 gpt AgEq over 0.55m (0.30m est. true width) in hole SC22-002from the ‘680' vein, and the Tuberos and Poniente veins, respectively, at the Santa Cecilia area, at El Cubo.
  • Hole P21-22: 227 gpt Ag and 2.11 gpt Au for 396 gpt AgEq over 1.5m (0.60m est. true width) and 193 gpt Ag and 1.15 gpt Au for 285 gpt AgEq over 0.6m (0.24 m est. true width) from the Arroyo vein and El Pinguico vein, respectively, at the El Pinguico project.

"These results serve to build confidence in our understanding of geological controls of high-grade mineralisation within the various veins and different zones of our Guanajuato mine holdings. Further, drilling at the El Cubo mine continues to identify mineralisation that the Company can quickly build into its near-term mining plans," commented James Anderson, Chairman and CEO of Guanajuato Silver.

GSilver continues infill and expansion drilling at the El Cubo Mine targeting the Villalpando, Asuncion, Tuberos and ‘680' veins at the Villalpando and Santa Cecilia areas; in parallel, GSilver is continuing exploration at the El Pinguico project targeting the Arroyo and Pinguico veins. From late January to end of March 2022, a total of 3,130 meters in 14 holes were drilled from underground at the Guanajuato properties.

The drill results announced today include the last two holes drilled at El Pinguico in 2021, and six of the 14 diamond drillholes drilled so far this year. The Company is reporting results for a total of eight drill holes from the three areas.

Villalpando Exploration

Drilling at the Capulin area of El Cubo, targeting the Villalpando and Asuncion vein structures, has been very successful. Overlooked by previous operators, this area boasts ample development work with easy access to newly defined mineralised material. The Asuncion vein occasionally exhibits bonanza grades as highlighted by VPO22-002, which returned over 95 troy ounces of silver-equivalent over an estimated true width of 0.35 metres. At Capulin, drill holes VPO22-04 and VPO22-05 have been drilled and are out for assay. Drilling remains ongoing in this area.

Figure 1: Capulin Area, El Cubo Mine

Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd., Thursday, May 5, 2022, Press release picture

Capulin Area, El Cubo Mine

Hole

Structure

From

To

Interval

Est. True Width

Au

Ag

AgEq

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

(gpt)

(gpt)

(gpt)

?

100.70

101.35

0.65

0.32

0.39

120

151

VPO22-001

Asuncion

125.05

125.55

0.50

0.28

0.21

103

119

?

141.70

143.30

1.60

0.76

0.11

107

116

Villalpando

164.20

232.85

68.65

7.89

0.27

29

50

including

164.20

165.90

1.70

0.17

0.54

70

113

including

173.80

175.05

1.25

0.13

0.42

81

115

including

189.25

196.45

7.20

0.72

0.53

65

107

including

199.75

200.70

0.95

0.10

0.95

86

162

including

209.25

210.10

0.85

0.09

0.49

84

124

including

220.95

225.70

4.75

0.48

0.67

63

117

including

228.80

229.85

1.05

0.11

0.98

114

194

Capulin Area, El Cubo Mine

Hole

Structure

From

To

Interval

Est. True Width

Au

Ag

AgEq

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

(gpt)

(gpt)

(gpt)

VPO22-002

Asuncion

81.00

81.55

0.55

0.35

12.90

1,956

2,988

Villalpando

141.70

171.05

29.35

13.55

0.21

31

47

including

151.30

154.35

3.05

1.15

0.76

115

176

including

156.05

159.75

3.70

1.28

0.53

69

111

Villalpando FW

175.45

176.15

0.70

0.39

0.44

92

127

VPO22-003

Villalpando

169.50

170.70

1.20

0.44

0.15

89

101

Villalpando

172.65

174.75

2.10

0.82

0.56

111

156

Villalpando

178.20

178.70

0.50

0.17

1.50

24

143

Villalpando

181.15

181.70

0.55

0.19

0.60

91

139

Santa Cecilia Exploration and Development

Drilling in the Santa Cecilia area of El Cubo targets numerous vein structures; these include ‘680', Tuberos, Poniente, and the northern extension of Villalpando. In this area, productive veins are often perpendicular (transverse) to the regional NW structure and frequently carry proportionally higher gold content.

As mine production in the Santa Cecilia area continues to take on a more important role within GSilver's El Cubo mining strategy, and in view of the area's important grade potential, the decision has been made to join the southern Villalpando area with the northern Santa Cecilia area at depth. With only approximately 150m of development tunnelling to complete before this connection is made, management estimates that the work necessary for this task will take only approximately 6 to 8 weeks. Upon completion, haulage trucks, which currently need to travel on gravel roads for 6.7km from Santa Cecilia to our processing plant, will now need only to travel 2.5km within the mine; thereby reducing fuel costs, tire wear, and road maintenance costs significantly and immediately.

At Santa Cecilia, drill holes SC22-03 to SC22-08 have been drilled and are out for assay. Drilling at Santa Cecilia, an area that was largely discounted by previous operators, remains ongoing.

Figure 2: Santa Cecilia Area, El Cubo Mine

Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd., Thursday, May 5, 2022, Press release picture

Santa Cecilia Area, El Cubo Mine

Hole

Structure

From

To

Interval

Est. True Width

Au

Ag

AgEq

(m)

(m)

(m)

(m)

(gpt)

(gpt)

(gpt)

SC22-01

680 Vein

72.90

73.25

0.35

0.30

7.56

42

647

SC22-02

Tuberos Vein

131.60

131.90

0.30

0.13

4.49

276

636

Poniente Vein

172.55

173.10

0.55

0.30

2.60

194

402

Commenting on these results, James Anderson added, "The gold-bearing transverse veins at Santa Cecilia are demonstrative of the numerous opportunities that exist at El Cubo where we can take advantage of rich mineralization that was largely overlooked in recent years. Remarkably, we are already producing precious metals concentrate from backfill and stacked material that was previously left behind at Santa Cecilia. Evidence of additional similar transverse veins are present throughout El Cubo, and we expect that these systems will form a major component of our mining operations into the future."

El Pinguico Exploration

Drill results from the El Pinguico project included two drill holes drilled from the San Jose #2 crosscut in 2021. P21-22 encountered the Pinguico system and returned 0.60m estimated true width (ETW) at 285 gpt AgEq. Importantly, both holes cut good widths of very good grade in the Arroyo vein; this vein was encountered previously but until now had only returned moderate results. These results will be thoroughly studied and interpreted by GSilver geological staff prior to additional targeting of this area.

Figure 3: Pinguico Project (2021)

Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd., Thursday, May 5, 2022, Press release picture

El Pingüico Project (2021)

Hole

Structure

From

To

Interval

True Width

Au

Ag

AgEq

(m)

(m)

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