Capitan Silver reports high-grade silver mineralization in multiple drill holes
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 10, 2026) - Capitan Silver Corp. (TSXV: CAPT) ("Capitan" or "the Company") is pleased to report assay results from its 2025 reverse circulation ("RC") drill program at its flagship Cruz de Plata silver-gold project, located in Durango, Mexico. The Company is reporting assay results from nine (9) drill holes.
Highlights:
Drilling at Capitan's Cruz de Plata Project continues to intersect high-grade silver mineralization in step-out drilling, while expanding a new high-grade zone at the Jesus Maria Silver Trend west of the Peñoles Fault
Drill hole 25-ERRC-37 intersected 1,833.1 g/t AgEq over 1.5m, within a broader zone of 340.4 g/t AgEq over 21.3m at the new high-grade zone proximal to the Peñoles Fault
New high-grade silver intercept extends mineralization of the Jesus Maria Silver Trend on the north-easterly side (offset) of the Peñoles Fault
Drill hole 25-ERRC-32 intersected 1,254.8 g/t AgEq over 1.5m, within a wider interval of 157.3 g/t AgEq over 16.8m, down-dip from previously announced drill hole 25-ERRC-20
Previously announced drill hole 25-ERRC-20 intersected 1,541 g/t AgEq over 1.5m, within a broader interval of 201.65 g/t AgEq over 18.3m (see news release of Capitan dated October 14, 2025)
Additional silver mineralization intersected at the Jesus Maria Silver Trend, east of the Peñoles fault, extending mineralization up-dip
Drill hole SRRC-06 intersected 381.4 g/t AgEq over 1.5m, within 153.6 g/t AgEq over 4.6m at the San Rafael target area
Both drill holes SRRC-06 and SRRC-07 extended known mineralization up-dip, approximately 200m toward surface
Second drill rig recently arrived at Cruz de Plata: Capitan ramped up drilling capacity at the property by adding a second drill rig. The newly arrived core rig joins the RC rig currently drilling at Cruz de Plata (see news release of Capitan dated February 9, 2026)
Catalysts: Final assays pending for 24 drill holes
Alberto Orozco, CEO of Capitan Silver, commented:
"We are continuing to see high-grade silver, as mineralized zones expand and our pipeline of targets grows within the Jesus Maria Silver Trend. Cruz de Plata is a large-scale system, and while meaningful step-outs have delivered strong results, our drilling to date has been relatively shallow. Now, with our first core rig on site, we are ready to test this system at depth-and take the next step in unlocking its full potential."
Figure 1: Cruz de Plata project plan map
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Discussion of Drill Results
Drilling in 2025 continued to test high priority targets including the new high-grade silver zones that are developing both east and west of the Peñoles Fault. The focus continued to be extending high-grade zones of mineralization to depth and increasing confidence in the continuity of high-grade shoots within those areas.
The Company continues to build confidence in the continuity of the 3.7km silver trend. Drill hole 25-ERRC-37 intersected multiple high-grade zones below drill hole 25-JMRC-35, extending mineralization down-dip ranging from 20m to 80m. This high-grade shoot has now been drilled over a strike length of approximately 140m east-west by 220m down-dip and remains open at depth.
Drill hole 25-ERRC-32 extended the high-grade zone approximately 10m down-dip from drill hole 25-ERRC-20 and continues to confirm continuity of mineralization. Additional step-out holes are planned, and the zone remains open at depth and along strike to the northeast.
Figure 2: Drill hole 25-ERRC- 35 and 37 cross sections
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Figure 3: Drill hole 25-ERRC-32 cross section
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Additional widely-spaced, shallow drilling at new targets and expansion zones continue to return >100 g/t AgEq intervals, confirming that broad zones of mineralization contain higher-grade cores. Drilling along the eastern portion of the main 3.7 km Jesus Maria Silver Trend continues to return multiple sub-parallel zones of silver mineralization that exhibits strong continuity both along strike and down-dip. Drill holes 25-SRRC-05, 06 and 07 were designed as a fence to test an area of mineralization that returned silver grades between 50 and 2,083 g/t AgEq from surface sampling (see Figure 4). Results show that silver mineralization in this area is widespread, with best results returned including 381.4 g/t AgEq over 1.5m in drill hole 25-SRRC-06 and 152.68 g/t AgEq over 3.0m from drill hole 25-SRRC-07. Drilling at San Rafael is still at an early stage, with follow up drilling planned to be at tighter spacing as well as step-outs at depth, to define the orientation and controls on higher-grade zones.
Figure 4: Drill hole 25-SRRC-06, 07 cross sections
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Table 1: Drill results
| Hole ID | From (m) | To (m) | Interval (m) | Ag Eq Rec (g/t) | Ag (ppm) | Au (ppm) | Pb (%) | Zn (%) |
| 25-ERRC-32 | ||||||||
| Interval | 18.29 | 35.05 | 16.8 | 157.3 | 153.4 | 0.152 | 0.036 | 0.046 |
| including | 19.81 | 21.34 | 1.5 | 1,254.8 | 1,308.0 | 0.134 | 0.265 | 0.254 |
| 25-ERRC-33 | ||||||||
| Interval | 12.19 | 15.24 | 3.0 | 31.6 | 20.1 | 0.174 | 0.005 | 0.020 |
| Interval | 57.91 | 59.44 | 1.5 | 112.8 | 106.6 | 0.161 | 0.026 | 0.024 |
| Interval | 124.97 | 126.49 | 1.5 | 50.4 | 35.1 | 0.236 | 0.018 | 0.020 |
| 25-ERRC-35 | ||||||||
| Interval | 22.86 | 45.72 | 22.9 | 38.8 | 26.5 | 0.190 | 0.004 | 0.021 |
| including | 33.50 | 36.60 | 3.0 | 132.2 | 93.9 | 0.630 | 0.008 | 0.020 |
| Interval | 53.34 | 59.44 | 6.1 | 28.0 | 16.7 | 0.166 | 0.003 | 0.023 |
| Interval | 70.10 | 79.25 | 9.1 | 73.8 | 72.4 | 0.065 | 0.011 | 0.029 |
| including | 70.10 | 71.63 | 1.5 | 117.2 | 114.1 | 0.120 | 0.022 | 0.028 |
| including | 77.72 | 79.25 | 1.5 | 191.5 | 195.0 | 0.100 | 0.010 | 0.030 |
| Interval | 83.82 | 92.96 | 9.1 | 84.2 | 76.5 | 0.122 | 0.053 | 0.069 |
| including | 88.39 | 89.92 | 1.5 | 198.2 | 188.3 | 0.257 | 0.077 | 0.041 |
| Interval | 102.11 | 103.63 | 1.5 | 41.9 | 39.9 | 0.050 | 0.008 | 0.020 |
| 25-ERRC-37 | ||||||||
| Interval | 36.58 | 57.91 | 21.3 | 340.4 | 346.0 | 0.199 | 0.013 | 0.034 |
| including | 36.58 | 38.10 | 1.5 | 759.0 | 787.0 | 0.252 | 0.020 | 0.039 |
| including | 39.62 | 41.15 | 1.5 | 441.7 | 445.0 | 0.308 | 0.013 | 0.054 |
| including | 44.20 | 48.77 | 4.6 | 955.9 | 993.3 | 0.298 | 0.029 | 0.027 |
| and including | 44.20 | 45.72 | 1.5 | 1,833.1 | 1,918.0 | 0.409 | 0.037 | 0.031 |
| Interval | 64.01 | 68.58 | 4.6 | 66.0 | 63.4 | 0.022 | 0.009 | 0.136 |
| Interval | 79.25 | 80.77 | 1.5 | 42.2 | 38.3 | 0.075 | 0.006 | 0.026 |
| Interval | 99.06 | 106.68 | 7.6 | 23.9 | 19.3 | 0.063 | 0.007 | 0.038 |
| Interval | 111.25 | 117.35 | 6.1 | 28.4 | 22.9 | 0.058 | 0.022 | 0.068 |
| Interval | 124.97 | 132.59 | 7.6 | 36.9 | 21.2 | 0.055 | 0.117 | 0.290 |
| Interval | 137.16 | 138.68 | 1.5 | 36.9 | 19.4 | 0.061 | 0.110 | 0.335 |
| Interval | 155.45 | 156.97 | 1.5 | 147.4 | 128.7 | 0.085 | 0.310 | 0.349 |
| 25-ERRC-49 | ||||||||
| Interval | 67.06 | 68.58 | 1.5 | 33.6 | 33.0 | 0.025 | 0.003 | 0.022 |
| Interval | 76.20 | 77.72 | 1.5 | 51.5 | 51.0 | 0.044 | 0.006 | 0.010 |
| 25-ERRC-50 | ||||||||
| Interval | 96.01 | 100.58 | 4.6 | 47.2 | 46.3 | 0.039 | 0.007 | 0.022 |
| Interval | 132.59 | 147.83 | 15.2 | 31.3 | 25.7 | 0.090 | 0.005 | 0.025 |
| Interval | 155.45 | 163.07 | 7.6 | 64.8 | 63.6 | 0.057 | 0.009 | 0.023 |
| including | 156.97 | 158.50 | 1.5 | 102.9 | 102.0 | 0.087 | 0.014 | 0.024 |
| Interval | 193.55 | 196.60 | 3.0 | 73.3 | 65.5 | 0.138 | 0.026 | 0.046 |
| 25-SRRC-05 | ||||||||
| Interval | 73.15 | 86.87 | 13.7 | 62.5 | 56.8 | 0.120 | 0.006 | 0.018 |
| including | 74.68 | 77.72 | 3.0 | 121.6 | 114.5 | 0.190 | 0.014 | 0.020 |
| Interval | 94.49 | 96.01 | 1.5 | 27.3 | 25.4 | 0.041 | 0.004 | 0.015 |
| 25-SRRC-06 | ||||||||
| Interval | 9.14 | 12.19 | 3.0 | 55.2 | 52.0 | 0.065 | 0.007 | 0.049 |
| Interval | 21.34 | 27.43 | 6.1 | 53.9 | 54.5 | 0.017 | 0.009 | 0.035 |
| Interval | 32.00 | 36.58 | 4.6 | 153.6 | 158.3 | 0.041 | 0.014 | 0.044 |
| including | 32.00 | 33.53 | 1.5 | 381.4 | 397.0 | 0.065 | 0.039 | 0.077 |
| Interval | 89.92 | 100.58 | 10.7 | 54.1 | 48.0 | 0.109 | 0.007 | 0.036 |
| 25-SRRC-07 | ||||||||
| Interval | 51.82 | 57.91 | 6.1 | 71.5 | 70.5 | 0.063 | 0.004 | 0.023 |
| including | 54.86 | 56.39 | 1.5 | 143.3 | 139.0 | 0.167 | 0.006 | 0.029 |
| Interval | 67.06 | 74.68 | 7.6 | 36.8 | 30.4 | 0.111 | 0.003 | 0.014 |
| Interval | 79.25 | 82.30 | 3.0 | 35.1 | 35.0 | 0.027 | 0.002 | 0.009 |
| Interval | 96.01 | 97.54 | 1.5 | 31.9 | 18.0 | 0.214 | 0.002 | 0.007 |
| Interval | 146.30 | 164.59 | 18.3 | 55.0 | 52.4 | 0.063 | 0.005 | 0.037 |
| including | 146.3 | 149.83 | 3.0 | 152.7 | 143 | 0.243 | 0.013 | 0.035 |
Metal Recovery: Ag 94%, Au 86%, Pb 93.5%, Zn 92%
AgEq considers Ag, Au, Pb and Zn and calculated as follows: AgEq = Ag g/t + (80x Au g/t) + (0.003 x Pb g/t) + (0.0037 x Zn g/t). High grades have not been capped. RC Drill samples have been analysed by Bureau Veritas using the following codes: MA300, 4-acid digestion, multi-element analysis (Vancouver Lab). Au is analyzed using Fire Assay (FA430, Durango Lab). Overlimit (>200 ppm Ag) assays utilize method MA370, with gravimetric utilized for any overlimit thereafter. RC Drill samples have also been sent to SGS labs in Durango for Fire assay and Four-acid Multi-element analysis using the following codes: GE-FAA30V6 and GEICP40Q12, with over assays using the following codes: GO_FAG37V for Au and Ag. QAQC: Capitan Silver maintains a rigorous QAQC program and inserts multiple standards, blanks and duplicates into the sample stream at regular intervals. Check Assays are performed at SGS laboratories in Durango, Mexico. True widths along the Jesús María Trend are estimated to be 70-90% of the drilled width. At new drill targets/discoveries, true widths are unknown. Intervals are calculated at a 25 g/t AgEq cut-off and are cut at a maximum of 3 metres of internal dilution. Some numbers may not sum correctly due to rounding.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical information in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Marc Idziszek, P.Geo, Vice President Exploration of Capitan, and a "qualified person" (with the meaning of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects).
About Capitan Silver Corp.
Capitan Silver is defining a new high-grade silver system at its Cruz de Plata project, located in the heart of Mexico's primary silver belt. The Company is led by a proven and accomplished management team that has previously advanced three projects into production, on time and on budget. The Company has been diligent in maintaining a tight share structure and has one of the tightest share structures among its peer group, with the top three shareholders owning approximately 37% of the Company's share capital. Capitan Silver is fully funded and actively drilling at its Cruz de Plata silver project.
ON BEHALF OF CAPITAN SILVER CORP.
"Alberto Orozco"
Alberto Orozco, CEO
For Additional Information Contact:
| Alberto Orozco, CEO Capitan Silver Corp. | Greg DiTomaso, Investor Relations Capitan Silver Corp. Phone: (416) 433-2801 www.capitansilver.com |
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