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Mackay Gold & Silver Adds Second Drill Rig to Test the Historic Sutro Tunnel Intersection of the Occidental-Brunswick Lode at Depth, Comstock District, Nevada

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 20, 2026) - Mackay Gold & Silver Corp. (TSXV: MACK) (OTCQB: MKGSF) ("Mackay" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that a diamond core drill rig has been mobilized to its 100%-owned Comstock District project in Nevada and has commenced drilling. The addition of the core rig marks the start of the approximately 5,000-meter core drilling component of the Company's inaugural 20,000-meter Phase 1 drill program and will operate alongside the reverse circulation ("RC") rig that has been drilling since mid-June.

Drill Plan and Update:

Core drill rig now turning, joining the RC

Mackay Gold & Silver Adds Second Drill Rig to Test the Historic Sutro Tunnel Intersection of the Occidental-Brunswick Lode at Depth, Comstock District, Nevada

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Drill Plan and Update:

Core drill rig now turning, joining the RC

Mackay Gold & Silver Kicks-off Inaugural 20,000 Metre Program with Drilling Now Underway at the Comstock District, Nevada

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 29, 2026) - Mackay Gold & Silver Corp. (TSXV: MACK) (OTCQB: MKGSF) ("Mackay" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first drill rig has been mobilized to site and the Company's initial 20,000-metre drill program has commenced at its 100%-owned Comstock District property in Nevada.

The Phase 1 drill program marks a significant milestone for Mackay, the start of the first ever large-scale, systematic exploration drilling along the Occidental-Brunswick Lode, a multi-kilometre vein system running parallel to the historic Comstock Lode (Figure 1). Plans for this Phase 1 program include:

Shallow RC

Mackay Gold & Silver Kicks-off Inaugural 20,000 Metre Program with Drilling Now Underway at the Comstock District, Nevada

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Shallow RC

Mackay Gold to buy Comstock Nevada assets for up to $37M

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:02:16 -0400

Mackay Gold & Silver Corp. (TSXV: MACK, OTCQB: MKGSF) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of Comstock Inc.'s mining assets in Storey County and Lyon County, Nevada, according to a company press release.

The transaction consideration consists of $20 million in cash and 2,000,000 Mackay common shares at closing, followed by a further $7 million payable within 18 months in a combination of cash and shares. An additional contingent payment of $10 million becomes due if a mine construction decision is made or a change of control occurs within seven years of closing. Comstock will also retain a

Mackay Gold & Silver to Acquire Comstock Inc.'s Nevada Mining Assets, Creating the Largest Consolidated Land Package in the History of the Historic Comstock Gold-Silver District

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400

Creates the largest consolidated mining claim package in the Comstock District's 167-year history, expanding Mackay's land position by 70% to 4,343 hectares (43 km²)

Unites the district's three major vein systems, the Silver City Lode, Occidental-Brunswick Lode and Comstock Lode, under single ownership for the first time

Adds two oxide gold-silver deposits supported by recent S-K 1300 historical estimates, plus numerous historical past-producing gold-silver mines

Includes a permitted heap-leach and Merrill-Crowe processing facility providing future development optionality

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 22, 2026) - Mackay Gold & Silver Corp. (TSXV: MACK) (OTCQB: MKGSF) ("Mackay"