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Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA) (OTCQX: AYASF) is pleased to announce high-grade silver drill results from its at-depth drill program at the Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of Morocco.
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Key Highlights (all intersections are in core lengths)
“Today’s results including holes ZG-23-54 and DZG-SF-23-292 further validate the very high-grade nature of Zgounder, while holes ZG-SF-23-055 and ZG-SF-23-056 confirm mineralization near the granite contact,” said Benoit La Salle, President & CEO. “Importantly, these initial results outline significant down-plunge extensions of the deposit and continue to return thick, high-grade intercepts. Four underground rigs are now mobilized with the objective of expanding mineral resources at depth.”
Included in this release are results for 249 holes, which include 114 underground DDH, 35 surface DDH, 61 T28 and 39 YAK holes (T28 and YAK: percussion drilling using an air-compressed hammer).  For a full summary of today’s results, refer to Appendix 1.
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Table 1 – Significant Intercepts from Drilling at Zgounder (core lengths)
Hole ID | From | To | Ag | Length
 (m)* |
Ag x width |
(g/t) | |||||
Surface DDH | |||||
ZG-23-35 | 85.0 | 100.0 | 683 | 15.0 | 10,247 |
Including | 87.0 | 93.0 | 1,221 | 6.0 | 7,326 |
ZG-23-42 | 82.5 | 84.0 | 1,970 | 1.5 | 2,955 |
ZG-23-54 | 56.0 | 63.0 | 1,846 | 7.0 | 12,923 |
Including | 56.0 | 61.0 | 2,095 | 5.0 | 10,476 |
ZG-23-58 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 1,828 | 4.0 | 7,313 |
Underground DDH | |||||
ZG-SF-23-023 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 1,754 | 1.0 | 1,754 |
ZG-SF-23-029 | 87.0 | 93.5 | 417 | 6.5 | 2,712 |
ZG-SF-23-031 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 1,656 | 1.0 | 1,656 |
ZG-SF-23-038 | 42.0 | 56.0 | 675 | 14.0 | 9,456 |
Including | 46.5 | 53.5 | 951 | 7.0 | 6,658 |
ZG-SF-23-055 | 153.0 | 160.5 | 672 | 7.5 | 5,037 |
Including | 154.0 | 157.0 | 1,375 | 3.0 | 4,124 |
ZG-SF-23-056 | 277.5 | 289.0 | 391 | 11.5 | 4,491 |
DZG-SF-23-258 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 1,091 | 1.5 | 1,636 |
DZG-SF-23-275 | 55.5 | 57.0 | 2,087 | 1.5 | 3,131 |
DZG-SF-23-292 | 46.5 | 51.0 | 2,430 | 4.5 | 10,933 |
Including | 47.5 | 50.0 | 4,174 | 2.5 | 10,434 |
DZG-SF-23-295 | 40.0 | 59.5 | 362 | 19.5 | 7,066 |
Including | 50.0 | 52.5 | 1,609 | 2.5 | 4,023 |
DZG-SF-23-311 | 68.5 | 77.5 | 180 | 9.0 | 1,621 |
Underground T28 | |||||
TD28-23-1950-752 | 9.6 | 21.6 | 858 | 12.0 | 10,297 |
Including | 9.6 | 14.4 | 1,905 | 4.8 | 9,144 |
TD28-23-1950-979 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 795 | 7.2 | 5,726 |
Including | 12.0 | 14.4 | 1,562 | 2.4 | 3,749 |
TD28-23-1950-980 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 874 | 2.4 | 2,098 |
TD28-23-1950-985 | 14.4 | 21.6 | 327 | 7.2 | 2,357 |
TD28-23-1950-991 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 249 | 7.2 | 1,794 |
TD28-23-1975-636 | 10.8 | 20.4 | 684 | 9.6 | 6,568 |
TD28-23-2000-966 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 928 | 2.4 | 2,226 |
TD28-23-2000-967 | 12.0 | 19.2 | 592 | 7.2 | 4,264 |
Including | 13.2 | 16.8 | 960 | 3.6 | 3,456 |
TD28-23-2000-970 | 12.0 | 14.4 | 788 | 2.4 | 1,891 |
TD28-23-2000-972 | 8.4 | 12.0 | 919 | 3.6 | 3,307 |
Underground YAK | |||||
YAKD-23-1995-315 | 24.0 | 33.6 | 203 | 9.6 | 1,944 |
YAKD-23-1995-316 | 27.6 | 48.0 | 425 | 20.4 | 8,663 |
Including | 27.6 | 34.8 | 912 | 7.2 | 6,569 |
YAKD-23-2075-303 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 1,044 | 2.4 | 2,506 |
YAKD-23-2075-304 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 555 | 6.0 | 3,329 |
YAKD-23-2100-202 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 1,005 | 30.0 | 30,151 |
Including | 10.8 | 22.8 | 2,354 | 12.0 | 28,248 |
YAKD-24-2125-002 | 4.8 | 8.4 | 439 | 3.6 | 1,580 |
YAKD-24-2125-002 | 30.0 | 36.0 | 292 | 6.0 | 1,750 |
 1 Holes were drilled at various angles; true widths are not known at this time. | |||||
 2 All assay results are above the cut-off grade of 75 g/t Ag. |
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Quality Assurance
For core drilling, all individual samples represent approximately one meter in length of core, which is halved. Half of the core is kept on site for reference, and its counterpart is sent for preparation and assaying to African Laboratory for Mining and Environment in Marrakech, Morocco. All samples are analyzed for silver, copper, iron, lead, and zinc using Aqua regia and finished by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Samples grading above 200 g/t Ag are reanalyzed using fire assaying.
For definition drilling using T28 drilling equipment, all individual samples represent 1.2m in length. Samples are assayed at either the Zgounder Mine laboratory or at Afrilab. At Afrilab, all samples are analyzed for silver, copper, iron, lead, and zinc using Aqua regia and finished by AAS. Samples grading above 200 g/t Ag are reanalyzed using fire assaying. At ZMSM, all samples are analyzed for silver only using Aqua regia and finished by AAS. Rigorous quality controls (QaQc) are applied at both locations.
David Lalonde, B.Sc. P. Geo, Head of Exploration, is Aya Gold & Silver’s Qualified Person and has reviewed this press release for accuracy and compliance with National Instrument 43-101.
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About Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is a rapidly growing, Canada-based silver producer with operations in the Kingdom of Morocco.
The only TSX-listed pure silver mining company, Aya operates the high-grade Zgounder Silver Mine and is exploring its properties along the prospective South-Atlas Fault, several of which have hosted past-producing mines and historical resources. Aya’s Moroccan mining assets are complemented by its Tijirit Gold Project in Mauritania, which is being advanced to feasibility.
Aya’s management team has been focused on maximising shareholder value by anchoring sustainability at the heart of its operations, governance, and financial growth plans.
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