FIRST ANDES SILVER LTD. (TSX-V: FAS) (OTC Pink: MSLVF) (FSE: 9TZ) announced high-grade silver assay results from its 2,000-meter drill program at the Company’s 100%-owned Santas Gloria Project, located approximately 55 kilometers east of Lima, Peru.

Key Point Summary

• One of the objectives of this program was to test for San Jorge vein sulphide zones at depth, beneath the oxide zones encountered in the 2024 campaign. Down-dip drilling continued to intercept strongly oxidized mineralization, indicating deep groundwater penetration, alteration and leaching of galena, sphalerite, and associated silver, and strongly suggesting that a fully intact sulphide-rich system remains preserved and open at depth, representing a compelling target for follow-up drilling;
• Vein textures, mineralogy and alteration confirms that drill holes intercepted the uppermost parts of an intermediate sulphidation epithermal system, substantiating the extensive depth potential, and warranting the permitting of additional drill pads;
• First Andes’ has commenced permitting of additional drill pads in strategic locations along San Jorge, as well as untested vein systems property-wide (e.g. Kelly vein: 1.2 km strike length with 56.3 g/t Au, 28.2 g/t Au, 21.1 g/t Au 18.2 g/t Au, 14.6 g/t Au in surface channel samples, undrilled);
• Assays received in full for 2025 drill holes SG016-SG022, results for drill holes SG023-SG029 remain pending;
• Drill hole SG017 at San Jorge reported:
  • 190.5 g/t AgEq (164.8 g/t Ag, 0.20 g/t Au, 0.17% Pb, 0.23% Zn) over 6.20 m from 174.70 m (downhole), incl 578.6 g/t AgEq (533.8 g/t Ag, 0.32 g/t Au, 0.24% Pb, 0.57% Zn) over 0.60 m from 176.80 m;
• Drill hole SG022 reported:
  • 268.2 g/t AgEq (248.5 g/t Ag, 0.12 g/t Au, 0.32% Pb, 0.14% Zn) over 3.90 m from 91.90 m, incl. 638.1 g/t AgEq (606.2 g/t Ag, 0.18 g/t Au, 0.68% Pb, 0.12% Zn) over 0.70 m from 95.10 m;
• Drill hole SG019 reported:
  • 350.4 g/t AgEq (332.1 g/t Ag, 0.11 g/t Au, 0.10% Pb, 0.68% Zn) over 1.10 m from 109.80 m, incl. 443.2 g/t AgEq (392.4 g/t Ag, 0.13 g/t Au, 0.23% Pb, 1.50% Zn) over 0.50 m from 110.40 m;
• Drill holes SG016, SG018 and SG019 intercepted historical mining voids at the onset of the mineralized zones;
• The drill program has been completed, totaling 2025 meters drilled in 14 holes.

“Results from our 2025 drill program confirm we are testing the upper levels of a large, mineralized intermediate sulphidation system at San Jorge,” stated Colin Smith, CEO and Director of First Andes Silver. “Strong silver grades, vein textures, extensive oxidation, and leaching of base-metal sulphides all point to a fully intact sulphide-rich system preserved at depth and open in all directions. With assays pending and new drill pads being permitted at San Jorge and across additional untested veins, the opportunity for significant discovery remains compelling.”

Table 1: Assay Results for Drill Holes SG016-SG022

Figure 1: Plan map of 2025 drill program at San Jorge.

 Figure 2: Cross section of SG017, SG023 (pending) and SG024 (pending).

 Figure 3: Cross section of SG022, SG019 and SG003 (2024 hole).

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

The Company follows industry-recognized standards of Best Practice and QA/QC. HQ-diameter core samples are sawed into equal halves, and selected ½ core samples are submitted to AHK Group in in Lima, Peru, a market-leading provider of inspection and analysis services which maintains rigorous quality standards through compliance with industry standards and regulations, including ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001. Core samples are sealed in plastic bags using single use tie-locks, thereby ensuring chain of custody, for fire assay and ICP analysis. To date, all batches have passed QA/QC within acceptable tolerance limits. All diamond holes were drilled in PQ-NQ diameter. Core recovery across all veins exceeded 90%.

Qualified Person

Dr. Christopher Wilson, Ph.D., FAusIMM (CP), FSEG, FGS, a Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the technical information contained in this news release. Dr. Wilson is not independent and serves as Chief Geologist of First Andes Silver Ltd. and owns securities of the Company.

About First Andes Silver Ltd.

First Andes Silver Ltd. is a British Columbia company that holds a 100% interest in the high-grade Santas Gloria silver property, located in a major mining district 100 km east of Lima, Peru. Santas Gloria has excellent established road access, and is situated within a well-known intermediate sulphidation epithermal belt, and hosts over 12 km of multiphase veins mapped at surface which had never been historically drilled or explored by modern techniques before 2024. First Andes’ maiden diamond drill program last year reported high-grade silver grades on all drilled vein systems confirming silver endowment and warranting high priority follow-up drilling in 2025.