Aftermath Silver Ltd. (TSX-V: AAG) (OTCQB: AAGFF) is pleased to announce a new Mineral Resource Estimate for the Berenguela silver-copper-manganese deposit located in the Department of Puno in southern Peru. The MRE is reported in accordance with National Instrument 43‐101 and was completed by BBA International (Canada) Inc.
Highlights
The current estimate confirms and expands Aftermath’s previous 2023 Mineral Resources and is based on the most extensive geological model of the Berenguela deposit to date, which significantly enhances the understanding of the deposit. Approximately 90% of the recent 2024/2025 drilling took place within the limits of the historic resource.
The recent infill drilling converted a significant tonnage from the Inferred category to Measured and Indicated. Combined M&I resources increased by 11.37 million tonnes or 28.3% to 51.55 million tonnes. The contained metal in M&I resources increased relative to the 2023 MRE* as follows:
*The Berenguela Technical Report, titled “Berenguela Mineral Resource Estimate NI 43-101 Aftermath Silver Ltd., Province of Lampa, Department of Puno, Peru,” effective date of March 30, 2023 prepared by AMC Mining Consultants (Canada) Ltd (AMC).
Conversion of Inferred resources to M&I resulted in a decrease of 7.96 million tonnes in the Inferred resources inventory.
The MRE is based on a geological model incorporating data from 439 drill holes, including 82 diamond drill holes (5,329 m) drilled by Aftermath in 2024/25. Total drilling consists of 44,842m composed of 20,346m of diamond drilling and 24,496m of RC drilling.
Ralph Rushton, President of Aftermath Silver commented: “The new MRE reflects a significant derisking of the Berenguela resource as the 2024/2025 drilling has successfully defined areas of mineralisation near the margins and confirmed the consistent nature of the resource. The MRE shows a 28% gain in the measured and indicated tonnes, adding to the M&I metal inventory at Berenguela. Mineralization remains open to the east. We were very pleased to also see that the M&I grades for silver, copper and manganese held up well with minimal drop-off as we defined areas of the mineralization near the margins of the resource. This confirms the consistent nature of the mineralization across the length and breadth of the known footprint. Our team is now focused on expediting the development and engineering work at Berenguela. We are also planning additional drilling toward the eastern margins of the mineralization to follow up the high-grade copper intersection seen in AFD 100 which intersected 156m from surface grading 290 g/t silver, 1.12% copper and 7.3% manganese. (see Aftermath NR Feb 27, 2025).”
Mineral Resource Estimate
Table 1. Berenguela Ag-Cu-Mn deposit Mineral Resource at 137.40 USD NSR.
| Resource Classification | Tonnage Mt | Grade | Contained Metal | ||||||
| Ag | Mn | Cu | Zn | Ag | Mn | Cu | Zn | ||
| g/t | % | % | % | Moz | Mt | Mlb | Mlb | ||
| Measured | 8.49 | 101 | 8.97 | 0.89 | 0.32 | 27.7 | 0.76 | 166.9 | 60.0 |
| Indicated | 43.06 | 68.5 | 5.04 | 0.58 | 0.33 | 94.9 | 2.17 | 550.2 | 312.5 |
| Measured and Indicated |
51.55 | 73.9 | 5.69 | 0.63 | 0.33 | 122.5 | 2.93 | 717.1 | 372.4 |
| Inferred | 14.33 | 47.6 | 3.28 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 22.0 | 0.47 | 118.4 | 80 |
Notes:
Source: BBA 2025
The Mineral Resource estimate has been reported within conceptual open-pit mining constraints and is presented in Table 1. Mineral Resources are stated at a cut‐off grade of $137.40 NSR, determined based on economic assumptions provided below. The approximate relative value in the Mineral Resource by metal is as follows: Ag – 13%, Mn – 75%, Cu – 11%, Zn – 2%. The primary economic driver of the project is the high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate content. The NSR cut-off value of $137.40 corresponds to an Mn equivalent of 2.19% or an Ag equivalent cut-off of 157.56 g/t. The model is depleted for historical mining activities. The assumptions for the open pit optimization exercise to constrain the Mineral Resource and confirm reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction are shown in Table 2.
Table 2. Assumptions for pit optimization
| Activity | Parameter | Unit | Value |
| Costs | Mining | $/t | 2.4 |
| Process | $/t | 135.0 | |
| General and Administrative | $/t | 2.4 | |
| Cut-off value (Process and G&A) | $/t | 137.4 | |
| Commodity Prices | HPMSM | $/t | 2,592 |
| Silver | $/oz | 29.73 | |
| Copper | $/lb | 4.34 | |
| Zinc | $/lb | 1.21 | |
| Metallurgical Recoveries | Manganese | % | 85 |
| Silver | % | 94 | |
| Copper | % | 90 | |
| Zinc | % | 85 | |
| Metal Content | Manganese | Mn in HPMSM | 0.3249 |
| Silver | Ag in Doré | 0.95 | |
| Copper | Cu in Concentrate | 0.6314 | |
| Zinc | Zn in Concentrate | 0.6038 | |
| Payability | HPMSM | % payable | 100 |
| Silver | % payable | 99.8 | |
| Copper | % payable | 96.75 | |
| Zinc | % payable | 85.00 | |
| Other Costs | Land Freight | $/t | 33.44 |
| Port Charges | $/t | 13.66 | |
| Sea Transport | $/t | 80.36 | |
| Royalty Silver Standard | % Revenue | 1.25 | |
| MMR Royalty | % Revenue | 1.00 | |
| Marketing | % Revenue | 0.50 |
Source: BBA, (2025).
Further details supporting the geological model, estimation procedure, sampling and metallurgical testwork will be available in a NI 43-101 technical report. The Technical Report will be posted under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com, the report is well advanced and is expected to be filed on SEDAR within 45 days.
Mineral Resource Estimate Details
The Mineral Resource estimate is based on a geological model incorporating data from 439 drillholes including data collected by Aftermath and some from previous drilling previous operators of the project. Twentynine RC holes totalling 3,020m were excluded from the database as they were twinned (replaced) in the 2021-2 diamond drill program. Lithological wireframes were constructed by Rockridge Partnership & Associates (Rockridge) using LeapFrog© software and were used to constrain the interpolation. The five domains were reviewed by the independent Qualified Person (“QP”) and were accepted for estimation purposes after minor modification.
Rockridge completed an ordinary kriging estimate for the four metals with economic significance: silver, manganese, copper and zinc. Prior to estimation, drillhole data were composited to an average length of 1.0 m. Capping was evaluated for all variables within each domain and carried out where required. No estimation was carried out outside of the domains. For all domains the parent block size was 10 mE x 10 mN x 5 mRL with sub‐blocking employed. Sub‐blocking resulted in minimum cell dimensions of 2.5 mE x 2.5 mN x 0.05 mRL.
Bulk density was based on 1,083 measurements from all drilling campaigns (574 measurements during the 2024-25 campaign, 509 measurements from the 2021-22 campaign) and was estimated in the block model. The values in the model averaged 2.30 tonnes/m3 for mineralized material and 2.14 tonnes/m3 for waste.
Mineral Resource classification was completed by the QP using an assessment of geological and mineralization continuity, data quality and data density. Estimation passes were used as an initial guide for classification. Wireframes were then generated manually to build coherent volumes for the different classes. The block model was classified as Measured, Indicated, and Inferred Mineral Resources as appropriate.
The QP has not identified any known legal, political, environmental, or other risks that could materially affect the potential development of the mineral resources.
Geology
Mineralization at Berenguela is hosted principally in thickly bedded, folded limestones and dolomitized limestones of mid-Cretaceous age. Berenguela is interpreted as a carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) of an unusual hypogene Mn-oxide style localized above a regional detachment zone in a low temperature, oxidizing setting. Several large bodies of black massive, patchy, and fracture-controlled manganese oxide replacement mineralization with associated silver, copper, and zinc enrichment, occur in the folded limestones. Mineralization largely follows stratigraphy and is typically conserved as eroded synform or antiform remnants, usually exposed at surface and with fold axes trending 105-120 degrees. Generally, the limestone is underlain by a transitional arenite unit overlying evaporites in footwall formations.
Mapping and resource modelling shows the mineralization to extend for roughly 1,500m along with a width of 200 to 400m. Drilling has identified the mineralization to extend to up to 80m below surface where preserved.
About Aftermath Silver Ltd.
Aftermath Silver Ltd. is a leading Canadian junior exploration company focused on silver and critical metals which aims to deliver shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition and development of quality silver and critical metal projects in stable jurisdictions. Aftermath has developed a pipeline of projects at various stages of advancement. The Company’s projects have been selected based on growth and development potential.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
“Ralph Rushton”
Ralph Rushton
CEO and Director
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