Silver X Expands Red Silver Drill Program More Than Five-Fold to 6,650 Meters Following High-Grade Channel Sampling Results

Two-phase underground program designed to grow the current Mineral Resource and upgrade Inferred ounces, following channel sampling of 735 g/t Ag over 65 meters of strike

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / July 22, 2026 / Silver X Mining Corp. (TSXV:AGX)(OTCQX:AGXPF)(F:AGX) ("Silver X" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that underground diamond drilling is underway at the Red Silver Project (María Luz sector), part of the Company's flagship Nueva Recuperada Project in Huancavelica, Peru. Following the results of the underground channel sampling program announced earlier this year, the Company revised its planned drill program from the initial 1,200 meters to approximately 6,650 meters. The expanded program is designed to systematically test mineralized vein systems identified during the underground channel sampling campaign and support the expansion of the existing Mineral Resource while increasing geological confidence through additional drilling.

Highlights

• 6,650-meter underground diamond drill program in two phases, expanded from the 1,200 meters originally announced in January 2026.

• Dual objective: grow the current NI 43-101 Mineral Resource and upgrade portions of the Inferred Resource to Measured and Indicated categories, where supported by drilling.

• Follows high-grade channel sampling including 735 g/t Ag over 65 meters of strike and 649 g/t Ag over 40 meters of strike on the Silvia Vein.

• Low-cost, fast execution: drilling is conducted from existing underground workings, located approximately 8 kilometers from the Company's Nueva Recuperada processing plant.

• High-grade and silver-pure: diluted mining inventory of 13.83 oz/t (430 g/t) Ag reported in the Company's 2025 PEA, with silver accounting for over 90% of in-situ metal value.

• District-scale upside: the María Luz sector hosts 67 identified veins and splits with a demonstrated vertical extent of mineralization of at least 410 meters.

"When the rocks speak this clearly, you listen. The channel sampling campaign at Red Silver did not just confirm continuity, it told us the system is larger and richer than our original 1,200-meter program was designed to test. We have expanded the program more than five-fold to do this properly: systematic drilling to grow the resource, upgrade confidence, and define Red Silver's role in our path to approximately 6 million AgEq ounces of annual production. With underground access already in place and the plant 8 kilometers away, every meter we drill here is among the most capital-efficient exploration in our portfolio", said José García, CEO of Silver X.

Please see "Cautionary Note Regarding Inferred Mineral Resources and the Preliminary Economic Assessment" and "Cautionary Note Regarding Production Without Mineral Reserves" at the end of this news release.

From Discovery to Systematic Definition

Earlier this year, Silver X completed a systematic underground channel sampling program on Level 810 across the Silvia and Rossana vein systems. The program was conducted within the area covered by the current NI 43-101 Mineral Resource and delineated four continuous high-grade silver shoots that provided additional geological information on the continuity and distribution of mineralization.

The sampling program was designed to define exploration targeting and support the planning of subsequent drilling. The results did not modify or update the current Mineral Resource estimate.

Key sampling results are summarized below (see news release dated January 13, 2026).

Table 01: Summary of Channel Sampling Results (previously reported January 13, 2026)

Existing Mineral Resource

Red Silver hosts an existing NI 43-101 Mineral Resource first reported in May 2025 comprising approximately 1.91 million tonnes of Inferred Mineral Resources and 41,600 tonnes of Measured and Indicated Mineral Resources.

Table 02: Current Mineral Resource Estimation for Red Silver Project

The drill campaign is designed to build on this resource by testing priority targets identified through underground sampling, supporting Mineral Resource expansion and resource classification upgrades where supported by drilling.

A High-Grade, Silver-Pure Asset

Red Silver is a genuine high-grade silver asset. The Company's 2025 PEA reports a diluted mining inventory for the María Luz sector of 892,534 tonnes at 13.83 oz/t (approximately 430 g/t) silver. This mining inventory is based predominantly on Inferred Mineral Resources; mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability, and there is no certainty that any portion of the Inferred Mineral Resources will be converted to a higher-confidence category or to mineral reserves.

For context, this grade compares with publicly reported grades at some of the highest-grade primary silver mines in the Americas: proven and probable reserve grades of approximately 248 g/t Ag at the Juanicipio Mine in Mexico (life-of-mine), approximately 405 g/t Ag at the Lucky Friday Mine in Idaho, approximately 144 g/t Ag at the Uchucchacua Mine in Peru, and approximately 867 g/t Ag at the Keno Hill operation in Yukon, Canada¹. These comparisons are provided for context only, involve different resource categories, reporting standards and levels of technical confidence, and are not a prediction of the economic performance of the Red Silver Project (see "Cautionary Note Regarding Inferred Mineral Resources and the Preliminary Economic Assessment").

¹ Sources: MAG Silver Corp., "Juanicipio Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserves NI 43-101 Technical Report", filed on SEDAR+ March 27, 2024 (mineral reserves of 15.36 Mt at 248 g/t Ag); Hecla Mining Company, year-end 2025 mineral reserves and resources statement and supporting S-K 1300 Technical Report Summaries (Lucky Friday P&P reserves at 11.8 oz/short ton; Keno Hill P&P reserves at 25.28 oz/short ton; converted at 34.286 g/t per oz/short ton); Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., annual report (Uchucchacua mineral reserves 4.62 oz/t Ag, converted at 31.103 g/t per oz/tonne). Grades reported by each company under its applicable reporting standard and metal price assumptions.

Red Silver is also one of the purest silver assets in Peru: at the grades reported from underground channel sampling (735 g/t Ag, 0.45% Pb, 0.73% Zn), silver accounts for over 90% of in-situ metal value. Unlike most polymetallic operations in the region, where silver is a by-product credit, Red Silver is a genuinely silver-primary asset.

The geology supports the grade. The María Luz sector displays colloform quartz and ginguro banding, textbook epithermal textures characteristic of bonanza-style silver systems, as documented in the Company's current PEA. Historical operators recognized the same endowment: Buenaventura reported historical reserves at María Luz of 82,445 tonnes at 419 g/t Ag and historical resources of 60,490 tonnes at 553 g/t Ag (2009).

Expanded Two-Phase Drill Program

Phase I focuses on the mineralized structures closest to existing underground development, to confirm the continuity of the principal shoots identified by channel sampling, evaluate the structures with the highest potential to contribute to Mineral Resource expansion, and collect the geological information required to support resource growth.

Phase II extends drilling beyond the current resource area, testing the continuation of the principal vein systems at depth and toward the upper portions of the deposit, where geological interpretation indicates that significant mineralization may remain in situ.

Table 03. Planned Underground Diamond Drill Program - Red Silver Project

Phase I - Resource Expansion Around Existing Development

Subtotal Phase I: 1,115 meters

Phase II - Resource Expansion and Infill Drilling