{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"168866","rtpr_id":"nNFC1lgFKv-20261014","ticker":"MAV","exchange":"","all_tickers":["MAV"],"title":"Maverick Gold And Silver Receives Notice of Intent for Drilling at the Gator Property, Nevada","author":"Newsfile Corp","published_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:20.237Z","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 14, 2026) - Maverick\nGold and Silver Corp., (CSE: MAV) (FSE: VR61) (OTC Pink: VRCFF) (\"Maverick\" or\nthe \"Company\") announces that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (\"BLM\") has\nacknowledged the Company's Notice of Intent covering the construction of\naccess roads and eight drill pads, as well as proposed drill activities at the\nGator South and GSX targets on the Company's Gator Property in Pershing\nCounty, Nevada.\n\nMaverick's planned drill program may proceed following the posting of the\nrequired financial reclamation bond and confirmation of bond acceptance by the\nBLM.\n\n\"BLM acknowledgment of our Notice of Intent represents another important step\ntoward drilling Gator. Our initial drill program is being designed to test the\nGator South and GSX targets, where surface geology, alteration and\ngeochemistry indicate the potential for a distal disseminated gold system at\ndepth,\" stated Ian Foreman, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Maverick\nGold and Silver. \"With drilling recently completed at Silver Vista and Gator\nnow advancing toward drilling, we continue to execute on our objective of\ndrill-testing all three of Maverick's properties within a 12-month period. To\nthat end, we are also advancing Jericho toward a drill program over the coming\nmonths.\"\n\n\"We are very keen to get our next phase of work underway at Gator, especially\ngiven the recent news of SSR Mining's acquisition of Roxmore Resources. This\ntransaction in the Battle Mountain district represents a significant\ndevelopment for Maverick as the Converse deposit is hosted in the same\nfavourably altered rock formation that outcrops at Gator,\" stated Glen Watson,\nPresident and CEO of Maverick Gold and Silver.\n\nAbout the Gator Property\n\nThe Gator Property is located approximately 56 kilometres (35 miles)\nsouth-southwest of Battle Mountain, a well-established mining hub in\nnorth-central Nevada. The property consists of 160 mining claims covering\napproximately 3,306 acres, or 13.4 square kilometres, and is located on U.S.\nfederal land administered by the BLM. The property has excellent year-round\naccess via all-weather county roads.\n\nThe Gator Property is located approximately 36 kilometres southwest of the\nproducing Phoenix gold-silver mine, which hosts 3.2 million ounces of proven\nand probable reserves (180 million tonnes grading 0.58 g/t gold) and 7.2\nmillion ounces of measured and indicated resources (490 million tonnes grading\n0.45 g/t gold)(1), and is currently operated by Nevada Gold Mines, a joint\nventure between Newmont Corporation and Barrick Mining Corporation.\n\nGator is also located approximately 19 kilometres west-southwest of the\npast-producing Cove-McCoy mine, which historically produced and hosted\napproximately 3.3 million ounces of gold and 108 million ounces of\nsilver(2) and is now owned by i-80 Gold Corp.\n\nThe Gator Property is underlain by prospective lithologies similar to those\nthat host and occur proximal to several significant mineral deposits and\npast-producing mines in the region.\n\nDetailed geological mapping and geochemical analysis at Gator have outlined a\ndistal-disseminated style epithermal gold-silver mineral system extending\nalong an approximately seven-kilometre north-south structural corridor.\n\nWithin this corridor, Maverick has identified two priority drill targets:\n* Gator South, located in the central portion of the property; and\n* GSX, located within the southern extension of the property.\nThe planned drill program is designed to test beneath extensive surface\nalteration and geochemical anomalies identified at both Gator South and GSX\nfor a potentially concealed precious metals-bearing hydrothermal system.\n\nThe Gator South target occupies a graben, or down-dropped structural block,\nwithin the broader north-south structural trend. This geological setting is\nconsidered prospective for gold-silver mineralization and is comparable to\ngeological environments associated with mineralized systems and past-producing\nmines elsewhere in the region.\n\nAt the GSX target, strongly silicified sediments of the Havallah Formation\nhost anomalous gold, mercury and arsenic values across an area measuring\napproximately 400 by 700 metres. The Company interprets this alteration as\npotentially representing the upper-level expression of a precious\nmetals-bearing hydrothermal system controlled by fault and fracture networks\nat depth.\n\nThe Company's proposed drill program is intended to test these geological,\nstructural and geochemical targets at depth and further evaluate the potential\nfor significant gold-silver mineralization at Gator.\n\nQualified Person\n\nKenneth Tullar C.P.Geo., a consultant to the Company and a certified\nindependent professional geoscientist who is a \"Qualified Person\", as such\nterm is defined under National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure\nfor Mineral Projects (\"NI 43-101\"), has reviewed and approved the scientific\nand technical information regarding the Gator Property contained in this news\nrelease.\n\nAbout Maverick Gold and Silver Corp.\n\nMaverick Gold and Silver Corp. (CSE: MAV) (FSE: VR61) (OTC Pink: VRCFF) is an\nexploration-stage company advancing a portfolio of high-potential gold,\nsilver, and copper properties. The Company is focused on Nevada and British\nColumbia, mining-friendly jurisdictions with established infrastructure,\npredictable permitting, and supportive regulatory frameworks.\n\nAdditional information about Maverick Gold and Silver is available on the\nCompany's website at www.maverickgoldsilver.com.\n\nNeither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Maverick Gold and Silver Corp.\n\n\"Glen R. Watson\"\nGlen R. Watson\nPresident & CEO\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nGlen Watson, President & CEO\nPhone: +1 (604) 803-5229\nE-mail: glen@maverickgoldsilver.com\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release may contain \"forward-looking information\" and\n\"forward-looking statements\" (collectively, \"forward-looking information\")\nwithin the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking\ninformation in this news release may include, but is not limited to, the\nCompany's exploration and development plans, future exploration programs,\nbusiness objectives, strategic plans, and expectations regarding the Company's\noperations, financial condition, and growth opportunities.\n\nForward-looking information is provided to inform the Company's shareholders\nand potential investors about the Company's current expectations and plans\nrelating to the future and may not be appropriate for other purposes.\nForward-looking information is often identified by words such as \"anticipate\",\n\"believe\", \"expect\", \"plan\", \"intend\", \"estimate\", \"propose\", \"potential\",\n\"may\", \"will\", \"would\", \"could\", \"should\", and similar expressions, although\nnot all forward-looking information contains these identifying words.\n\nForward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions that the\nCompany believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made,\nincluding, but not limited to, assumptions regarding the Company's ability to\nsuccessfully execute its exploration and development plans, and operate in a\nstable regulatory, economic, and business-friendly environment. These\nassumptions, while considered reasonable, may prove to be incorrect.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance,\nor achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties\ninclude, without limitation, risks inherent in mineral exploration and\ndevelopment, operational and technical risks, fluctuations in commodity\nprices, availability of financing, general economic, market, and business\nconditions, regulatory and environmental risks, and other risks disclosed in\nthe Company's public filings filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nAlthough the Company believes that the forward-looking information that may be\ncontained in this news release is reasonable based on information currently\navailable, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such\ninformation, as there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to\nbe correct. Forward-looking information that may be contained in this news\nrelease is only relevant as of the date of this release. Except as required by\napplicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation\nto update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events, or otherwise.\n\n###\n\n(1) Source: Barrick Gold — Nevada Site Visit — February 2026\n(2) Source: Johnston, M.K., Thompson, T.B., Emmons, D.L. and Jones, K.\n(2008). Geology of the Cove Mine, Lander County, Nevada, and a Genetic Model\nfor the McCoy-Cove Hydrothermal System. Economic Geology, Vol. 103, No. 4, pp.\n759-782;\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318841","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nNFC1lgFKv-20261014","title":"Maverick Gold And Silver Receives Notice of Intent for Drilling at the Gator Property, Nevada","author":"Newsfile Corp","ticker":"MAV","created":"2026-10-14T12:00:20.237Z","tickers":["MAV"],"exchange":"","article_body":"Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - October 14, 2026) - Maverick\nGold and Silver Corp., (CSE: MAV) (FSE: VR61) (OTC Pink: VRCFF) (\"Maverick\" or\nthe \"Company\") announces that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (\"BLM\") has\nacknowledged the Company's Notice of Intent covering the construction of\naccess roads and eight drill pads, as well as proposed drill activities at the\nGator South and GSX targets on the Company's Gator Property in Pershing\nCounty, Nevada.\n\nMaverick's planned drill program may proceed following the posting of the\nrequired financial reclamation bond and confirmation of bond acceptance by the\nBLM.\n\n\"BLM acknowledgment of our Notice of Intent represents another important step\ntoward drilling Gator. Our initial drill program is being designed to test the\nGator South and GSX targets, where surface geology, alteration and\ngeochemistry indicate the potential for a distal disseminated gold system at\ndepth,\" stated Ian Foreman, P.Geo., Vice President, Exploration of Maverick\nGold and Silver. \"With drilling recently completed at Silver Vista and Gator\nnow advancing toward drilling, we continue to execute on our objective of\ndrill-testing all three of Maverick's properties within a 12-month period. To\nthat end, we are also advancing Jericho toward a drill program over the coming\nmonths.\"\n\n\"We are very keen to get our next phase of work underway at Gator, especially\ngiven the recent news of SSR Mining's acquisition of Roxmore Resources. This\ntransaction in the Battle Mountain district represents a significant\ndevelopment for Maverick as the Converse deposit is hosted in the same\nfavourably altered rock formation that outcrops at Gator,\" stated Glen Watson,\nPresident and CEO of Maverick Gold and Silver.\n\nAbout the Gator Property\n\nThe Gator Property is located approximately 56 kilometres (35 miles)\nsouth-southwest of Battle Mountain, a well-established mining hub in\nnorth-central Nevada. The property consists of 160 mining claims covering\napproximately 3,306 acres, or 13.4 square kilometres, and is located on U.S.\nfederal land administered by the BLM. The property has excellent year-round\naccess via all-weather county roads.\n\nThe Gator Property is located approximately 36 kilometres southwest of the\nproducing Phoenix gold-silver mine, which hosts 3.2 million ounces of proven\nand probable reserves (180 million tonnes grading 0.58 g/t gold) and 7.2\nmillion ounces of measured and indicated resources (490 million tonnes grading\n0.45 g/t gold)(1), and is currently operated by Nevada Gold Mines, a joint\nventure between Newmont Corporation and Barrick Mining Corporation.\n\nGator is also located approximately 19 kilometres west-southwest of the\npast-producing Cove-McCoy mine, which historically produced and hosted\napproximately 3.3 million ounces of gold and 108 million ounces of\nsilver(2) and is now owned by i-80 Gold Corp.\n\nThe Gator Property is underlain by prospective lithologies similar to those\nthat host and occur proximal to several significant mineral deposits and\npast-producing mines in the region.\n\nDetailed geological mapping and geochemical analysis at Gator have outlined a\ndistal-disseminated style epithermal gold-silver mineral system extending\nalong an approximately seven-kilometre north-south structural corridor.\n\nWithin this corridor, Maverick has identified two priority drill targets:\n* Gator South, located in the central portion of the property; and\n* GSX, located within the southern extension of the property.\nThe planned drill program is designed to test beneath extensive surface\nalteration and geochemical anomalies identified at both Gator South and GSX\nfor a potentially concealed precious metals-bearing hydrothermal system.\n\nThe Gator South target occupies a graben, or down-dropped structural block,\nwithin the broader north-south structural trend. This geological setting is\nconsidered prospective for gold-silver mineralization and is comparable to\ngeological environments associated with mineralized systems and past-producing\nmines elsewhere in the region.\n\nAt the GSX target, strongly silicified sediments of the Havallah Formation\nhost anomalous gold, mercury and arsenic values across an area measuring\napproximately 400 by 700 metres. The Company interprets this alteration as\npotentially representing the upper-level expression of a precious\nmetals-bearing hydrothermal system controlled by fault and fracture networks\nat depth.\n\nThe Company's proposed drill program is intended to test these geological,\nstructural and geochemical targets at depth and further evaluate the potential\nfor significant gold-silver mineralization at Gator.\n\nQualified Person\n\nKenneth Tullar C.P.Geo., a consultant to the Company and a certified\nindependent professional geoscientist who is a \"Qualified Person\", as such\nterm is defined under National Instrument 43-101 — Standards of Disclosure\nfor Mineral Projects (\"NI 43-101\"), has reviewed and approved the scientific\nand technical information regarding the Gator Property contained in this news\nrelease.\n\nAbout Maverick Gold and Silver Corp.\n\nMaverick Gold and Silver Corp. (CSE: MAV) (FSE: VR61) (OTC Pink: VRCFF) is an\nexploration-stage company advancing a portfolio of high-potential gold,\nsilver, and copper properties. The Company is focused on Nevada and British\nColumbia, mining-friendly jurisdictions with established infrastructure,\npredictable permitting, and supportive regulatory frameworks.\n\nAdditional information about Maverick Gold and Silver is available on the\nCompany's website at www.maverickgoldsilver.com.\n\nNeither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Market Regulator (as that\nterm is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts\nresponsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.\n\nOn Behalf of the Board of Maverick Gold and Silver Corp.\n\n\"Glen R. Watson\"\nGlen R. Watson\nPresident & CEO\n\nFor further information, please contact:\n\nGlen Watson, President & CEO\nPhone: +1 (604) 803-5229\nE-mail: glen@maverickgoldsilver.com\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information\n\nThis news release may contain \"forward-looking information\" and\n\"forward-looking statements\" (collectively, \"forward-looking information\")\nwithin the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking\ninformation in this news release may include, but is not limited to, the\nCompany's exploration and development plans, future exploration programs,\nbusiness objectives, strategic plans, and expectations regarding the Company's\noperations, financial condition, and growth opportunities.\n\nForward-looking information is provided to inform the Company's shareholders\nand potential investors about the Company's current expectations and plans\nrelating to the future and may not be appropriate for other purposes.\nForward-looking information is often identified by words such as \"anticipate\",\n\"believe\", \"expect\", \"plan\", \"intend\", \"estimate\", \"propose\", \"potential\",\n\"may\", \"will\", \"would\", \"could\", \"should\", and similar expressions, although\nnot all forward-looking information contains these identifying words.\n\nForward-looking information is based on a number of assumptions that the\nCompany believes to be reasonable at the time such statements are made,\nincluding, but not limited to, assumptions regarding the Company's ability to\nsuccessfully execute its exploration and development plans, and operate in a\nstable regulatory, economic, and business-friendly environment. These\nassumptions, while considered reasonable, may prove to be incorrect.\n\nForward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks,\nuncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results, performance,\nor achievements of the Company to differ materially from those expressed or\nimplied by such forward-looking information. Such risks and uncertainties\ninclude, without limitation, risks inherent in mineral exploration and\ndevelopment, operational and technical risks, fluctuations in commodity\nprices, availability of financing, general economic, market, and business\nconditions, regulatory and environmental risks, and other risks disclosed in\nthe Company's public filings filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca.\n\nAlthough the Company believes that the forward-looking information that may be\ncontained in this news release is reasonable based on information currently\navailable, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such\ninformation, as there can be no assurance that such expectations will prove to\nbe correct. Forward-looking information that may be contained in this news\nrelease is only relevant as of the date of this release. Except as required by\napplicable securities laws, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation\nto update or revise any forward-looking information, whether as a result of\nnew information, future events, or otherwise.\n\n###\n\n(1) Source: Barrick Gold — Nevada Site Visit — February 2026\n(2) Source: Johnston, M.K., Thompson, T.B., Emmons, D.L. and Jones, K.\n(2008). Geology of the Cove Mine, Lander County, Nevada, and a Genetic Model\nfor the McCoy-Cove Hydrothermal System. Economic Geology, Vol. 103, No. 4, pp.\n759-782;\n\n\nTo view the source version of this press release, please visit\nhttps://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318841"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-14T12:00:20.282071571Z","server_sent_at_ms":1791979220282},"received_at":"2026-10-14T12:00:20.334Z","source_url":"https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/318841"},"analysis":{"id":"157118","press_release_id":"168866","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Metals & Mining","sector":"Materials"},"redFlags":["drilling not yet approved — contingent on posting and BLM acceptance of reclamation bond","exploration-stage company with no resource estimate; success of drill program uncertain"],"eventType":"operations_update","narrative":"Maverick Gold and Silver received BLM acknowledgment of its Notice of Intent for access roads, eight drill pads and proposed drilling at the Gator South and GSX targets in Pershing County, Nevada.\n\nThe drill program may proceed once the required financial reclamation bond is posted and accepted by the BLM; management is also advancing its Silver Vista and Jericho properties, aiming to drill all three properties within 12 months.\n\nManagement flagged the nearby Battle Mountain district activity and regional deposits (Phoenix, Cove-McCoy) as geologic context, but no resource estimates or drilling results are yet available.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Permitting milestone for micro-cap explorer — watch for bond posting and drill mobilization as next catalysts."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"drill_pads":8,"property_claims":160,"target_corridor":"approximately seven-kilometre north-south structural corridor","property_acreage":"approximately 3,306 acres (13.4 sq km)"}},"quotedText":"BLM acknowledgment of our Notice of Intent represents another important step toward drilling Gator.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Ian Foreman","role":"Vice President, Exploration"},{"name":"Glen Watson","role":"President & CEO"},{"name":"Kenneth Tullar","role":"Qualified Person (consultant geoscientist)"}],"products":["Gator Property","Gator South target","GSX target","Silver Vista","Jericho"],"companies":[{"name":"Maverick Gold and Silver Corp.","ticker":"MAV","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"U.S. Bureau of Land Management","relationship":"regulator"},{"name":"Nevada Gold Mines (Newmont / Barrick joint venture)","relationship":"operator of nearby Phoenix mine (context)"},{"name":"i-80 Gold Corp.","relationship":"owner of nearby Cove-McCoy mine (context)"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":2,"reasoning":"BLM acknowledgment of a Notice of Intent is a routine but positive permitting milestone; drilling may proceed once the reclamation bond is posted. 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