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Core Silver Intersects High-Grade Copper-Molybdenum Veins up to 7.31% Cu & 1.01% Mo Confirming Large Porphyry System at Laverdiere

16.03.2026  |  ACCESS Newswire

VANCOUVER, March 16, 2026 - Core Silver Corp. ("Core Silver" or the "Company") (CSE:CC)(FSE:8ZR)(OTCQB:CCOOF) is pleased to report assay results from the 2025 drilling campaign at the Blue Property (the "Property") located in the Atlin Mining District, northwestern British Columbia.

Core Silver's 2025 exploration campaign confirmed the presence of a laterally and vertically extensive copper (Cu)-molybdenum (Mo)-silver (Ag)-gold (Au) porphyry system at the Laverdiere Copper Project. Exploratory drilling at Laverdiere intersected a molybdenum shell containing widespread, low-density porphyry veining with significant grades locally exceeding 1.0% Mo (1.68% MoS2) and 7% Cu (Table 1). The area drilled along the Valley Fault in 2025 is considered directly marginal to one of three interpreted high-grade porphyry centres outlined by systematic soil sampling completed in 2025.

2025 DIAMOND DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS AT THE LAVERDIERE COPPER PROJECT

"Results from our 2025 drilling campaign continue to demonstrate the scale and fertility of the Laverdiere Porphyry System," said Nick Rodway, CEO of Core Silver Corp. "The presence of widespread copper-molybdenum mineralization and high-grade porphyry veins across multiple holes confirms that we are exploring a large and robust porphyry system. With mineralization now defined over more than five kilometres of strike and remaining open at depth and along trend, we believe Laverdiere has the potential to develop into a significant new copper discovery within an underexplored ore-deposit gap in northwestern British Columbia."

Figure 1: Location Map showing the locations of 2025 and 2022 diamond drillholes at the Laverdiere Copper Project.

Figure 2: 3D Maps looking west through the Valley Zone and Laverdiere base geological model showing the downhole distribution of molybdenum (top left) and copper (bottom left) grade intersected during 2025 drilling. Right -Photographs of mineralized veins in potassic zones intersected during the 2025 drilling program.




Figure 3: Plan map highlighting 2025 exploration completed at the Laverdiere Project. Molybdenum (Mo) and copper (Cu) in soil anomalies are outlined relative to Main Zone drilling and the 2025 Valley Zone drilling locations, which are located within the yellow rectangle. % Cu in rocks is also plotted over 1VD Magnetics.
Figure 4 A/B: Zircon trace element chemistry showing phases of the Laverdiere Porphyry plotting within the "Chuqui Fertility Window" and overlapping with world class deposits in South America including Chuiquicamata, Escondida and Esperanza (Bowie et al., (2026) in press).

Below: Textural and compositional evidence of magma recharge - pictured is a zone of high-density, mineralized magnetic mafic enclaves (MME's) hosted in a granodiorite phase of the Laverdiere Porphyry.

TABLE 1: 2025 DRILLING ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LAVERDIERE COPPER PROJECT

DDH ID

FROM (M)

TO (M)

LENGTH (M)

SAMPLE ID

AG G/T

AU G/T

CU %

MO PPM

MO %

MOS2 %

LAV25-007

156.00

158.00

2.00

107.8

0.006

0.06

6

0.00

0.00

LAV25-008

HOLE LOST/NOT SAMPLED

LAV25-009

NO SIGNIFICANT RESULTS

LAV25-010

31.20

41.90

10.70

1.0

0.004

0.12

134

0.01

0.02

Including

36.00

41.90

5.90

1.7

0.005

0.21

229

0.02

0.04

and

41.40

41.90

0.50

5227346

13.4

0.032

2.04

2453

0.25

0.41

LAV25-010

444.75

455.25

10.50

2.3

0.025

0.11

31

0.00

0.01

Including

444.75

447.00

2.25

10.3

0.076

0.44

3

0.00

0.00

and

444.75

445.25

0.50

5642166

45.9

0.317

1.97

5

0.00

0.00

LAV25-010

588.00

609.00

21.00

0.2

0.006

0.02

233

0.02

0.04

LAV25-010

595.00

597.00

2.00

1.6

0.017

0.19

518

0.05

0.09

LAV25-010

596.00

597.00

1.00

5642288

2.4

0.022

0.27

837

0.08

0.14

LAV25-010

685.50

686.65

1.15

5642362

5.7

0.009

0.51

558

0.06

0.09

LAV25-011

12.50

14.50

2.00

1.6

0.012

0.29

88

0.01

0.01

LAV25-011

580.55

605.35

24.80

1.2

0.007

0.17

292

0.03

0.05

Including

587.00

605.35

18.35

1.6

0.010

0.23

394

0.04

0.07

603.20

605.35

2.15

11.3

0.064

1.51

2606

0.26

0.43

603.80

604.75

0.95

19.9

0.058

3.17

3784

0.38

0.63

and

603.80

604.15

0.35

5642843

46.3

0.141

7.31

10058

1.01

1.68

LAV25-012

365.00

375.00

10.00

0.7

0.002

0.03

264

0.03

0.04

Including

369.50

375.00

5.50

1.1

0.003

0.04

445

0.04

0.07

373.25

375.00

1.75

5680047

1.1

0.001

0.04

1176

0.12

0.20

and

397.50

398.00

0.50

5680065

1.2

0.004

0.07

1555

0.16

0.26

LAV25-012

482.00

490.15

8.15

0.1

0.002

0.01

297

0.03

0.05

Including

484.00

490.15

6.15

0.1

0.001

0.01

317

0.03

0.05

486.00

487.00

1.00

5680190

0.5

0.003

0.02

775

0.08

0.13

and

488.15

490.15

2.00

5680192

0.1

0.002

0.02

873

0.09

0.15

LAV25-012

520.85

630.00

109.15

0.1

0.002

0.01

187

0.02

0.03

Including

520.85

580.90

60.05

0.1

0.002

0.01

288

0.03

0.05

541.00

574.50

33.50

0.2

0.002

0.01

415

0.04

0.07

570.50

580.90

10.40

0.1

0.002

0.01

546

0.05

0.09

555.75

561.00

5.25

0.7

0.008

0.03

1392

0.14

0.23

and

570.50

574.50

4.00

0.1

0.003

0.02

1129

0.11

0.19

553.00

555.00

2.00

5680142

0.6

0.008

0.02

1066

0.11

0.18

555.75

557.45

1.70

5680144

2.6

0.020

0.09

3198

0.32

0.53

LAV25-013

398.00

420.00

22.00

0.2

0.003

0.01

200

0.02

0.03

Including

398.00

408.00

10.00

0.4

0.006

0.01

372

0.04

0.06

398.00

401.00

3.00

1.2

0.017

0.03

1145

0.11

0.19

and

398.00

399.00

1.00

5680753

2.8

0.048

0.07

3370

0.34

0.56

LAV25-013

1042.65

1046.40

3.75

0.1

0.003

0.02

598

0.06

0.10

including

1045.40

1046.40

1.00

5681311

0.3

0.007

0.06

2042

0.20

0.34

ADDITIONAL VEIN INTERSECTIONS

DDH ID

FROM (M)

TO (M)

LENGTH (M)

SAMPLE ID

AG G/T

AU G/T

CU %

MO PPM

Mo %

MoS2 %

LAV25-007

97.90

98.15

0.25

5227070

0.1

0.004

0.01

586

0.06

0.10

LAV25-007

98.85

99.05

0.20

5227074

3.2

0.006

0.19

211

0.02

0.04

LAV25-007

195.50

195.75

0.25

5227195

0.1

0.010

0.00

561

0.06

0.09

LAV25-010

92.00

92.30

0.30

5227396

3.3

0.025

0.00

2949

0.29

0.49

LAV25-010

165.35

166.35

1.00

5227451

9.3

0.016

0.26

9

0.00

0.00

LAV25-010

330.25

330.65

0.40

5642084

0.2

0.007

0.00

1885

0.19

0.31

LAV25-010

374.00

374.50

0.50

5642114

0.1

0.009

0.00

682

0.07

0.11

LAV25-010

377.00

377.50

0.50

5642118

1.0

0.026

0.00

659

0.07

0.11

LAV25-010

457.00

458.00

1.00

5642177

0.9

0.011

0.14

218

0.02

0.04

LAV25-010

565.90

566.75

0.85

5642258

0.2

0.010

0.01

2136

0.21

0.36

LAV25-010

676.30

676.80

0.50

5642353

5.0

0.028

0.04

1240

0.12

0.21

LAV25-011

355.00

356.00

1.00

5642644

0.2

0.004

0.00

1129

0.11

0.19

LAV25-011

377.90

378.90

1.00

5642663

0.7

0.007

0.01

590

0.06

0.10

LAV25-011

381.00

382.00

1.00

5642667

0.9

0.007

0.01

875

0.09

0.15

LAV25-011

393.25

394.25

1.00

5642678

1.5

0.005

0.16

1472

0.15

0.25

LAV25-011

431.00

432.00

1.00

5642710

1.3

0.007

0.03

1029

0.10

0.17

LAV25-011

593.50

594.50

1.00

5642834

2.1

0.012

0.52

939

0.09

0.16

LAV25-011

604.75

605.35

0.60

5642846

8.8

0.138

0.39

3345

0.33

0.56

LAV25-011

669.25

670.25

1.00

5642900

0.6

0.006

0.03

588

0.06

0.10

LAV25-012

325.40

326.10

0.70

5680007

3.5

0.007

0.53

24

0.00

0.00

LAV25-012

333.70

334.70

1.00

5680013

0.6

0.001

0.05

506

0.05

0.08

LAV25-012

429.00

430.00

1.00

5680094

0.5

0.003

0.03

551

0.06

0.09

LAV25-012

439.30

440.30

1.00

5681052

0.8

0.004

0.15

5

0.00

0.00

LAV25-012

520.85

521.35

0.50

5680115

0.6

0.003

0.00

733

0.07

0.12

LAV25-012

533.00

534.00

1.00

5680125

0.0

0.001

0.00

743

0.07

0.12

LAV25-012

541.00

542.00

1.00

5680130

0.0

0.001

0.00

786

0.08

0.13

LAV25-012

549.25

550.25

1.00

5680136

1.5

0.006

0.08

849

0.08

0.14

LAV25-012

570.50

571.25

0.75

5680205

0.2

0.009

0.00

3133

0.31

0.52

LAV25-012

573.75

574.50

0.75

5680211

0.2

0.004

0.10

2855

0.29

0.48

LAV25-012

622.60

623.60

1.00

5680255

0.2

0.005

0.00

756

0.08

0.13

LAV25-012

665.00

666.00

1.00

5680290

0.0

0.001

0.00

750

0.07

0.13

LAV25-012

758.00

758.50

0.50

5680357

0.1

0.001

0.01

1348

0.13

0.22

LAV25-012

789.80

790.50

0.70

5680379

0.5

0.018

0.01

5640

0.56

0.94

LAV25-012

827.00

827.50

0.50

5680408

2.4

0.033

0.67

14

0.00

0.00

LAV25-013

605.00

605.50

0.50

5680943

0.4

0.001

0.23

1606

0.16

0.27

LAV25-013

682.25

682.75

0.50

5681008

2.1

0.014

0.39

2054

0.21

0.34

LAV25-013

729.50

730.00

0.50

5681049

1.8

0.020

0.52

3205

0.32

0.53

LAV25-013

994.50

995.00

0.50

5681271

0.8

0.005

0.28

6

0.00

0.00


*Assay results are presented in this Table as uncut weighted averages where individual sample number is not listed. Interval widths represent drilled HQ or NQ core lengths and true width is unknown currently.

2025 DIAMOND DRILLING HIGHLIGHTS AT THE SILVER LIME POLYMETALLIC PROJECT - JACKIE TARGET

"The 2025 drilling at Jackie confirms that silver mineralization extends below surface and across multiple structural trends," said Nick Rodway, CEO of Core Silver Corp. "These results expand the potential footprint of the system and reinforce Silver Lime as an important component of the broader Blue Property mineral district."


Figure 6: Photographs of high-grade silver mineralization at surface and new sulphide mineralization intersected in hole SLM25-067, confirming the continuation of mineralization intersected from surface in discovery hole SLM22-001.




TABLE 2: 2025 DRILLING ASSAY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SILVER LIME POLYMETALLIC PROJECT - JACKIE TARGET

DDH ID

FROM (M)

TO (M)

LENGTH (M)

SAMPLE ID

AG G/T

AU G/T

CU %

PB %

ZN %

SLM25-067

32.35

32.65

0.30

5643014

44.1

0.017

0.04

2.2

2.7

SLM25-067

188.95

190.35

1.40

31.7

0.024

0.11

2.0

1.6

SLM25-067

204.00

210.00

6.00

14.1

0.018

0.06

0.7

0.6

Including

207.25

210.00

2.75

26.3

0.020

0.09

1.3

1.2

and

208.10

209.20

1.10

62.0

0.025

0.14

3.1

2.9

SLM25-068

21.35

22.35

1.00

5643227

19.4

0.020

0.04

0.8

0.7

SLM25-068

38.80

40.00

1.20

17.9

0.004

0.01

0.1

0.2

SLM25-068

44.40

46.30

1.90

42.5

0.013

0.02

0.1

0.6

SLM25-069

HOLE NOT ASSAYED

*Assay results are presented in this Table as uncut weighted averages where individual sample number is not listed. Interval widths represent drilled HQ core lengths and true width is unknown currently.

TABLE 3: 2025 DIAMOND DRILL HOLE DATA FOR THE BLUE PROPERTY

DDH ID

Project

Target

Easting (m)

Northing (m)

Elevation (m)

Azimuth

Dip

Length

Comments

LAV25-007

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

548613

6563903

1381

288

-55

253.00

LAV25-008

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

548613

6563903

1381

40

-65

64.00

Hole Lost

LAV25-009

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

548613

6563903

1381

45

-65

108.00

LAV25-010

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

549327

6564089

1188

45

-75

703.77

LAV25-011

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

549327

6564089

1188

190

-83

800.00

LAV25-012

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

549277

6563646

1260

10

-70

840.00

LAV25-013

VALLEY ZONE

VALLEY ZONE

549137

6564299

1284

135

-68

1088.40

SLM25-067

JACKIE TARGET

JACKIE TARGET

538677

6557469

1661

162

-60

275.00

SLM25-068

JACKIE TARGET

JACKIE TARGET

538677

6557469

1661

78

-45

75.00

SLM25-069

JACKIE TARGET

JACKIE TARGET

538677

6557469

1661

167

-65

214.05

Not Assayed

ABOUT THE 2025 SOIL GEOCHEMICAL SURVEY

The 2025 soil geochemical survey at the Laverdiere Copper Project included the collection of 231 soil samples at 200 metre line and sample spacing over an approximate 1.4-kilometre by 5.6-kilometre grid. Samples were collected using a metal auger and photographed in the field. Sample descriptions including sample number, location, elevation, color, saturation, depth of sample and soil horizon were recorded in the field and digitally recorded at the end of each field day on-site in Atlin, BC. Soil horizons targeted were mainly horizons 'B' and 'C' however, where these horizons were undeveloped, talus fines or shallow organics ('Ah') were collected.

In 2025, 78 soil samples returned assay values greater than 10ppm Mo, 32 greater than 25ppm, 14 greater than 50ppm and 2 samples returned values greater than 100ppm Mo. For Cu, 102 samples yielded values greater than 30ppm, 55 greater than 50ppm, 23 greater than 100ppm and 11 samples returned values greater than 150ppm Cu.

Modified Porphyry Index (MPIx) values for soil samples were calculated using the equation after Bouzari et al., (2022):

(Cu/10) + Mo + (10*W) + (20*Sn) / (5*Sb) + (20xTl) + Ag + As + Li

For missing or below detection limit (BDL) assay values, a value equal to half the detection limit for that element was substituted into the equation.

References:

Bouzari, F., Lee, R.G., Hart, C.J.R., and van Straaten, B.I. (2022): Porphyry Vectoring Techniques in Advanced Argillic Altered Rocks of British Columbia: Geoscience BC Report 2022-03, MDRU Publication 456, 38 p. and references therein

S. Bowie et. al (2026): Mid-Cretaceous and Paleocene magmatism and porphyry mineralization in the Llewellyn fault corridor, NW British Columbia: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences (in press)

SAMPLING, PREPARATION & QA/QC

All 2025 rock and drill core samples were transported by helicopter at the end of each field day to the core logging facility in Atlin, BC for processing. Field samples were chosen to capture homogenous lithology, alteration, mineralization, and veining. All rock and drill core samples are submitted to Bureau Veritas (BV) Labs in Whitehorse, YT. For drill core, blanks and certified reference standard materials were inserted for every 20 core samples. Lab duplicate requests were inserted into the core sample sequence every 50 samples. Each rock and core sample is crushed to 70% passing 2mm, then pulverized to 85% passing 200-micron mesh. All samples then undergo a 4-Acid digestion with an ICP-MS finish for a 59-element ultra trace package (Method Code MA-250), as well as fire assay by Pb collection with ICP-ES finish for Au, Pt, and Pd (Method Code FA-330). Samples that hit upper detection limits for elements of interest on the primary multi-element method are further analyzed via a secondary 4-acid digest with an ICP-OES finish (Method Code MA-370). Extremely high-grade Pb samples were analyzed via a tertiary overlimit method, GC-817.

Sections of holes LAV25-012 and LAV25-013 are currently being re-analyzed at Bureau Veritas (BV) Labs to correct inconsistencies in some inserted QA/QC samples. These re-analyses are not expected to materially affect the overall grades reported herein. Additional analyses are being completed on select sections of Laverdiere drillholes LAV25-012, LAV25-011 and LAV25-010 and Jackie Target drill hole SLM25-067 to ensure the full digestion of silver-bearing sulphosalt minerals and silver-bearing lead sulphide. Coarse reject samples were delivered to ALS Minerals preparation facility in Whitehorse, YT which is ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 17025 certified for laboratory procedures. Samples will be analyzed at ALS Laboratory Facilities in North Vancouver, British Columbia for 48 elements including Ag, Pb, Cu and Zn by 4-acid digestion (Method Code MEMS61) with an ICP-MS finish.

Soil samples collected in 2025 were also transported by helicopter at the end of each field day. Samples were photographed in the field and sample descriptions including sample number, location, elevation, color, saturation, depth of sample and soil horizon. Samples were dried in kraft sample bags on-site prior to being batched for shipment to BV Labs in Whitehorse, YT. There, each sample is dried at 60°C and sieved to pass -180 µm (80 mesh). All samples then undergo an aqua regia extraction with an ICP-ES/MS finish for a 36-element package (Method Code AQ200).

NATIONAL INSTRUMENT 43-101 DISCLOSURE

Nicholas Rodway, P.Geo, (Licence# 46541) (Permit to Practice# 1000359) is President, CEO and Director of the Company, and qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Rodway has supervised the preparation, verified and approved the technical content in this release. Verification included review of field notes, sample tags and analytical certificates. No limitations were noted during the verification process.

ABOUT CORE SILVER CORP.

Core Silver Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on the acquisition and development of mineral projects in British Columbia, Canada. The Company currently holds 100% ownership in the Blue Property Mineral Tenure, which covers a land area of 114,074 hectares (~1,140 km²). The project lies within the Atlin Mining District, a well-known gold mining camp located in the unceded territory of the Taku River Tlingit First Nation and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. The Blue Property hosts a major structural feature known as The Llewellyn Fault Zone ("LFZ"). This structure is approximately 140 km in length and runs from the Tally-Ho Shear Zone in the Yukon, south through the Blue Property to the Alaskan Panhandle Juneau Ice Sheet in the United States. Core Silver believes that the south Atlin Lake area and the LFZ has been neglected since the last major exploration campaigns in the 1980's. The LFZ plays an important role in mineralization of near surface metal occurrences across the Blue Property Mineral Tenure. The past 50 years have seen substantial advancements in the understanding of porphyry, skarn, and carbonate replacement type deposits both globally and in British Columbia's Golden Triangle. The Company has leveraged this information at the Blue Property Mineral Tenure to tailor an already proven exploration model and believes this could facilitate a major discovery. Core Silver is excited to become one of Atlin Mining District's premier explorers where its team believes there are substantial opportunities for new discoveries and development in the area.

On Behalf of the Board of Directors

CORE SILVER CORP.

"Nicholas Rodway"
President & CEO
Tel: 604.681.1568

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

Statements in this document which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations, or intentions regarding the future. Forward looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the opportunities for new discoveries and development in the Atlin Mining District and Core's potential to become a premier explorer in the Atlin area and any other general statement regarding the Company's planned or future exploration efforts at the Blue Property. It is important to note that the Company's actual business outcomes and exploration results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties include that the Company may not, due to environmental, technological and other factors, be successful in expanding the mineralization footprint of the Projects as planned; that the Company may be unable to implement its plans to further explore at the Silver Lime Project and the Laverdiere Project, as applicable; that certain exploration methods, including the Company's proposed exploration model for the Blue Property, may be ineffective or inadequate in the circumstances; that economic, competitive, governmental, geopolitical, environmental and technological factors may affect the Company's operations, markets, products and prices; our specific plans including drill timing and field work are subject to change; that the Company may not have access to or be able to develop any minerals because of cost factors, type of terrain, or availability of equipment and technology; and we may also not raise sufficient funds to carry out or complete our plans. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, labour shortages, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, the global financial climate and the conflict in Ukraine and surrounding regions are some additional factors that are affecting current economic conditions and increasing economic uncertainty, which may impact the Company's operating performance, financial position, and prospects. Collectively, the potential impacts of this economic environment pose risks that are currently indescribable and immeasurable. No assurance can be given that any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will occur or, if they do occur, what benefits the Company will obtain from them. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and, accordingly, are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty of such statements. Additional risk factors are discussed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis for its recently completed fiscal period, which is available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca. Except as required by law, the Company will not update or revise these forward-looking statements after the date of this document or to revise them to reflect the occurrence of future unanticipated events.

SOURCE: Core Silver Corp.



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