Historic Nevada Silver District Enters New Drill Campaign With Three Exploration Targets

A2Gold Corp. (AUAU:TSXV; AUXXF:OTCQX; RR7:FSE) has commenced drilling at its Taylor silver-gold project in White Pine County, Nevada, following the company's recent acquisition of the project and consolidation of key internal claims within the district.

The company announced that drilling has begun at its Taylor silver-gold project in White Pine County, Nevada. According to the company, the start of drilling follows the recent acquisition of the project and the consolidation of key internal claims, resulting in Taylor being held as a unified district-scale land package under a single operator.

The initial drill program consists of 16 to 18 reverse circulation holes totaling 5,000 meters and is designed to pursue three principal objectives.

The first objective is to expand the existing historical silver resource by drilling within and adjacent to the historical resource footprint to confirm and expand known silver mineralization along strike and at depth. The company said it intends to use the results to support the preparation of an updated National Instrument 43-101 mineral resource estimate.

The second objective is to evaluate near-surface gold mineralization. According to the company, prior exploration identified a three-kilometer-by-10-kilometer anomalous gold corridor, with surface sampling and historical drilling indicating potential for near-surface oxide gold mineralization. Gold was not included in the historical 2018 silver resource estimate.

The third objective is to test priority gold-antimony and carbonate replacement deposit targets identified through historical work, surface sampling, geological mapping, and modern geophysical surveys. The company said the broader district also includes carbonate replacement deposit, skarn, and porphyry exploration concepts that remain largely untested by modern drilling.

"The start of drilling at Taylor is an important moment for A2 Gold," Chief Executive Officer Peter Gianulis said in the company news release. "In a short period of time, we have acquired the Taylor project, consolidated the district under one operator, and now moved directly into drilling."

Precious Metals Continue to Outperform Despite Recent Market Volatility

Gold and silver prices remained well above year-ago levels despite recent fluctuations in precious metals markets. According to GoldPrice.org, spot gold traded at US$4,106.39 per ounce on the morning of July 9, up US$33.82, or 0.83%, on the day. Gold prices were up 22.77% over the previous year and 125.45% over the past five years, although they had declined 0.92% over the previous 30 days and 11.57% over the past six months.

Bloomberg reported on July 7 that gold traded within a narrow range as investors sought additional signals on the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook. The publication wrote that renewed U.S. airstrikes in Iran "stok[ed] concerns around a return to higher energy prices and inflation," while bullion remained above US$4,100 per ounce after declining 1.4% in the previous trading session as crude oil prices advanced.

Silver also remained substantially higher than year-ago levels despite recent volatility. According to SD Bullion, spot silver traded at US$59.88 per ounce on the morning of July 9, up US$0.96, or 1.63%, on the day. Silver had gained 59.40% over the previous year and 126.01% over the past five years, although prices were down 14.05% over the previous month and 23.90% over the past six months after reaching historic highs earlier in 2026.

In a July 7 market update, Peter Mooses of Barchart wrote that silver entered the second half of 2026 following a strong first half in which prices reached record levels before undergoing what he described as a "healthy market correction." He wrote that many analysts viewed the recent pullback as a period of consolidation following rapid gains, while silver continued to benefit from its role as both a precious metal and an industrial metal.

According to Mooses, demand from renewable energy, electronics manufacturing, electric vehicle production, and expanding artificial intelligence infrastructure continued to support silver consumption. He also noted that global mine production has struggled to keep pace with industrial demand because much of the world's silver is produced as a by-product of mining other metals, contributing to an ongoing supply deficit.

Mooses added that inflation, interest rate expectations, geopolitical developments, and movements in the U.S. dollar continued to influence daily price movements. He wrote that physical silver demand from investors and collectors remained healthy, while industrial demand continued to exceed newly mined supply. He also noted that market analysts generally expected continued volatility through the remainder of 2026, with long-term fundamentals continuing to support silver as both an industrial and precious metal.

Atrium Maintains Buy Rating as Taylor Drilling Gets Underway

According to a July 6 research note from Atrium Research, analysts Ben Pirie and Nicholas Cortellucci maintained a BUY rating on A2 Gold with a CA$2.10 per share target price following the start of drilling at the Taylor Silver-Gold Project in Nevada. The analysts wrote, "We are maintaining our BUY rating and our target price of CA$2.10/share on A2Gold."

Atrium stated that the initial 5,000-meter reverse circulation drill program was designed to "1) expand the existing historical silver resource in support of an updated NI 43-101 mineral resource estimate, 2) evaluate near-surface oxide gold mineralization across the district-scale 3km by 10km gold corridor . . . and 3) test priority gold-antimony and carbonate replacement deposit (CRD) targets." The analysts also noted that the start of drilling followed the recent completion of the Taylor acquisition and consolidation of key internal claims, which "bring the district under a single operator for the first time."

Reviewing recent company developments, Pirie and Cortellucci wrote that A2 Gold had completed the Taylor acquisition, consolidated the Taylor land package, reported high-grade surface results at Eastside, and advanced drilling across both district-scale projects. They concluded, "Much of the last year has led us to today, where AUAU has raised capital, bought and consolidated land, and is now deploying that capital into sizeable exploration programs at its two key Nevada-based projects. The stage is set, and we look forward to drill results and other exploration results in the back half of this year."

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A2Gold Corp. (AUAU:TSXV;AUXXF:OTCQX;RR7:FSE)

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Date	Old Symbol	Old Shares	New Symbol	New Shares
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^*Share Structure as of 7/9/2026

Upcoming Work at Taylor

According to the company's July 2026 corporate presentation, the current reverse circulation drilling program includes both silver-gold and gold-antimony target areas. The presentation also outlines a magnetotelluric geophysical survey as part of the technical work at Taylor.

The presentation identifies preparation of an updated National Instrument 43-101 mineral resource estimate as a subsequent milestone for the Taylor project, followed by additional follow-up drilling.

The presentation also states that Taylor comprises a 117-square-kilometer land package that is permitted and bonded for drilling and includes water rights, electricity, a substation, and a road network. It describes the project as containing a National Instrument 43-101 silver mineral resource, notes that the resource is open in all directions, and outlines gold and antimony, carbonate replacement deposit, and porphyry/skarn exploration targets.

Ownership & Share Information¹

A2Gold Corp. has a market cap of CA$72.45 million, with 105 million shares outstanding. The company's 52-week range is CA$0.36-CA$1.46.

Management and Insiders own 10.75% of the company, and the remaining 89.25% of shares are held by retail.

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