07:25 AM EST, 02/18/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Aya Gold & Silver ( AYASF ) reported Wednesday the latest high-grade drill results from its at-depth drill exploration program at the Zgounder silver mine in Morocco.

Highlights include 781 grams per tonne (g/t) silver over 9.0 meters, including 1,295 g/t silver over 5.0 m in the open-pit area; 336 g/t silver over 5.5 m in the Western Fault contact; and 3,581 g/t silver over 4.5 m, including 5,893 g/t silver over 2.5 m in the Central area.

"Today's high-grade results once again confirm the strong continuity of silver mineralization both at depth and around the open-pit area," chief executive officer Benoit La Salle said.

"Moreover, the new intersection at depth near the Western Fault contact in hole ZG-SF-25-340 extends mineralization further west, continuing to push the boundary of our current resource model," La Salle added.