Silvercorp Reports Net Income of $46.4 Million, $0.27 per Share, and Cash Flow From Operations of $85.9 Million for Fiscal 2021

Trading Symbol: TSX: SVM
NYSE AMERICAN: SVM

Silvercorp Metals Inc. ("Silvercorp" or the "Company") (TSX: SVM) (NYSE American: SVM) reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and twelve months ended March 31, 2021 ("Fiscal 2021). All amounts are expressed in US Dollars, and figures may not add due to rounding.

Silvercorp Metals Inc. (CNW Group/Silvercorp Metals Inc)

FISCAL YEAR 2021 HIGHLIGHTS

  • Mined 964,925 tonnes of ore and milled 967,581 tonnes of ore, up 9% and 8%, respectively, compared to the prior year, with silver and lead production meeting the production guidance and zinc production beating the production guidance;
  • Sold approximately 6.3 million ounces of silver, 4,700 ounces of gold, 67.1 million pounds of lead, and 27.9 million pounds of zinc, up 1%, 42%, 3%, and 10%, respectively, compared to the prior year;
  • Revenue of $192.1 million , up 21% or $33.3 million compared to $158.8 million in the prior year;
  • Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $46.4 million , or $0.27 per share, up 35% compared to $34.3 million , or $0.20 per share in the prior year;
  • Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of negative $1.80 compared to negative $1.91 in the prior year;
  • All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of $7.49 , compared to $6.86 in the prior year;
  • Cash flow from operations of $85.9 million , up 11% or $8.7 million compared to $77.2 million in the prior year;
  • Received $6.5 million ( CAD$9.0 million ) break fee from Guyana Goldfields Inc. ("Guyana Goldfields") and realized a gain of $15.4 million on disposal of the shares of Guyana Goldfields;
  • Paid $4.4 million of dividends to the Company's shareholders;
  • Invested $5.8 million in a private placement of New Pacific Metals Corp. ("NUAG") to maintain the Company's ownership interest;
  • Acquired a 26.99% interest in Whitehorse Gold Corp. ("WHG"), having a fair market value of $15.1 million as at March 31, 2021 , as a result of (a) receiving 5,740,285 WHG common shares under a spin-out transaction completed by NUAG, and (b) subscribing for 5,774,000 WHG common shares at total cost of $1.3 million under a private placement;
  • Won an online auction to acquire the exploration rights to the Zhonghe Silver Project from the Henan provincial government of China , with the mineral rights transfer contract pending the national security clearance by the related authorities;
  • Acquired a 43.8% interest in the La Yesca Silver Project in Mexico through a new corporate structure, New Infini Silver Inc. for approximately $9.1 million ; and
  • Strong balance sheet with $199.1 million in cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments, an increase of $56.6 million or 40% compared to $142.5 million as at March 31, 2020 . This does not include $212.1 million in total market value of investments in associates and equity investments in other companies as at March 31, 2021 .

HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q4 FISCAL 2021

  • Mined 163,072 tonnes of ore and milled 180,674 tonnes of ore, up 53% and 76%, respectively, compared to the prior year quarter;
  • Sold approximately 1.1 million ounces of silver, 700 ounces of gold, 10.9 million pounds of lead, and 4.6 million pounds of zinc, up 32%, 40%, 13%, and 50% respectively, compared to approximately 0.8 million ounces of silver, 500 ounces of gold, 9.7 million pounds of lead, and 3.1 million pounds of zinc in the prior year quarter;
  • Revenue of $35.7 million , up 89% or $16.8 million compared to $18.9 million in the prior year quarter;
  • Net income attributable to equity shareholders of $7.0 million , or $0.04 per share, compared to $3.2 million or $0.02 per share, in the prior year quarter;
  • Cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of negative $0.39 compared to negative $0.85 in the prior year quarter;
  • All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, of $12.55 , compared to $15.17 in the prior year quarter; and
  • Cash flow from operations of $2.2 million , compared to $6.3 million in the prior year quarter. The decrease was mainly due to $9.4 million use of cash from working capital changes. Before changes in non-cash working capital, cash flows provided by operating activities in the current quarter were $11.9 million , up $2.7 million compared to $9.2 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS


Three months ended March 31,


Year ended March 31,


2021

2020

Changes


2021

2020

Changes

Financial








Revenue (in thousands of $)

$

35,732

$

18,859

89%


$

192,105

$

158,829

21%

Mine operating earnings (in thousands of $)

13,404

3,204

318%


84,162

59,374

42%

Net earnings attributable to equity shareholders

7,021

3,163

122%


46,376

34,274

35%

Earning per share - basic ($/share)

0.04

0.02

100%


0.27

0.20

35%

Net cash generated from operating activities (in thousands of $)

2,231

6,278

-64%


85,912

77,246

11%

Capitalized expenditures (in thousands of $)

10,115

3,917

158%


45,556

33,671

35%

Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments (in thousands of $)

199,092

142,519

40%


199,092

142,519

40%

Working capital (in thousands of $)

184,013

130,351

41%


184,013

130,351

41%

Metals sold








Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,056

800

32%


6,315

6,257

1%

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

0.7

0.5

40%


4.7

3.3

42%

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

10,876

9,654

13%


67,118

65,344

3%

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

4,580

3,059

50%


27,914

25,401

10%

Average Selling Price, Net of Value Added Tax and Smelter Charges








Silver ($/ounce)

20.11

12.29

64%


17.61

13.56

30%

Gold ($/ounce)

1,437

1,250

15%


1,430

1,185

21%

Lead ($/pound)

0.81

0.67

21%


0.75

0.80

-6%

Zinc ($/pound)

0.98

0.51

92%


0.78

0.62

26%

1. Fiscal 2021 Financial Results

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Fiscal 2021 was $46.4 million or $0 .27 per share, up 35% or $12.1 million , compared to $34.3 million or $0 .20 per share in Fiscal 2020.

In Fiscal 2021, the Company's consolidated financial results were mainly impacted by i) an increase of 1%, 42%, 3%, and 10%, respectively, in silver, gold, lead and zinc sold; ii) an increase of 30%, 21%, and 26%, respectively, in the realized selling prices for silver, gold and zinc; iii) a $7.7 million gain on equity investment; offset by iv) a decrease of 6% in the realized selling price for lead, and v) a $7.7 million foreign exchange loss.

Revenue in Fiscal 2021 was $192.1 million , up 21% or $33.3 million compared to $158.8 million in Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to i) an increase of $5.9 million arising from the increase in the quantities of metal sold; ii) an increase of $30.2 million arising from the increase in the realized selling price for silver, gold, and zinc; offset by iii) a decrease of $2.8 million arising from the decrease in the realized selling price for lead. Revenues from silver, gold, and base metals were $111.2 million , 6.7 million, and $74.2 million , respectively, up 31%, 72%, and 6%, respectively, compared to $84.9 million , $3.9 million , and $70.0 million in Fiscal 2020. Revenue from the Ying Mining District was $157.3 million , up 20% compared to $131.4 million in Fiscal 2020. Revenue from the GC Mine was $33.3 million , up 21% compared to $27.4 million in Fiscal 2020.

Income from mine operations in Fiscal 2021 was $84.2 million , up 42% compared to $59.4 million in Fiscal 2020. Income from mine operations at the Ying Mining District was $74.2 million , up 37% compared to $54.1 million in Fiscal 2020. Income from mine operations at the GC Mine was $9.8 million , up 72% compared to $5.7 million in Fiscal 2020.

Cash flow provided by operating activities in Fiscal 2021 was $85.9 million , up 11% compared to $77.2 million in Fiscal 2020.

The Company ended the fiscal year with $199.1 million in cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, up 40% or $56.6 million , compared to $142.5 million as at March 31, 2020 .

Working capital as at March 31, 2021 was $184.0 million , up 41% or $53.6 million , compared to $130.4 million as at March 31, 2020 .

2. Q4 Fiscal 2021 Financial Results

Net income attributable to equity shareholders of the Company in Q4 Fiscal 2021 was $7.0 million , or $0.04 per share, up 122% or $3.9 million , compared to $3.2 million , or $0.02 per share in the three months ended March 31, 2020 ("Q4 Fiscal 2020").

Compared to the prior year quarter, the Company's consolidated financial results in Q4 Fiscal 2021 were mainly impacted by the following: i) an increase of 32%, 40%, 13%, and 50%, respectively, in silver, gold, lead and zinc sold; ii) an increase of 64%, 15%, 21%, and 92%, respectively, in the realized selling prices for silver, gold, lead, and zinc; offset by iii) a $0.8 million foreign exchange loss, and iv) a $1.1 million loss on equity investments.

Revenue in Q4 Fiscal 2021 was $35.7 million , up 89% or $16.8 million , compared to $18.9 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to i) an increase of $7.7 million arising from the increase in the quantities of metal sold; and ii) an increase of $9.1 million arising from the increase in the realized selling prices. Revenue from silver, gold, and base metals was $21.2 million , 1.0 million, and $13.5 million , respectively, up 116%, 61%, and 61%, respectively, compared to $9.8 million , $0.6 million , and $8.4 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. Revenue from the Ying Mining District was $29.5 million , up 88% compared to $15.7 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. Revenue from the GC Mine was $6.3 million , up 97% compared to $3.2 million in Fiscal 2020.

Income from mine operations in Q4 Fiscal 2021 was $13.4 million , up 319% compared to $3.2 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. Income from mine operations at the Ying Mining District was $11.8 million , compared to $3.0 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. Income from mine operations at the GC Mine was $1.6 million , compared to $0.2 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020.

Cash flows provided by operating activities in Q4 Fiscal 2021 were $2.2 million , compared to $6.3 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The decrease was mainly due to $9.4 million use of cash from working capital changes. Before changes in non-cash working capital, cash flows provided by operating activities in the current quarter were $11.9 million , up $2.7 million compared to $9.2 million in Q4 Fiscal 2020.

CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONAL RESULTS


Three months ended March 31,


Year ended March 31,


2021

2020

Changes


2021

2020

Changes

Ore Production (tonne)








Ore mined

163,072

106,595

53%


964,925

885,830

9%

Ore milled

180,674

102,431

76%


967,581

892,215

8%

Metal Production








Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,195

696

72%


6,330

6,291

1%

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

0.3

0.2

50%


3.5

3.3

6%

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

12,156

7,772

56%


68,430

67,373

2%

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

4,672

3,276

43%


28,012

25,581

10%

Cash Costs








Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

(0.39)

(0.85)

54%


(1.80)

(1.91)

6%

All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)

12.55

15.17

-17%


7.49

6.86

9%

Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

85.70

68.93

24%


72.71

68.91

6%

All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

156.36

188.57

-17%


128.20

125.29

2%

1. Fiscal 2021 Operational Results

In Fiscal 2021, on a consolidated basis, the Company mined 964,925 tonnes of ore, up 9% or 79,095 tonnes, compared to 885,830 tonnes in Fiscal 2020. Ore milled in Fiscal 2021 was 967,581 tonnes, up 8% or 75,367 tonnes, compared to 892,215 tonnes in Fiscal 2020.

The Company produced approximately 6.3 million ounces of silver, 3,500 ounces of gold, 68.4 million pounds of lead, and 28.0 million pounds of zinc, up 1%, 6%, 2%, and 10%, respectively, compared to 6.3 million ounces of silver, 3,300 ounces of gold, 67.4 million pounds of lead, and 25.6 million pounds of zinc in Fiscal 2020.

In Fiscal 2021, the consolidated cash production cost per tonne of ore processed in Fiscal 2021 was $72.71 , up 6% compared to $68.91 in Fiscal 2020, in line with the Company's annual guidance. The consolidated all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed was $128.20 , an increase of 2% compared to $125.29 in Fiscal 2020, also in line with the Company's annual guidance.

The consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $1.80 , compared to negative $1.91 in the prior year. The increase was mainly due to an increase of 6% in cash production cost per tonne of ore processed, offset by an increase of $0.99 in by-product credits per ounce of silver. Sales from lead and zinc in Fiscal 2021 amounted to $72.3 million , up 7% or $4.6 million , compared to $67.7 million in Fiscal 2020.

The consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was $7.49 , compared to $6.86 in Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to an increase of 2% in all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed, offset by an increase of $0.99 in by-product credits per ounce of silver.

In Fiscal 2021, on a consolidated basis, a total of 254,900 metres or $8.7 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Fiscal 2020 – 108,156 metres or $3.5 million ), of which approximately 196,320 metres or $5.0 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Fiscal 2020 – 108,156 metres or $3.5 million ) and approximately 58,580 metres or $3.7 million worth of surface drilling were capitalized (Fiscal 2020 – nil). Mining preparation tunnelling of 34,637 metres that costed $8.9 million was completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Fiscal 2020 – 38,403 m or $10.3 million ), and 85,221 metres or $31.5 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines (Fiscal 2020 – 73,567 metres or $26.3 million ) were completed and capitalized.

2. Q4 Fiscal 2021 Operational Results

In Q4 Fiscal 2021, the Company mined 163,072 tonnes of ore, up 53% or 56,477 tonnes, compared to 106,595 tonnes in Q4 Fiscal 2020. Ore milled in Q4 Fiscal 2021 was 180,674 tonnes, up 76% or 78,243 tonnes, compared to 102,431 tonnes in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to an extra month's operational shutdown due to COVID-19 in Q4 Fiscal 2020.

The Company produced approximately 1.2 million ounces of silver, 300 ounces of gold, 12.2 million pounds of lead, and 4.7 million pounds of zinc, up 72%, 50%, 56%, and 43%, respectively, compared to approximately 0.7 million ounces of silver, 200 ounces of gold, 7.8 million pounds of lead, and 3.3 million pounds of zinc in Q4 Fiscal 2020.

In Q4 Fiscal 2021, the consolidated cash production cost per tonne of ore processed was $85.70 , up 24% compared to $68.93 in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to certain fixed overhead costs related to mining operations expensed directly as mine general and administrative expense during the extra month operational shut-down in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The consolidated all-in sustaining production cost per tonne was $156.36 , down 17% compared to $188.57 in Q4 Fiscal 2020.The decrease was mainly due to higher production resulting in lower per tonne fixed costs allocation.

In Q4 Fiscal 2021, the consolidated cash cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was negative $0.39 , compared to negative $0.85 in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The increase was mainly due to the increase in per tonne cash production cost as discussed above, offset by an increase of $2.44 in by-product credits per ounce of silver.

In Q4 Fiscal 2021, the consolidated all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, was $12.55 , compared to $15.17 in Q4 Fiscal 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the decrease in per tonne all-in sustaining production cost as discussed above and an increase of $0.18 in all-in sustaining costs per ounce of silver.

In Q4 Fiscal 2021, on a consolidated basis, a total of 49,459 metres or $1.6 million worth of diamond drilling were completed (Q4 Fiscal 2020 – 14,612 metres or $0.5 million ), of which approximately 41,572 metres or $0.8 million worth of underground drilling were expensed as part of mining costs (Q4 Fiscal 2020 – 14,612 metres or $0.5 million ), and approximately 7,887 metres or $0.8 million worth of surface drilling) were capitalized (Q4 Fiscal 2020 – nil. Mining preparation tunnelling of 7,015 metres that costed $1.5 million was completed and expensed as part of mining costs (Q4 Fiscal 2020 – 2,163 metres or $0.7 million ), and 10,803 metres or $4.7 million worth of tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (Q4 Fiscal 2020 – 9,830 metres or $4.3 million ).

INDIVIDUAL MINE OPERATING PERFORMANCE

Ying Mining District

Q4 2021

Q3 2021

Q2 2021

Q1 2021

Q4 2020


Year ended Mar 31,


March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020


2021

2020

Ore Production (tonne)









Ore mined

112,561

182,268

181,020

174,176

69,379


650,025

598,197

Ore milled

131,725

162,905

179,083

177,689

69,188


651,402

601,605

Head grades









Silver (gram/tonne)

280

297

288

293

297


290

309

Lead (%)

3.9

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.6


4.3

4.6

Zinc (%)

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.8

1.0


0.8

0.9

Recovery rates









Silver (%)

93.7

93.9

94.4

94.7

95.3


94.2

96.0

Lead (%)

95.1

96.4

96.1

96.2

95.7


96.0

95.9

Zinc (%)

65.0

63.3

57.9

63.8

67.7


62.4

63.2

Cash Costs









Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

1.20

(1.12)

(0.14)

(0.87)

0.30


(0.39)

(1.18)

All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)

10.00

5.24

6.63

4.14

11.86


6.09

5.49

Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

98.13

83.09

80.06

76.21

83.59


83.01

77.08

All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

155.14

133.07

132.36

116.99

195.78


132.54

132.52

Metal Production









Silver (in thousands of ounces)

1,083

1,464

1,525

1,544

614


5,615

5,592

Gold (in thousands of ounces)

0.3

0.9

1.1

1.2

0.2


3.5

3.3

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

10,504

14,361

16,080

16,941

6,573


57,886

56,436

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

1,496

1,857

1,643

1,920

999


6,916

7,337

In Fiscal 2021, a total of 208,904 metres or $6.9 million worth of diamond drilling (Fiscal 2020 – 85,643 metres or $2.5 million ) were completed at the Ying Mining District, of which a total of 150,324 metres or $3.2 million worth of underground diamond drilling (Fiscal 2020 – 85,643 or $2.5 million ) were expensed as part of mining costs and a total of 58,580 metres or $3.7 million worth of surface drilling (Fiscal 2020 – nil) were capitalized. In addition, mining preparation tunnelling of 22,918 metres that costed $6.7 million were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs (Fiscal 2020 – 19,088 metres or $5.7 million ), and approximately 73,350 metres or $27.4 million worth of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps and declines were completed and capitalized (Fiscal 2020 – 70,240 metres or $23.9 million ).

GC Mine

Q4 2021

Q3 2021

Q2 2021

Q1 2021

Q4 2020


Year ended Mar 31,


March 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

September 30, 2020

June 30, 2020

March 31, 2020


2021

2020

Ore Production (tonne)









Ore mined

50,511

97,177

86,833

80,379

37,216


314,900

287,633

Ore milled

48,949

97,743

84,850

84,637

33,243


316,179

290,610

Head grades









Silver (gram/tonne)

87

82

81

93

94


85

97

Lead (%)

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.9

1.8


1.7

1.9

Zinc (%)

3.3

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.5


3.4

3.3

Recovery rates









Silver (%)

81.9

82.6

82.5

82.8

80.7


82.5

77.4

Lead (%)

89.7

89.6

89.2

89.8

90.4


89.6

89.3

Zinc (%)

88.2

89.7

87.3

87.3

87.7


88.2

86.0

Cash Costs









Cash cost per ounce of Silver, net of by-product credits ($)

(12.80)

(14.43)

(12.70)

(6.59)

(10.03)


(11.48)

(7.65)

All-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits ($)

0.52

(1.05)

(1.78)

2.41

8.31


-

0.77

Cash production cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

58.56

54.07

48.47

47.08

41.94


51.44

51.91

All-in sustaining cost per tonne of ore processed ($)

87.69

78.63

69.07

65.84

88.18


74.09

69.33

Metal Production









Silver (in thousands of ounces)

112

212

182

209

82


716

699

Lead (in thousands of pounds)

1,652

2,750

3,006

3,136

1,199


10,544

10,937

Zinc (in thousands of pounds)

3,176

6,816

5,490

5,613

2,277


21,096

18,244

In Fiscal 2021, approximately 45,996 metres or $1.8 million worth of underground diamond drilling (Fiscal 2020 – 22,513 metres or $1.0 million ) and 11,719 metres or $2.2 million worth of tunnelling (Fiscal 2020 – 19,315 metres or $4.6 million ) were completed and expensed as mining preparation costs at the GC Mine. In addition, approximately 11,871 metres or $3.9 million of horizontal tunnels, raises, ramps, and declines (Fiscal 2020 – 3,327 metres or $2.4 million ) were completed and capitalized.

U PDATE ON MINING CONTRACTS RENEWAL AT THE YING MINING DISCTRICT

The Company updates that the Company has successfully negotiated and renewed contracts with all mining contractors at the Ying Mining District, except one that worked at the LME mine. The renewed contracts with terms of two to three years represent an overall 14.5% increase compared to previous contracts, reflecting i) increased social welfare contribution for the contractors' workers; ii) increased insurance coverage for contractors' workers; and iii) increases in the prices per tonne ore mined and per meter of tunneling developed by contractors. Based on the renewed contracts and assuming the same work done in Fiscal 2021, the total annual increase is estimated at $5.0 million ; however, this is expected to be offset by reduced tunneling going forward as recent drilling activities in previously mining areas has defined resources that require minimal development.

The previous mining contractor at the LME mine was terminated as no agreement was able to reach. The Company has hired most of the previous workers to work at the mine as internal contractors.

CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

A conference call to discuss these results will be held tomorrow, Friday, May 21 , at 9:00 am PDT ( 12:00 pm EDT ). To participate in the conference call, please dial the numbers below.

Canada / USA TF: 888-664-6383

International Toll: 416-764-8650

Conference ID: 57492576

Participants should dial-in 10 – 15 minutes prior to the start time. A replay of the conference call and transcript will be available on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca .

Mr. Guoliang Ma , P.Geo., Manager of Exploration and Resources of the Company, is the Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has reviewed and given consent to the technical information contained in this news release.

This earnings release should be read in conjunction with the Company's Management Discussion & Analysis ("MD&A"), Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements for the corresponding period, which have been posted on SEDAR under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com and are also available on the Company's website at www.silvercorp.ca . This earnings release refers to various alternative performance (non-IFRS) measures, such as cash cost and all-in sustaining cost per ounce of silver, net of by-product credits, cash production cost and all-in sustaining production cost per tonne of ore processed, and working capital. These measures are widely used in the mining industry as a benchmark for performance, but do not have standardized meanings under IFRS as an indicator of performance, and may differ from methods used by other companies with similar description. Accordingly, to facilitate a better understanding of these measures as calculated by the Company, please refer to section 12 of the corresponding MD&A for detailed description and reconciliation.

About Silvercorp

Silvercorp is a profitable Canadian mining company producing silver, lead and zinc metals in concentrates from mines in China . The Company's goal is to continuously create healthy returns to shareholders through efficient management, organic growth and the acquisition of profitable projects. Silvercorp balances profitability, social and environmental relationships, employees' wellbeing, and sustainable development. For more information, please visit our website at www.silvercorp.ca .

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Certain of the statements and information in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Any statements or information that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as "expects", "is expected", "anticipates", "believes", "plans", "projects", "estimates", "assumes", "intends", "strategies", "targets", "goals", "forecasts", "objectives", "budgets", "schedules", "potential" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions) are not statements of historical fact and may be forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements relate to, among other things: the price of silver and other metals; the accuracy of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates at the Company's material properties; the sufficiency of the Company's capital to finance the Company's operations; estimates of the Company's revenues and capital expenditures; estimated production from the Company's mines in the Ying Mining District and the GC Mine; timing of receipt of permits and regulatory approvals; availability of funds from production to finance the Company's operations; and access to and availability of funding for future construction, use of proceeds from any financing and development of the Company's properties.

Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, risks relating to: global economic and social impact of COVID-19; fluctuating commodity prices; calculation of resources, reserves and mineralization and precious and base metal recovery; interpretations and assumptions of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; exploration and development programs; feasibility and engineering reports; permits and licences; title to properties; property interests; joint venture partners; acquisition of commercially mineable mineral rights; financing; recent market events and conditions; economic factors affecting the Company; timing, estimated amount, capital and operating expenditures and economic returns of future production; integration of future acquisitions into the Company's existing operations; competition; operations and political conditions; regulatory environment in China and Canada ; environmental risks; foreign exchange rate fluctuations; insurance; risks and hazards of mining operations; key personnel; conflicts of interest; dependence on management; internal control over financial reporting; and bringing actions and enforcing judgments under U.S. securities laws.

This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements about the future and are inherently uncertain, and actual achievements of the Company or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, those referred to in the Company's Annual Information Form under the heading "Risk Factors". Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated, described or intended. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

The Company's forward-looking statements are based on the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and opinions of management as of the date of this news release, and other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's assumptions, beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, or changes in any other events affecting such statements. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

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MAG Silver Reports 2023 Annual Financial Results

MAG Silver Corp. (TSX NYSE American: MAG) ("MAG", or the "Company") announces the Company's consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023. For details of the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023 ("2023 Financial Statements") and management's discussion and analysis for the year ended December 31, 2023 ("2023 MD&A"), please see the Company's filings on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval Plus ("SEDAR+") at ( www.sedarplus.ca ) or on the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval ("EDGAR") at ( www.sec.gov ).

All amounts herein are reported in $000s of United States dollars ("US$") unless otherwise specified (C$ refers to Canadian dollars).

KEY HIGHLIGHTS (on a 100% basis unless otherwise noted)

  • MAG reported net income of $48,659 ($0.47 per share) driven by income from Juanicipio (equity accounted) of $65,099 and Adjusted EBITDA 1 of $97,480 for the year ended December 31, 2023.

  • MAG reported net income of $15,694 ($0.15 per share) driven by income from Juanicipio (equity accounted) of $21,069 and Adjusted EBITDA 1 of $29,787 for the three months ended December 31, 2023.

  • A total of 346,766 tonnes of mineralized material at a silver head grade of 467 grams per tonne ("g/t") was processed at Juanicipio during the fourth quarter. Milling performance for 2023 totalled 1,268,757 tonnes at a head grade of 472 g/t.

  • Juanicipio achieved silver production of 4.5 million ounces during the fourth quarter. Silver production for 2023 totalled 16.8 million ounces.

  • Juanicipio continued to capitalize on available milling capacity at the Saucito plant (100% Fresnillo owned) to maintain processing rates during periods of maintenance. Approximately 5% of the material processed during the fourth quarter was processed through the Saucito plant.

  • Juanicipio delivered robust cost performance with cash cost 2 of $3.76 per silver ounce sold and all-in sustaining cost 2 of $9.17 per silver ounce sold in the fourth quarter.
  • Juanicipio generated strong operating cash flow of $84,038 and free cash flow 2 of $61,993 in the fourth quarter. Operating cash flow and free cash flow 2 for 2023 totalled $145,064 and $60,814, respectively.

  • At the end of the year, Juanicipio held cash balances of $42,913, representing an increase of $41,811 over 2022, driven by strong operating cash flows.

  • Juanicipio returned a total of $18,765 in interest and loan principal repayments to MAG during the fourth quarter. Interest and loan principal repayments returned to MAG during 2023 totalled $33,354.

  • MAG concluded a $40,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") with the Bank of Montreal on October 4, 2023.

  • Effective June 20, 2023, MAG was included in the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index which is tracked by the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF.

CORPORATE

  • In September the Company published its second annual sustainability report underscoring its commitment to transparency with its stakeholders while providing a comprehensive overview of the Company's environmental, social and governance ("ESG") commitments, practices and performance for the 2022 year. The 2022 sustainability report is supported by the MAG Silver 2022 ESG Data Table which discloses MAG's historical ESG performance data.

  • During early 2024, as part of the Company's longer term succession planning, Dr. Lex Lambeck was promoted to the position of Vice President, Exploration. Lex has been the project manager for the Deer Trail Project in Utah since it was acquired by MAG in 2019, led by Dr. Peter Megaw. Lex's leadership was instrumental in the application of the "Hub and Spoke" thesis at Deer Trail as well as the Carissa discovery demonstrating his strong skills in generative exploration in district scale settings which will be invaluable in overseeing the Company's portfolio of exploration properties, including exploration at Juanicipio.

  • Marc Turcotte, with his almost 10 years experience at MAG as Vice President, Corporate Development, was promoted to the position of Chief Development Officer. In this broader executive role, Marc will leverage his proven track record in identifying unique situations to zero-in-on and assess inorganic growth opportunities aligned with the Company's commitment to continued Tier-1 growth and expansion. Marc was the architect of the consolidation of the Deer Trail project in Utah as well as the catalyst behind the acquisition of Gatling Exploration which brought the Larder project into MAG's portfolio of high quality, high impact exploration properties.

  • Tom Peregoodoff was appointed to the Board of Directors of MAG effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Peregoodoff will fill the vacancy to be created by the planned retirement in June 2024 of Dan MacInnis, who does not plan to seek re-election at the Company's 2024 annual general meeting of shareholders. Tom brings with him over 30 years of industry knowledge and leadership and has extensive experience in all aspects and stages of the global mining business, specializing in mineral exploration.

EXPLORATION

  • Juanicipio:
    • Infill drilling at Juanicipio continued in 2023, with one rig on surface and one underground with the goal of upgrading and expanding the Valdecañas Vein System at depth and further defining areas to be mined in the near to mid-term.
    • During 2023, 13,273 metres (three months ended December 31, 2023: nil metres) and 22,015 metres (three months ended December 31, 2023: 6,686 metres), were drilled from surface and underground respectively. Drilling for the year, both surface and underground, was infill in nature and continues to confirm defined mineralization.

  • Deer Trail Project, Utah:
    • Results from the 12,157 metres in surface-based Phase 2 drilling on the Deer Trail Carbonate Replacement Deposit project were reported on January 17, 2023 and August 3, 2023 (see news releases dated January 17, 2023 and August 3, 2023 available under the Company's SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca ).
    • On May 29, 2023 MAG started a Phase 3 drilling program focused on up to three porphyry "hub" targets thought to be the source of the manto, skarn and epithermal mineralization and extensive alteration throughout the project area including that at the Deer Trail and Carissa zones. An early onset of winter snowfall impacted the commencement of the third porphyry "hub" target which is expected to be drilled next season and drilling has shifted to offset the Carissa discovery and test other high-potential targets.
    • During 2023, 5,525 metres (three months ended December 31, 2023: 1,609 metres) were drilled at high elevation with final results and interpretation pending.

  • Larder Project, Ontario:
    • On July 12, 2023 drilling resumed at the Larder Project to test additional targets by the end of the year on the Cheminis and Bear areas. During 2023 17,504 metres were drilled at Swansea, Cheminis and Bear.
    • Cheminis Success: The magnetotellurics survey carried out in the summer of 2023 enabled modelling of the south volcanic gold zone at Cheminis and is proving to be applicable elsewhere across the property. Drilling in three successive Cheminis drillholes (GAT-23-019, 020A, and 021B, see Table 1 below) intersected grades of 1.1 to 20.3 g/t gold over core lengths of 0.6 - 11.1 metres demonstrating continuity. This also extended the gold-hosting mine sequence down to 700 metres below surface, more than 370 metres below the deepest workings in this portion of the Cadillac-Larder Break. Incorporating these results into the model should enhance predictability in follow-up drilling.
    • Bear Success: Increased predictability has led to continued success and further definition of the North Bear zone, especially in hole GAT-23-022NA (see Table 1 below) which cut 5.1 metres grading 4.6 g/t gold (including a high-grade zone of 1.4 metre grading 16.2 g/t gold). These intercepts extend gold mineralization to 650 metres below surface, and it remains open in all directions.

Table 1: 2023 Larder Drillholes Highlights

Hole ID From (m) To (m) Length (m) 1 Gold (g/t) Lithology Target/Zone
GAT-23-019 767.00 776.50 9.50 2.1 Mafic Volcanics South Cheminis Mine Sequence Zone
Including 767.40 768.80 1.40 5.1 South Volcanics South Cheminis Mine Sequence Zone
Including 767.80 768.00 0.30 11.0 South Volcanics South Cheminis Mine Sequence Zone
and 945.00 955.00 10.00 1.1 Green Komatiites North Cheminis Zone
Including 946.00 949.50 3.50 2.1 Green Komatiites North Cheminis Zone
GAT-23-020A 605.30 605.90 0.60 9.4 Quartz Vein & South Volcanics South Cheminis Zone
and 672.90 678.80 5.90 3.5 Komatiite-Syenite Contact North Cheminis Zone
Including 676.30 678.80 2.50 6.3 Komatiite-Syenite Contact North Cheminis Zone
Including 678.30 678.80 0.50 20.3 Green Komatiite-Syenite Contact North Cheminis Zone
GAT-23-021B 757.40 768.50 11.10 3.2 Brecciated South Volcanics with Graphite South Cheminis Mine Sequence Zone
Including 766.00 768.00 2.00 10.2 South Volcanics South Cheminis Mine Sequence Zone
GAT-23-022NA 784.60 785.50 0.90 6.0 Green Komatiites North Bear Zone
and 789.50 794.60 5.10 4.6 Green Komatiite with Graphite North Bear Zone
Including 790.30 791.70 1.40 16.2 Quartz Vein with Graphite North Bear Zone
Including 791.20 793.70 0.50 33.8 Quartz Vein with Graphite North Bear Zone
and 939.50 940.20 0.70 5.7 South Volcanics South Bear Zone


JUANICIPIO RESULTS

All results of Juanicipio in this section are on a 100% basis, unless otherwise noted.

Operating Performance

The following table and subsequent discussion provide a summary of the operating performance of Juanicipio for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, unless otherwise noted.

Key mine performance data of Juanicipio (100% basis) Year ended
December 31, December 31,
2023 2022
Metres developed (m) 14,864 12,999
Material mined (t) 1,097,289 792,693
Material processed (t) 1,268,757 646,148
Silver head grade (g/t) 472 520
Gold head grade (g/t) 1.27 1.39
Lead head grade (%) 1.14 % 0.90 %
Zinc head grade (%) 2.05 % 1.72 %
Silver payable ounces (koz) 15,318 8,697
Gold payable ounces (koz) 31.73 20.27
Lead payable pounds (klb) 25,862 9,892
Zinc payable pounds (klb) 36,881 14,898

During the year ended December 31, 2023 a total of 1,097,289 tonnes of mineralized material were mined. This represents an increase of 38% over 2022. Increases in mined tonnages at Juanicipio have been driven by the operational ramp up of the milling facility.

During the year ended December 31, 2023 a total of 1,268,757 tonnes of mineralized material were processed through the Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo plants. This represents an increase of 96% over 2022. The increase in milled tonnage has been driven by the Juanicipio mill commissioning and operational ramp up. As reported by the operator, Fresnillo, the Juanicipio processing facility achieved nameplate capacity of 4,000 tpd during September 2023 with silver recovery consistently above 88%. Juanicipio continued to capitalize on available milling capacity at the Saucito plant (100% Fresnillo owned) to maintain processing rates during periods of maintenance. Approximately 5% of the material processed during the fourth quarter of 2023 was processed through the Saucito plant.

The average silver head grade for the mineralized material processed in the year ended December 31, 2023 was 472 g/t (year ended December 31, 2022: 520 g/t).

The following table provides a summary of the total cash costs (1) and all-in-sustaining costs ("AISC") (1) of Juanicipio for the years ended December 31, 2023, and 2022.

Key mine performance data of Juanicipio (100% basis) Year ended
December 31, December 31,
2023 2022
Total operating cash costs (1) 88,080 40,522
Operating cash cost per silver ounce sold ($/oz) (1) 5.75 4.66
Total cash costs (1) 93,025 40,871
Cash cost per silver ounce sold ($/oz) (1) 6.07 4.70
All-in sustaining costs (1) 158,151 83,463
All-in sustaining cost per silver ounce sold ($/oz) (1) 10.32 9.60

(1) Total operating cash costs, operating cash cost per ounce, total cash costs, cash cost per ounce, all-in sustaining costs, and all-in sustaining cost per ounce are non-IFRS measures, please see below ‘ Non-IFRS Measures ' section and section 12 of the 2023 MD&A dated March 18, 2024, available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca for a detailed reconciliation of these measures to the 2023 Financial Statements.


Financial Results

The following table presents excerpts of the financial results of Juanicipio for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (MAG's share of income from its equity accounted investment in Juanicipio).

Year ended
December 31, December 31,
2023 2022
$ $
Sales 442,288 215,736
Cost of sales:
Production cost (171,830 ) (61,985 )
Depreciation and amortization (68,475 ) (20,913 )
Gross profit 201,983 132,838
Consulting and administrative expenses (18,768 ) (8,436 )
Extraordinary mining and other duties (4,945 ) (349 )
Interest expense (18,524 ) (2,298 )
Exchange losses and other (2,937 ) (5,160 )
Net income before tax 156,809 116,595
Income tax expense (27,381 ) (26,348 )
Net income (100% basis) 129,428 90,247
MAG's 44% portion of net income 56,948 39,709
Interest on Juanicipio loans - MAG's 44% 8,150 1,058
MAG's 44% equity income 65,099 40,767

Sales increased by $226,552 during the year ended December 31, 2023, mainly due to 84% higher metal volumes and 5% higher realized metal prices.

Offsetting higher sales was higher depreciation ($47,561) as the Juanicipio mill achieved commercial production and commenced depreciating the processing facility and associated equipment, and higher production cost ($109,845) which was driven by higher sales and operational ramp-up in mining and processing, including $44,027 in inventory movements as commissioning stockpiles were drawn down.

Other expenses increased by $28,932 mainly as a result of higher extraordinary mining and other duties ($4,596) related to higher precious metal revenues from the sale of concentrates, higher consulting and administrative expenses ($10,332) as an operator services agreement became effective upon initiation of commercial production whereby Fresnillo and its affiliates continue to operate the mine, and higher interest incurred on shareholder loans ($16,227) which were completely expensed during 2023, whereas being only partly expensed with the rest capitalized to construction in progress during 2022.

Taxes increased by $1,033 impacted by deferred tax charges associated with fixed assets as well as higher taxable profits generated during the period.

Mineralized Material Processed at Juanicipio, Saucito and Fresnillo Plants (100% basis)

Year Ended December 31, 2023 (1,268,757 tonnes processed) Year Ended
December 31, 2022
Amount

$
Payable Metals Quantity Average Price
$
Amount
$
Silver 15,317,765 ounces 23.66 per oz 362,457 188,722
Gold 31,735 ounces 1,978.07 per oz 62,774 36,958
Lead 11,731 tonnes 0.96 per lb. 24,746 9,380
Zinc 16,729 tonnes 1.15 per lb. 42,496 23,398
Treatment, refining, and other processing costs ( 2 ) (50,185 ) (42,722 )
Sales 442,288 215,736
Production cost (171,830 ) (61,985 )
Depreciation and amortization (1) (68,475 ) (20,913 )
Gross Profit 201,983 132,838

(1) The underground mine was considered readied for its intended use on January 1, 2022, whereas the Juanicipio processing facility started commissioning and ramp-up activities in January 2023, achieving commercial production status on June 1, 2023.
(2) Includes toll milling costs from processing mineralized material at the Saucito and Fresnillo plants.


Sales and treatment charges are recorded on a provisional basis and are adjusted based on final assay and pricing adjustments in accordance with the offtake contracts.

MAG FINANCIAL RESULTS – YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023

As at December 31, 2023, MAG had working capital of $67,262 (December 31, 2022: $29,232) including cash of $68,707 (December 31, 2022: $29,955) and no long-term debt. As well, as at December 31, 2023, Juanicipio had working capital of $86,336 including cash of $42,913 (MAG's attributable share is 44%).

The Company's net income for the year ended December 31, 2023 amounted to $48,659 (December 31, 2022: $17,644) or $0.47/share (December 31, 2022: $0.18/share). MAG recorded its 44% income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio of $65,099 (December 31, 2022: $40,767) which included MAG's 44% share of net income from operations as well as loan interest earned on loans advanced to Juanicipio (see above for MAG's share of income from its equity accounted investment in Juanicipio).

December 31, December 31,
2023 2022
$ $
Income from equity accounted investment in Juanicipio 65,099 40,767
General and administrative expenses (13,594 ) (12,352 )
General exploration and business development (736 ) (193 )
Exploration and evaluation assets written down - (10,471 )
Operating Income 50,769 17,751
Interest income 2,594 630
Other income 1,017 -
Foreign exchange loss (144 ) (366 )
Income before income tax 54,236 18,015
Deferred income tax expense (5,577 ) (371 )
Net income 48,659 17,644

NON-IFRS MEASURES

The following table provides a reconciliation of operating cash cost and cash cost per silver ounce of Juanicipio to production cost of Juanicipio on a 100% basis (the nearest IFRS measure) as presented in the notes to the 2023 Financial Statements.

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US$, except per ounce amounts) 2023 2022
Production cost as reported 171,830 61,985
Depreciation on inventory movements (3,919 ) 5,551
Adjusted production cost 167,911 67,536
Treatment, refining, and other processing costs 50,185 42,722
By-product revenues (2) (130,016 ) (69,736 )
Total operating cash costs (1) 88,080 40,522
Extraordinary mining and other duties 4,945 349
Total cash costs (1) 93,025 40,871
Silver ounces sold 15,317,765 8,697,372
Operating cash cost per silver ounce sold ($/ounce) 5.75 4.66
Cash cost per silver ounce sold ($/ounce) 6.07 4.70

(1) As Q3 2023 represented the first full quarter of commercial production, information presented for total operating cash costs and total cash costs together with their associated per unit values are not directly comparable.
(2) By-product revenues relates to the sale of other metals contained in the lead and zinc concentrates produced and delivered, namely gold, lead, and zinc.


The following table provides a reconciliation of AISC of Juanicipio to production cost and various operating expenses of Juanicipio on a 100% basis (the nearest IFRS measure), as presented in the notes to the 2023 Financial Statements.

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US$, except per ounce amounts) 2023 2022
Total cash costs 93,025 40,871
General and administrative expenses 18,768 8,436
Exploration 7,575 7,824
Sustaining capital expenditures 37,728 25,268
Sustaining lease payments 856 854
Interest on lease liabilities (48 ) (23 )
Accretion on closure and reclamation costs 247 232
All-in sustaining costs (1) 158,151 83,463
Silver ounces sold 15,317,765 8,697,372
All-in sustaining cost per silver ounce sold ($/ounce) 10.32 9.60
Average realized price per silver ounce sold ($/ounce) 23.66 21.70
All-in sustaining margin ($/ounce) 13.34 12.10
All-in sustaining margin 204,306 105,259

(1) As Q3 2023 represented the first full quarter of commercial production, information presented for all-in sustaining costs and all-in sustaining margin together with their associated per unit values are not directly comparable.


For the year ended December 31, 2023 the Company incurred corporate general and administrative expenses of $13,242 (year ended December 31, 2022: $12,216), which exclude depreciation expense.

The Company's attributable silver ounces sold for the year ended December 31, 2023 were 6,739,817 (year ended December 31, 2022: 3,826,844), resulting in additional AISC for the Company of $1.96/oz (year ended December 31, 2022: $3.19/oz), in addition to Juanicipio's AISC presented in the above table.

The following table provides a reconciliation of Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") and Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the Company based on its economic interest in Juanicipio to net income (the nearest IFRS measure) of the Company per the 2023 Financial Statements. All adjustments are shown net of estimated income tax.

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US$) 2023 2022
Net income after tax 48,659 17,644
Add back (deduct):
Taxes 5,577 371
Depreciation and depletion 352 136
Finance costs (income and expenses) (3,467 ) (264 )
EBITDA (1) 51,121 17,887
Add back (deduct):
Adjustment for non-cash share-based compensation 2,894 3,250
Exploration property write-down - 10,471
Share of net earnings related to Juanicipio (65,099 ) (40,767 )
MAG attributable interest in Junicipio Adjusted EBITDA 108,564 65,403
Adjusted EBITDA (1) 97,480 56,244

(1) As Q3 2023 represents the first full quarter of commercial production, information presented for EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is not directly comparable.


The following table provides a reconciliation of free cash flow of Juanicipio to its cash flow from operating activities on a 100% basis (the nearest IFRS measure), as presented in the notes to the 2023 Financial Statements.

Year ended December 31,
(in thousands of US$) 2023 2022
Cash flow from operating activities 145,064 129,261
Less:
Cash flow used in investing activities (83,393 ) (155,758 )
Sustaining lease payments (856 ) (854 )
Juanicipio free cash flow (1) 60,814 (27,351 )

(1) As Q3 2023 represents the first full quarter of commercial production, comparative information presented for free cash flow of Juanicipio is not directly comparable.


Qualified Persons:
All scientific or technical information in this press release including assay results referred to, and mineral resource estimates, if applicable, is based upon information prepared by or under the supervision of, or has been approved by Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., CPG, MAG's Chief Exploration Officer and Gary Methven, P.Eng., Vice President, Technical Services; both are "Qualified Persons" for purposes of National Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects .

About MAG Silver Corp.

MAG Silver Corp. is a growth-oriented Canadian exploration company focused on advancing high-grade, district scale precious metals projects in the Americas. MAG is emerging as a top-tier primary silver mining company through its (44%) joint venture interest in the 4,000 tonnes per day Juanicipio Mine, operated by Fresnillo plc (56%). The mine is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the world's premier silver mining camp, where in addition to underground mine production and processing of high-grade mineralised material, an expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly prospective targets. MAG is also executing multi-phase exploration programs at the 100% earn-in Deer Trail Project in Utah and the 100% owned Larder Project, located in the historically prolific Abitibi region of Canada.

Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the NYSE American has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy or adequacy of this press release, which has been prepared by management.

Certain information contained in this release, including any information relating to MAG's future oriented financial information, are "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian and United States securities legislation (collectively herein referred as "forward-looking statements"), including the "safe harbour" provisions of provincial securities legislation, the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

  • statements that address achieving the nameplate 4,000 tpd milling rate at Juanicipio;
  • statements that address our expectations regarding exploration and drilling;
  • statements regarding production expectations and nameplate;
  • statements regarding the additional information from future drill programs;
  • estimated future exploration and development operations and corresponding expenditures and other expenses for specific operations;
  • the expected capital, sustaining capital and working capital requirements at Juanicipio, including the potential for additional cash calls;
  • expected upside from additional exploration;
  • expected results from Deer Trail Project Phase 3 drilling;
  • expected results from the Larder Project at the Cheminis zone;
  • expected capital requirements and sources of funding; and
  • other future events or developments.

When used in this release, any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events of performance (often but not always using words or phrases such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "plan", "strategy", "goals", "objectives", "project", "potential" or variations thereof or stating that certain actions, events, or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative of any of these terms and similar expressions), as they relate to the Company or management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to certain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions.

Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon estimates and assumptions, which are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Company's control and many of which, regarding future business decisions, are subject to change. Assumptions underlying the Company's expectations regarding forward-looking statements contained in this release include, among others: MAG's ability to carry on its various exploration and development activities including project development timelines, the timely receipt of required approvals and permits, the price of the minerals produced, the costs of operating, exploration and development expenditures, the impact on operations of the Mexican tax and legal regimes, MAG's ability to obtain adequate financing, outbreaks or threat of an outbreak of a virus or other contagions or epidemic disease will be adequately responded to locally, nationally, regionally and internationally.

Although MAG believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and many factors could cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements including amongst others: commodities prices; changes in expected mineral production performance; unexpected increases in capital costs or cost overruns; exploitation and exploration results; continued availability of capital and financing; general economic, market or business conditions; risks relating to the Company's business operations; risks relating to the financing of the Company's business operations; risks related to the Company's ability to comply with restrictive covenants and maintain financial covenants pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility; the expected use of the Credit Facility; risks relating to the development of Juanicipio and the minority interest investment in the same; risks relating to the Company's property titles; risks related to receipt of required regulatory approvals; pandemic risks; supply chain constraints and general costs escalation in the current inflationary environment heightened by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and the events relating to the Israel-Hamas war; risks relating to the Company's financial and other instruments; operational risk; environmental risk; political risk; currency risk; market risk; capital cost inflation risk; risk relating to construction delays; the risk that data is incomplete or inaccurate; the risks relating to the limitations and assumptions within drilling, engineering and socio-economic studies relied upon in preparing economic assessments and estimates, including the 2017 PEA; as well as those risks more particularly described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2023 available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca .

Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company's forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs, expectations and opinions of management on the date the statements are made and, other than as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not assume any obligation to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change. For the reasons set forth above, investors should not attribute undue certainty to or place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Please Note: Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosures in MAG's annual and quarterly reports and other public filings, accessible through the Internet at www.sedarplus.ca and www.sec.gov .

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"The path to growth is never a straight line, so our ability to rise above challenges defines our success. During 2023, we kept focused on our main goals, while successfully navigating industry challenges" commented Dan Dickson, CEO of Endeavour Silver. "From a cost perspective, all Mexican miners faced overarching challenges, with persistent cost pressures across various channels. Our operations team demonstrated their resolve to overcome a significant challenge at Guanacevi, by elevating both mine and mill productivity levels above planned targets. As the remediation efforts extended into early Q4, the positive momentum from these initiatives reduced Q4 2023 cost metrics compared to Q3 2023 and will carry forward into the upcoming year."

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Paul Weedon, Senior Vice President of Exploration at Fortuna, commented, "Emphasizing the exploration potential at Séguéla, the team has continued their impressive run-rate of discoveries with the new Kingfisher prospect. This follows the Barana, Badior and Kestrel discoveries made during 2022 and 2023." Mr. Weedon continued, "In addition to the exploration success at Kingfisher, drilling for Koula underground mining potential has resulted in several high-grade intersections. This includes 68.0 g/t Au over an estimated true width of 2.1 meters in SGRD1783, as part of a larger interval of 22.5 g/t Au over an estimated true width of 9.8 meters, highlighting the opportunity for underground mining."

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