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HIGHLIGHTS – DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND SUBSEQUENT TO YEAR END

OPERATIONAL

• Vital progress was achieved in the course of the 12 months ended December 31, 2021 on the development of the 4,000 tonnes per day (“tpd”) Juanicipio processing plant because the Juanicipio undertaking crew delivered the undertaking for plant commissioning late within the fourth quarter of 2021.
• The plant commissioning timeline was prolonged, nonetheless, by roughly six months till the regulatory approval to tie into the nationwide energy grid is obtained.  The plant commissioning timeline is now anticipated to start in Q2 2022.
• As reported by the operator Fresnillo, the Juanicipio Mission is anticipated to return in on funds with the processing plant anticipated to be ramped as much as 85% to 90% of plant capability by the top of 2022.
• A commonly up to date picture gallery of development progress at Juanicipio is obtainable at https://magsilver.com/initiatives/photo-gallery/#photo-gallery .
• Marketing campaign processing of mineralized materials from improvement headings continues by the close by Fresnillo plant and beginning in This autumn 2021 mineralized materials additionally started to be marketing campaign processed at Fresnillo’s Saucito plant. Saucito’s flowsheet higher resembles that of the Juanicipio plant and can present additional precious metallurgical advantages as manufacturing commences at Juanicipio.
• The marketing campaign processing fee initially focused at 16,000 tonnes per thirty days elevated considerably to a median of 37,983 tonnes per thirty days in This autumn 2021 and to a median of 44,963 tonnes per thirty days for the primary two months of 2022.
• Processing on the Fresnillo vegetation is anticipated to proceed till the Juanicipio plant is commissioned, with Fresnillo making obtainable any unused plant capability at its Minera Fresnillo and Minera Saucito operations, and if potential matching commissioning and ramp up tonnages that had been beforehand anticipated at Juanicipio.
• For the three months ended December 31, 2021, on a 100% foundation:
  • 113,950 tonnes of mineralized materials had been marketing campaign processed by the Fresnillo and Saucito vegetation, with 1,519,027 payable silver ounces, 3,641 payable gold ounces, 563 tonnes of lead and 800 tonnes of zinc produced and bought;
  • Common silver head grade was 542 grams per tonne (“g/t”); and
  • Pre-commercial manufacturing gross sales totaled $39,368 for the quarter (internet of remedy and processing prices), much less $7,593 in mining and transportation prices, netting $31,775 in gross revenue by Minera Juanicipio within the quarter.
• For the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, on a 100% foundation:
  • 251,907 tonnes of mineralized materials had been marketing campaign processed by Fresnillo’s vegetation, with 2,974,524 payable silver ounces, 5,975 payable gold ounces, 1,065 tonnes of lead and 1,519 tonnes of zinc produced and bought;
  • Common silver head grade was 470 g/t; and
  • Pre-commercial manufacturing gross sales of $75,393 (internet of remedy and processing prices) much less $15,329 in mining and transportation prices, netting $60,064 gross revenue in Minera Juanicipio for the 12 months.
• Since commencing marketing campaign processing of Juanicipio mineralized materials from improvement headings in August of 2020 by February 2022, a complete of 413,691 tonnes of mineralized improvement materials have been processed by the close by Fresnillo plant and beginning in December 2021 within the Saucito plant:
  • contributing cash-flow to offset a number of the preliminary undertaking capital; and
  • de-risking Juanicipio’s metallurgical efficiency, which is anticipated to considerably pace up undertaking ramp-up.
• An additional 89,925 tonnes of mineralized improvement materials with a silver head grade of 529 g/t had been processed in January and February 2022 by the Fresnillo and Saucito vegetation.

EXPLORATION

• Outcomes of the Juanicipio 2020 exploration program had been reported within the third quarter (see Press Launch dated August 5, 2021 ), and this system efficiently:
  • Confirms, and permits modeling with higher element and confidence of the high-grade silver useful resource throughout the higher components of the Valdecañas Bonanza Zone (as outlined within the 2017 PEA) the place the primary a number of years of mining is anticipated to happen;
  • Confirms, expands, and permits improved modeling of the continual broad mineralization of the Valdecañas Deep Zone (as outlined within the 2017 PEA); and
  • Confirms, expands, and permits improved modeling of the ever-growing Anticipada Vein.
• The Juanicipio 2021 exploration program was accomplished in This autumn 2021 with $6,296 spent on a 100% foundation and was centered on continued step-out and infill drilling of the Valdecañas Vein System (together with impartial concentrating on of the Venadas Vein household and the Anticipada Vein).
• The Juanicipio 2022 exploration program is presently in course of, with 5 drill rigs presently on floor operating concurrently with continued underground definition and geotechnical drilling, and one rig testing the brand new Cesantoni goal within the northwest a part of the Juanicipio concession.
• Deer Path Mission in Utah:
  • Assays had been launched in Q3 2021 for the Part I drill program (see Press Launch dated September 7, 2021 ), which efficiently fulfilled all three of its deliberate targets by:
    • Confirming the presence of a thick part of extra favorable carbonate host rocks (the expected “Redwall Limestone” or “Redwall”) beneath the Deer Path mine;
    • Confirming and projecting two suspected mineralization feeder buildings to depth; and
    • Intercepting high-grade mineralization associated to these buildings in host rocks beneath what was traditionally recognized.
  • A observe up 5 gap/5,000 metre Part II drill program commenced in Q3 2021 and is in course of with all assays pending.
• Subsequent to the 12 months finish, the Firm entered right into a Definitive Association Settlement with Gatling Exploration Inc. (TSXV:GTR, OTCOB:GATGF) (“Gatling”) pursuant to which the Firm will purchase all the issued and excellent frequent shares of Gatling in an all-share transaction. The Firm and Gatling have additionally entered right into a mortgage settlement pursuant to which the Firm has agreed to offer Gatling with a C$3 million secured convertible bridge mortgage to finance Gatling’s accounts payable and working bills.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

• As at December 31, 2021, MAG held money of $56,748 whereas Minera Juanicipio had money available of $18,972 on a 100% foundation.
• Based on the operator Fresnillo, the Juanicipio Mission development is anticipated to be delivered on funds at $440,000.
• With the present ramp up of underground mine manufacturing and given hiring restrictions on contractors arising from new 2021 labour reform laws, the timing of assorted sustaining capital expenditures has been introduced ahead:
  • These sustaining capital prices are included in present Juanicipio improvement prices however aren’t thought of by the operator as a part of the $440,000 preliminary undertaking capital; and
  • The prices incurred are anticipated to cut back future sustaining capital prices and totaled roughly $41,388 on a 100% foundation within the second half of 2021 in preparation for the laws to return into impact.
• The anticipated money stream from the continuing marketing campaign processing till the Juanicipio plant is commissioned, together with the money held by Minera Juanicipio at December 31, 2021 of $18,972, are projected to considerably fund the remaining capital expenditures within the $440,000 preliminary capex (a money name has not been wanted since mid-December 2021 which was $21,000 on a 100% foundation).
• Ought to there be extra funding necessities in extra of the cashflow generated, associated to additional commissioning delays or to extra sustaining capital that’s being introduced ahead previous to attaining industrial manufacturing, there should still be additional money calls required from Fresnillo and MAG.
• In This autumn 2021, MAG closed a purchased deal share providing and issued 2,691,000 frequent shares, together with 15,700 frequent shares issued to an officer and two administrators of MAG and 351,000 frequent shares issued upon the complete train of the over-allotment choice, at $17.15 per share for gross proceeds of $46,151. The Firm paid fee of $2,301 to the underwriters and authorized and submitting prices totaled an extra $608 leading to internet proceeds of $43,242.

COVID-19

• Fresnillo, the Juanicipio operator applied a spread of security measures and monitoring procedures, in step with World Well being Group and Mexican Authorities COVID-19 directives.
• COVID-19 had an affect on the Juanicipio plant commissioning timeline nonetheless in the course of the course of the 12 months:
  • In Q1 2021, Fresnillo, as operator, reported that commissioning was pushed out just a few months to This autumn 2021 as some infrastructure contracts had been delayed associated to COVID-19; and,
  • In This autumn 2021, approval to finish the tie-in to the nationwide energy grid was prolonged as famous above associated to knock-on results of the pandemic.

CORPORATE

• MAG continued to refresh its board in the course of the 12 months with three new appointments:
  • Ms. Susan Mathieu was appointed to the board on January 13, 2021 rising the scale of the board to eight members;
  • Mr. Tim Baker was appointed to the board on March 31, 2021 changing Mr. Richard Clark who resigned from the board to concentrate on different skilled obligations; and,
  • Mr. Dale Peniuk was appointed to the board on August 3, 2021 changing Mr. Derek White who didn’t stand for re-election on the Firm’s Annual Normal and Particular Assembly on June 21, 2021.
• On October 16, 2021 MAG introduced that Mr. W.J. (Jim) Mallory joined the Firm as its Chief Sustainability Officer (“CSO”) highlighting the Firm’s dedication to environmental, social, governance (“ESG”) betterment.
• On March 28, 2022, MAG introduced the appointment of Fausto Di Trapani as Chief Monetary Officer (“CFO”) efficient Could 20, 2022. Mr. Di Trapani is a finance government with expertise within the pure assets sector spanning twenty years, most not too long ago having served because the Chief Monetary Officer at Galiano Gold Inc. Mr. Di Trapani replaces Mr. Larry Taddei, who, after 12 years of service with the Firm, will step down from the CFO function to pursue different alternatives. Mr. Taddei will help within the orderly transition of his duties following Mr. Di Trapani’s appointment.

JUANICIPIO PROJECT UPDATE

Underground Mine Manufacturing

As of August 2020, mineralized improvement materials from the Juanicipio Mission is being marketing campaign processed, refined and bought on industrial phrases at a focused fee by Q3 2021 of 16,000 tonnes per thirty days on the close by Fresnillo plant 12 kilometres away. The processing fee elevated to a median of 37,983 tonnes per thirty days in This autumn 2021 and subsequent to the 12 months finish to a median of 44,963 tonnes per thirty days for the primary two months of 2022. In December 2021, for the primary time, 8,725 tonnes had been processed at Fresnillo’s Saucito beneficiation plant (additionally 100% owned by Fresnillo). The Saucito plant flowsheet higher resembles that of the Juanicipio plant and can present additional precious metallurgical data as processing commences at Juanicipio. This preproduction toll processing of Juanicipio mineralized improvement materials plus some preliminary stope manufacturing is anticipated to proceed till the Juanicipio plant is commissioned

Within the three months and 12 months ended December 31, 2021, 113,950 and 251,907 tonnes of mineralized improvement materials respectively, had been processed by the Fresnillo vegetation, realizing industrial and operational de-risking alternatives for the Juanicipio Mission. The ensuing payable metals bought and processing particulars on a 100% foundation are summarized in Desk 1 (three months ended December 31, 2021) and in Desk 2 (12 months ended December 31, 2021) beneath.

Desk 1: This autumn 2021 Improvement Materials Processed at Fresnillo’s Processing Crops (100% foundation)

⁽¹⁾ Ounces (“oz”) for silver and gold and, kilos (“lb”) for lead and zinc.

Desk 2: Yr 2021 Improvement Materials Processed at Fresnillo’s Processing Crops (100% foundation)

⁽¹⁾ Ounces (“oz”) for silver and gold and, kilos (“lb”) for lead and zinc.
⁽²⁾ Processing of Juanicipio mineralized improvement materials on the Fresnillo plant commenced in August of 2020, with no prior processing.
⁽³⁾ Provisional gross sales for 2020 had been finalized in Q1 2021 leading to unfavorable adjustment to internet gross sales income of $1,146.

The common silver head grade for the mineralized improvement materials and preliminary stope materials processed within the three months and 12 months ended December 31, 2021 was 542 g/t and 470 g/t (three months and 12 months ended December 31, 2020 was 300 g/t and 328 g/t) respectively. This elevated grade within the final quarter of 2021 displays much less diluted improvement materials and extra stoped vein materials being processed.

Processing Plant Development & Outlook

The Juanicipio undertaking crew delivered the Juanicipio plant for commissioning within the fourth quarter of 2021. Nonetheless, based on the operator Fresnillo, the state-owned electrical firm (Comision Federal de Electricidad “CFE”), notified Fresnillo late in December 2021 that the regulatory approval to finish the tie-in to the nationwide energy grid couldn’t but be granted, and the projected commissioning timeline has subsequently been prolonged by roughly six months, with commissioning of the Juanicipio processing plant now anticipated to start in Q2-2022 with ramp as much as 85 to 90% of the nameplate 4,000 tpd capability by the top of 2022, based on Fresnillo.

With a purpose to decrease any potential adversarial financial impact of the revised commissioning timeline, Fresnillo has indicated it should make obtainable any unused plant capability at its Minera Fresnillo and Minera Saucito operations to course of mineralized materials produced at Juanicipio throughout this era, and if potential match commissioning and ramp up tonnages that had been beforehand anticipated. The impact on cashflow technology from Juanicipio subsequently will even be mitigated whereas energy connection approvals are pending.

With the plant able to start commissioning as soon as related to the ability grid, last development prices are anticipated to wind down till last commissioning and testing start. In the meantime, as famous above, the quantity of mineralized improvement materials being processed on the two Fresnillo plats since This autumn 2021 has been considerably larger than the unique focused fee of 16,000 tonnes per thirty days. The money stream from this processing, together with the money held by Minera Juanicipio at December 31, 2021 of $18,972 and the anticipated money flows from continued processing till the Juanicipio plant is commissioned are projected to considerably fund the remaining capital expenditures within the $440,000 preliminary undertaking capital (a money name has not been wanted since mid-December 2021 which was $21,000 on a 100% foundation).

With the present ramp up of underground mine manufacturing and given hiring restrictions on contractors arising from new 2021 labour reform laws, the timing of assorted sustaining capital expenditures has been introduced ahead. Labour reform on subcontracting and outsourcing in Mexico was printed on April 23, 2021 and got here into impact on September 1, 2021. With numerous restrictions on hiring contractors, Fresnillo, as operator, has indicated a must internalize a good portion of its contractor workforce and carry out a lot of the event work immediately moderately than outsourcing it to contractors. This requires funding in gear to be utilized in underground operations, both not beforehand within the undertaking scope or not envisaged to be required till later within the mine life. As nicely, sure underground improvement expenditures associated to processing improvement materials and a few small objects introduced ahead from undertaking investments deliberate sooner or later are thought of sustaining capital by Fresnillo. The prices incurred are anticipated to cut back future sustaining capital prices and totaled roughly $41,388 on a 100% foundation within the second half of 2021 in preparation for the laws to return into impact. These prices are included within the present Juanicipio improvement prices however aren’t thought of by the operator as a part of the $440,000 preliminary undertaking capital. Ought to there be extra funding necessities in extra of the cashflow generated associated to additional commissioning delays or to extra sustaining capital that’s being introduced ahead, there should still be additional money calls required from Fresnillo and MAG.

Juanicipio Exploration Replace

The deliberate expenditures for the 2022 Exploration Program whole $7,000 with the packages designed to broaden and convert the Inferred Mineral Assets included within the Deep Zone into Indicated Mineral Assets, and to discover different components of the Juanicipio concession. All points of the exploration work proceed to be achieved beneath strict COVID-19 protocols. Subsequent to the year-end in mid-January, 2022, drilling started on the primary gap on the “Cesantoni Kaolinite Pits”(Cesantoni) goal (assay pending). Cesantoni lies within the northwestern nook of the Juanicipio concession, roughly 6 km west of the Valdecañas Vein and associated underground and floor infrastructure.

The 2021 Juanicipio exploration program was accomplished in late 2021, with an precise spend of $6,296 on a 100% foundation and was centered on continued step-out and infill drilling of the Valdecañas Vein System (together with impartial concentrating on of the Venadas Vein household and the Anticipada Vein). In whole, 23 targets (holes) had been efficiently examined with 21 being deep infill holes and two exploration holes on different components of the Juanicipio concession, leading to 29,421 metres drilled. This system outcomes might be launched in Q2 2022 pending receipt of all assays.

Assays for the Juanicipio 2020 drill program had been launched within the Q3 2021 (see Press Launch dated August 5, 2021 ). The 2020 drill program efficiently:

• Confirmed, and allowed modeling with higher element and confidence of the high-grade silver useful resource throughout the higher components of the Valdecañas Bonanza Zone the place the primary a number of years of mining will happen;
• Confirmed, expanded, and allowed improved modeling of the continual broad mineralization of the Valdecañas Deep Zone; and,
• Confirmed, expanded, and allowed improved modeling of the ever-growing Anticipada Vein.

DEER TRAIL PROJECT UPDATE

Part I drilling commenced in November 2020 and was accomplished in Q2 2021 with assays and interpretations launched within the third quarter of 2021 (see Press Launch September 7, 2021 ). Part I noticed the completion of three holes and three,927 metres drilled from floor and efficiently fulfilled all three of its deliberate targets by:

1. Confirming the presence of a thick part of extra favorable carbonate host rocks (the expected “Redwall Limestone” or “Redwall”) beneath the Deer Path mine;
2. Confirming and projecting two suspected mineralization feeder buildings to depth; and
3. Intercepting high-grade mineralization associated to these buildings in host rocks beneath what was traditionally recognized.

Part II drilling commenced on the Deer Path Mission on August 20, 2021 and is in course of, deliberate for five,000 metres of drilling over 5 holes. Deviation/directional drilling is being utilized in Part II to make the drilling extra environment friendly and correct. Partially to facilitate the directional drilling, drilling contractors had been modified in Q1 2022, with the brand new contractor on web site and getting ready to renew drilling.

GATLING ACQUISITION

Subsequent to the 12 months finish, the Firm entered right into a Definitive Association Settlement with Gatling pursuant to which the Firm will purchase all the issued and excellent frequent shares of Gatling in an all-share transaction. The Firm and Gatling have additionally entered right into a mortgage settlement pursuant to which the Firm has agreed to offer Gatling with a C$3 million secured convertible bridge mortgage to finance Gatling’s accounts payable and working bills.

Gatling is a Canadian gold exploration firm centered on advancing the Larder Gold Mission, positioned within the prolific Abitibi greenstone belt in Northern Ontario, Canada. The three,370 ha Larder Mission hosts three high-grade gold deposits alongside the Cadillac-Larder Lake Break, 35 km east of Kirkland Lake and seven kilometers west of the Kerr Addison Mine. The undertaking is 100% owned by Gatling and is comprised of patented and unpatented claims, leases and mining licenses of occupation throughout the McVittie and McGarry Townships. All components of the Larder property are readily accessible and MAG expects to interact the present exploration crew going ahead.

Certified Particular person: Dr. Peter Megaw, Ph.D., C.P.G., has acted because the Certified Particular person as outlined in Nationwide Instrument 43-101 for this disclosure and supervised the preparation of the technical data on this launch. Dr. Megaw has a Ph.D. in geology and greater than 40 years of related expertise centered on ore deposit exploration worldwide. He’s a Licensed Skilled Geologist (CPG 10227) by the American Institute of Skilled Geologists and an Arizona Registered Geologist (ARG 21613). Dr. Megaw is just not impartial as he’s Chief Exploration Officer and a Shareholder of MAG.

FINANCIAL RESULTS – YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021

As at December 31, 2021, the Firm had working capital of $57,761 (December 31, 2020: $94,513) together with money of $56,748 (December 31, 2020: $94,008) and no long-term debt. As at December 31, 2021, Minera Juanicipio had money of $18,972 (MAG’s attributable 44% share $8,348). The Firm makes money advances to Minera Juanicipio as ‘money referred to as’ by the operator Fresnillo, based mostly on permitted three way partnership budgets. Within the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, the Firm funded advances to Minera Juanicipio, which mixed with MAG’s Juanicipio expenditures by itself account, totaled $74,136 (December 31, 2020: $64,270).

The Firm’s internet revenue for 12 months the ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $6,025 (December 31, 2020: $7,097 internet loss) or $0.06/share (December 31, 2020: lack of $(0.08)/share). MAG recorded its 44% revenue from its fairness accounted Funding in Juanicipio of $15,686 (December 31, 2020: $2,214) which included MAG’s 44% share of internet revenue from the sale of pre-production improvement materials (see Desk 3 beneath). Share based mostly fee expense, a non-cash merchandise, recorded within the 12 months ended December 31, 2021 amounted to $4,256 (December 31, 2020: $3,122), and is set based mostly on the truthful worth of fairness incentives granted and vesting within the 12 months.

Desk 3: MAG’s revenue from its fairness accounted Funding in Juanicipio

Shareholders could obtain, upon request and freed from cost, a tough copy of the Firm’s Audited Monetary Statements. The Firm’s 40-F has additionally been filed with the US Securities and Trade Fee.

About MAG Silver Corp. ( www.magsilver.com )

MAG Silver Corp. is a Canadian improvement and exploration firm centered on turning into a top-tier major silver mining firm by exploring and advancing high-grade, district scale, silver-dominant initiatives within the Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the Juanicipio Mission (44%), being developed with Fresnillo Plc (56%), the operator. The Mission is positioned within the Fresnillo Silver Development in Mexico, the world’s premier silver mining camp, the place the operator is presently growing an underground mine and setting up a 4,000 tonnes per day processing plant. Underground mine manufacturing of mineralized improvement materials commenced in Q3 2020, and an expanded exploration program is in place concentrating on a number of extremely potential targets at Juanicipio. MAG can be executing a multi-phase exploration program on the Deer Path 100% earn-in undertaking in Utah.

This launch contains sure statements which may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” throughout the which means of the US Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements on this launch, aside from statements of historic info are ahead wanting statements, together with statements that handle our expectations with respect to the timing and success of plant pre-commissioning and commissioning actions, processing charges of improvement supplies, future mineral manufacturing, and occasions or developments. Ahead-looking statements are sometimes, however not at all times, recognized by way of phrases resembling “search”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “proceed”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “could”, “will”, “undertaking”, “predict”, “potential”, “concentrating on”, “intend”, “may”, “may”, “ought to”, “imagine” and related expressions. These statements contain recognized and unknown dangers, uncertainties and different elements which will trigger precise outcomes or occasions to vary materially from these anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Though MAG believes the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements are based mostly on affordable assumptions, such statements aren’t ensures of future efficiency and precise outcomes or developments could differ materially from these within the forward-looking statements. Elements that would trigger precise outcomes to vary materially from these in forward-looking statements embody, however aren’t restricted to, impacts (each direct and oblique) of COVID-19, timing of receipt of required permits, adjustments in relevant legal guidelines, adjustments in commodities costs, adjustments in mineral manufacturing efficiency, exploitation and exploration successes, continued availability of capital and financing, and basic financial, market or enterprise circumstances, political threat, forex threat and capital price inflation. As well as, forward-looking statements are topic to varied dangers, together with that information is incomplete and appreciable extra work might be required to finish additional analysis, together with however not restricted to drilling, engineering and socio-economic research and funding. The reader is referred to the MAG Silver’s filings with the SEC and Canadian securities regulators for disclosure relating to these and different threat elements. There isn’t a certainty that any forward-looking assertion will come to cross, and traders shouldn’t place undue reliance upon forward-looking statements. Neither the Toronto Inventory Trade nor the NYSE American has reviewed or accepted accountability for the accuracy or adequacy of this press launch, which has been ready by administration.

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