Mercado Minerals Announces Closing of Acquisition of Concordia Silver

Trading Symbol (CSE: MERC)

615-625 Howe Street

Vancouver, British Columbia

Canada V6C 2T6

Tel: (604) 353 4080

www.mercadominerals.com

Mercado Minerals Announces Closing of Acquisition of Concordia Silver

Vancouver, BC, October 20, 2025 – Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC) (“ Mercado” or the

“Company”) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition (the “ Acquisition”) of

Concordia Silver Company S.A. DE C.V. (“ Concordia”). Concordia is an arms-length privately-held

Mexican corporation that holds mineral properties in Sinaloa, Mexico.

Under the terms of the Agreement, Mercado acquired all of the outstanding share capital of Concordia

in consideration for a cash payment US$105,000 and the issuance of 6,000,000 common shares (the

“Consideration Shares”) to Concordia shareholders (collectively, the “Vendors”). Mercado will issue

a further 2,000,000 common shares to the Vendors on the first anniversary of closing the Acquisition

and a further 2,000,000 common shares to the Vendors on the second anniversary of closing the

Acquisition. The Considerations Shares are subject to restrictions on resale from which they will be

release in four equal tranches every six months over a twenty-four month period.

The Company has also issued 300,000 common shares to an arms-length third-party who introduced

Concordia and the Acquisition to the Company.

About Mercado Minerals Ltd.

Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC) is a company involved in the business of acquiring and exploring

mineral properties in the Americas. Mercado has been primarily involved in the exploration and

evaluation of the Porter Property, located within the Alberni Mining Divisions of British Columbia.

For further information, contact:

Daniel Rodriguez

CEO & Director

Phone: (604) 353-4080

Email: [email protected]

John Fraser

VP Business Development & Director

Phone: (604) 838-7677

Email: [email protected]

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