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Aya Gold & Silver Files Amended NI 43-101 Technical Report on Zgounder

Resource Estimates Technical Reports (NI 43-101)

PRESS RELEASE

Aya Gold & Silver Files Amended NI 43-101 Technical Report on Zgounder

Montreal, Quebec, June 16, 2022 - Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF ) (“Aya” or the

“Corporation”) announces that it has filed on SEDAR an amended version of the independent feasibility

study technical report (the “Technical Report”) prepared in accordance with National Instrument 43-101

(“NI 43-101”) for the expansion of the Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of Morocco.

The Technical Report , dated June 16, 2022, has been filed under the continuous disclosure review

program of the Autorités des marches financiers . The amendments to the Technical Report replace

certain members as external independent qualified persons to comply with NI 43-101 and do not change

the accompanying mineral reserve estimates, economic analysis, conclusions, and recommendations

provided in the original report dated March 31, 2022, for the expansion of the Zgounder Silver Mine. The

effective date of the Technical Report remains the same as in the original report. Ther e are also no

differences between the Technical Report and the information disclosed in the February 22, 2022 news

release.

Following the above, Aya has filed an amended version of its Annual Information Form (“AIF”) on SEDAR.

In addition to SEDAR, the Technical R eport and AIF can be found on the Corporation’s website

(www.ayagoldsilver.com).

Qualified Person

The technical information contained in this news release has been reviewed and approved by Patrick

Perez, P.Eng, Aya’s Director of Technical Services, a QP as defined under NI 43-101.

About Aya Gold & Silver Inc.

Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is a rapidly growing, Canada-based silver producer with operations in the Kingdom

of Morocco.

The only TSX-listed pure silver mining company, Aya operates the high-grade Zgounder Silver Mine and

is exploring its properties along the prospective South -Atlas Fault, several of which have hosted past-

producing mines and historical resources. Aya’s Moroccan mining assets are complemented by its

Tijirit Gold Project in Mauritania, which is being advanced to feasibility.

Aya’s management team is focused on maximising shareholder value by anchoring sustainability at the

heart of its production, resource, governance, and financial growth plans.

For additional information, please visit Aya’s website at www.ayagoldsilver.com.

Or, contact:

Benoit La Salle, FCPA FCA

President & CEO

[email protected]

Alex Ball

VP, Corporate Development & IR

[email protected]

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain statements that constitute forward -looking information within the

meaning of applicable securities laws (“forward -looking statements”), which reflects management's

expectations regarding Aya’s future growth and business prospects (including the timing and

development of new deposits and the success of exploration activities) and other opportunities.

Wherever possible, words such as “potential”, “could”, “opportunity”, “support”, “suggest”, “expected”,

“probably”, and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”,

“would”, “might”, “will”, or are “likely” to be taken, occur or be achieved, have been used to identify such

forward-looking information. Specific forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are

not limited to, statements and information with respect to the exploration and development potential of

Zgounder and the conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources into Measured and Indicated Mineral

Resources, future opportunities for enhancing development at Zgounder, and timing for the release of

the Company's disclosure in connection with the foregoing. Although the forward -looking information

contained in this press release reflect management's current beliefs b ased upon information currently

available to management and based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions,

Aya cannot be certain that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking information. Such

forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions, opinions and analysis made by management

in light of its experience, current conditions, and its expectations of future developments that

management believe to be reasonable and relevant but that may prove to be incorrect. The se

assumptions include, among other things, the closing and timing of financing, the ability to obtain any

requisite governmental approvals, the accuracy of Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates

(including, but not limited to, ore tonnage and ore grade estimates), silver price, exchange rates, fuel and

energy costs, future economic conditions, anticipated future estimates of free cash flow, and courses

of action. Aya cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements.

The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward -looking statements include, among others: the

inherent risks involved in exploration and development of mineral properties, including government

approvals and permitting, changes in economic conditions, changes in the worldwide price of silver and

other key inputs, changes in mine plans (including, but not limited to, throughput and recoveries being

affected by metallurgical characteristics) and other factors, such as project execution delays, many of

which are beyond the control of Aya, as well as other risks and uncertainties which are more fully

described in Aya's 2021 Annual Information Form dated March 31, 2022, and in other filings of Aya with

securities and regulatory authorities which are availabl e on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Aya does not

undertake any obligation to update forward -looking statements should assumptions related to these

plans, estimates, projections, beliefs, and opinions change. Nothing in this document should be

construed as either an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy or sell Aya securities. All references to Aya

include its subsidiaries unless the context requires otherwise.