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Maya Gold & Silver Inc. Files Amended PEA Technical Report

Technical Reports (NI 43-101) Economic Studies

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PRESS  RELEASE    

Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.  Files  Amended  PEA  Technical  Report    

Montreal,  Québec-­‐  March  16,  2018  –  Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.  (“Maya”  or  the  “Corporation”)  (TSXV:  MYA)   is  

pleased   to  report   the   filling   on   SEDAR   of   an   amended  Preliminary   Economic   Assessment   (“PEA”)  Technical  

Report  dated  March  16th,  2018,  in  compliance  with  National  Instrument  43-­‐101  (NI  43-­‐101).    

The   Amended   Technical   Report   has   been   prepared   to   correct   deficiencies,   identified   by   the   Autorité   des  

Marchés  Financiers  (“AMF”)  on  March  2nd,  2018,  in  the  technical  report  dated  February  22nd,  2018  in  relation  to  

paragraph  2.3.3)c)  of  the  National  Instrument  43-­‐101.  

The  Amended  Technical  Report  completes  the  information  relative  to  the  existing  reserves  versus  the  mineral  

resources  of  the  PEA.  The  key  facts  are:  

-­‐  The  mineral  resources  of  the  PEA  include  the  mineral  resources  base  of  the  2014  Pre-­‐Feasibility  Study  (“PFS”)  

reserves.  

-­‐  The  remaining  mineral  reserves  of  the  2014  PFS  are  still  valid.  

A  pre-­‐feasibility  study  with  200  t/d  processing  rate  was  prepared  in  2014  and  the  results  were  announced  in  the  

press  release  of  May  22nd  2014.  The  PFS  highlighted  573,000  tonnes  Proven  &  Probable  reserves  at  317.3  g/t  Ag  

for  5,845,000  ounces  of  silver  and  was  expected  to  last  6  years.  

Out  of  the  mineral  reserves  identified  in  2014,  76,154  tonnes  at  381  g/t  Ag  for  932,902   ounces  of  silver  in  the  

measured   and   indicated   resources  have   been   taken   out.   The   remaining   proven   &   probable   reserves   are:  

493  582   tonnes   at   311   g/t   for   4,936,797   ounces   of   silver   (resources:  462,589   tonnes   at   337g/t   for   5,015,118  

ounces  of  silver)  and  current  mineral  reserves  could  sustain  4.8  years  at  200  t/d  or  could  sustain  2  years  at  a  

milling  rate  of  500  t/d.    

These   mineral   reserves   are   included   in   the   mineral   resources   statement   within   this   PEA  2018  report  and  the  

Press  Release  of  February  5th  and  22nd  2018,  i.e.  they  are  included  in  the  PEA  2018  resources  and  do  not  add  to  

it,  they  are  inclusive.  

The   additional   silver  mined   out  up   to   December   2017   is   from   historical   stopes   broken   and   mineralized  

materials,  which  were  not  taken  into  account  in  the  mineral  resources  and  reserves  of  2014.  The  company  has  

planned  an  updated  PFS  by  the  end  of  2018.  

It  is  important  to  note  that  1.23  Million  Ounces  of  silver  was  extracted  from  other  sources  of  the  mine  and  only  

43%  of  the  mill  feed  from  2014-­‐2017  was  from  the  mineral  reserves  identified  in  2014.  

Modifications  in  the  technical  report  are  found  in  the  Executive  Summary  of  Chapter  1  and  Chapter  15  with  the  

remaining  reserve  statement  and  the  details  of  additional  information  in  Chapter  24.  

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Remaining  Reserves  2018  

Proven   Probable   Proven  &  Probable  

Tonnes   Ag  g/t   Ounces   Tonnes   Ag  g/t   Ounces   Tonnes   Ag  g/t   Ounces  

102  032   256.5   841  586   391  551   325.3   4  095  211   493  582   311   4  936  797  

Cautionary  Statements  

The   PEA   is   preliminary   in   nature   and   includes   the   use   of   inferred   mineral   resources   that   are   considered   too  

speculative   geologically   to   have   the   economic   considerations   applied   to   them   that   would   enable   them   to   be  

categorized  as  mineral  reserves.  Thus,  there  is  no  certainty  that  the  results  stated  in  the  PEA  will  be  realized.  

Actual   results   may   vary,   perhaps   materially.   Mineral   resources   that   are   not   mineral   reserves   do   not   have  

demonstrated  economic  viability.  Additional  exploration  work  is  required  to  increase  the  quality  of  the  mineral  

resources.  

Qualified  Persons  

The   technical   content   of   this   news   release   has   been  prepared   and  reviewed   by  Claude   Duplessis   Eng.,   Gilbert  

Rousseau   Eng.   and   Dr.   Merouane   Rachidi   P.   Geo.,   from   GoldMinds   Geoservices   Inc.  independent   Qualified  

Persons  under  NI  43-­‐101  standards.  

Forward-­‐looking  statements  

This   news   release   contains   statements   about   our   future   business   and   planned   activities.   These   are   "forward-­‐

looking"   because   we   have   used   what   we   know   and   expect   today   to   make   a   statement   about   the   future.  

Forward-­‐looking   statements   including   but   are   not   limited   to   comments   regarding   the   timing   and   content   of  

upcoming   work   and   analyses.   Forward-­‐looking   statements   usually   include   words   such   as   may,   intend,   plan,  

expect,  anticipate,  and  believe  or  other  similar  words.  We  believe  the  expectations  reflected  in  these  forward -­‐

looking  statements  are  reasonable.  However,  actual  events  and  results  could  be  substantially  different  because  

of   the   risks   and   uncertainties   associated   with   our   business   or   events   that   happen   after   the   date   of   this   news  

release.   You   should   not   place   undue   reliance   on   forward-­‐looking   statements.   As   a   general   policy,   we   do   not  

update  forward-­‐looking  statements  except  as  required  by  securities  laws  and  regulations.  

Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.  

Noureddine  Mokaddem  

President  and  CEO  

+1  514-­‐978-­‐6111/+212  661-­‐196-­‐111  

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Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.  

Sophy  Cesar  

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