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Maya GOLD & Silver Summarizes Results of Third Quarter 2018

Corporate Updates

PRESS  RELEASE    

MAYA  GOLD  &  SILVER  SUMMARIZES  RESULTS  OF  THIRD  QUARTER  2018  

November  13,  2018  (Montréal,  Québec)  Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.  (“Maya”  or  the  “Corporation”)  (TSX:  MYA)  

reports  its  operational  and  financial  results  for  the  nine-­‐month  period  ending  in  September  30,  2018.  

The  financial   statements   and   MD&A  were  filed   electronically  on  SEDAR   and   will   be   available   on   the  

Corporation's  website  at  www.mayagoldsilver.com.  

“Throughout   Q3   we  took   the   initiative   to   reallocate   workforce   and   resources   to  complete  the  flotation   cell  

project  allowing   us   to  remain   on   schedule   to   begin   commercial   production   at  the   Zgounder   Silver   Mine   by  

December   2018.  Even   though   we   faced   delays   with   the   installation   of   the   56-­‐kilometer-­‐long   power   line  

required   to   reduce   dependencies   towards   gasoline   supply,  the   overall   timeline   remains   on   track,   allowing  

Maya  to  increases  power  supply  from  3000  kVA  to  4500kVA  while  reducing  costs  to  US$  0.08/KWH  compared  

to  US$  0.24/KWH,”  said  Noureddine  Mokaddem,  Founder,  President  &  CEO  of  Maya.  “We  find  ourselves  in  a  

strong  cash  position  as  we  move  into  the  next  phase  of  ramping  up  production  to  500  tpd.”    

Q3  2018  FINANCIAL  HIGHLIGHTS    

•  Cash  position  $28,245,368  as  of  September  30,  2018;  

•  Working  capital  of  $25,955,587  versus  a  negative  working  capital  of  $2,232,713  for  the  same  period  in  

2017;  

•  A  86%  lower  Net  Debt  as  of  September  30,  2018,  of  $3.1  million,  compared  to  $11.2  million  as  at  

December  31,  2017  following  the  prepayment  of  the  EBRD  debt  ;  

•  Net  loss  of  $639,230,  a  decrease  of  7.4%  from  $690,365  for  the  same  quarter  of  2017.    

ZGOUNDER  SILVER  HIGHLIGHTS    

Zgounder  Silver  mine  production  highlights  during  the  three-­‐month  period  ended  September  30,  2018  

include:  

• Silver  production  of  277,277  ounces  (2017  –  384,122);  

• Revenue  from  silver  in  the  nine-­‐month  period  ended  September  30,  2018  totalled  $4,975,201    (2017  –  

$8,180,594)   and   the   development   cost   incurred   during   the   period,   excluding   capitalised   interest,  

amounted  to  $8,244,811  (2017  –  $7,696,373).    

• Construction   on   the   Flotation   Mill   progressed   nicely   despite   extreme   weather   conditions.  

Construction  of  the  buildings  continued  and  structures,  electrical  components  and  key  equipment  for  

grinding  and  flotation  were  installed.      

• Commencement  of  a  Reverse  Circulation  drilling  program  began.    

• GoldMinds   engineers   were   engaged   to   prepare   technical   engineering   documents   for   the   2000   tpd  

project  ramp-­‐up.    

• The   average  silver   price   realised   during   the   three-­‐month   period   ended  September  30,   2018   was  

US$15.89  (2017  -­‐  US$17.42).  

Production  Highlights    

    Three  months  ended  September  30     Nine  months  ended  September  30    

  Unit   2018   2017     2018   2017    

Material  Processed   Tons   10,945   11,693   -­‐6.4%   32,489           39,523   -­‐17.8%  

Average  Grade  -­‐Ag   g/t   265.9   350.7  -­‐24.2%   291.3           358.6   -­‐18.8%  

Mill  Recovery   %   70.3   82.2  -­‐14.5%   74.5           84.3   -­‐11.6%  

Silver  Ingots     kg   2,020.6   3,987.0  -­‐49.3%            7,672.2           11,880.0   -­‐35.4%  

Silver  produced     oz   65,483   111,222  -­‐41.1%   227,277           384,122   -­‐40.8%  

Sales  of  silver     oz   64,965   92,106  -­‐41.6%   242,665           368,765   -­‐35.8%  

Sales  of  silver     $   847,360   2,631,542  -­‐41.6%   4,975,201           8,180,594   -­‐35.8%  

BOUMADINE  POLYMETALLIC  PROPERTY  HIGHLIGHTS    

Boumadine  Polymetallic  Property  highlights  during  the  nine-­‐month  period  ended  September  30,  2018  include:  

• The   Corporation  completed  6900m  of  its  diamond-­‐drilling  program  associated   with   its   Preliminary  

Economic  Assessment.    

• On  August  8th,  the  Corporation  reported  receiving  results  of  metallurgical  pilot  testing  on  ore  and  rock  

samples  to  achieve  96.37%  gold  recovery  (Test  completed  by  SGS  Lakefield).    

• First  results,  reported  on  June  26,  2018,  intersect  28  m  at  4.91g/t  Au,  140  g/t  Ag,  0.18  Cu,  0.41%  Pb  

and  1.70%  Zn  at  shallow  depth  of  153m  including  6m  at  11.02g/t  Au,  219  g/t  Ag,  0.39%  Cu,  0.12%  Pb  

and  0.55%  Zn  at  175m.    

Qualified  Person  

Claude  Duplessis,  P.  Eng.,  of  Goldminds  Geoservices  Inc.,  a  geological,  environmental  and  mining  consultant,  is  

an   independent   qualified   person   in   accordance   with   National   Instrument   43-­‐101,   and   has   reviewed   and  

approved  the  contents  of  this  news  release  based  on  the  information  received  from  SGS  Lakefield  in  Canada  

and  Maya  Gold  &  Silver.  

ABOUT  MAYA  

Maya   Gold   &   Silver   Inc.   is   a   publicly   traded   Canadian   company   focused   on   the   operation,   exploration   and  

development  of  gold  and  silver  deposits  in  Morocco.  Maya  is  currently  operating  mining  and  milling  operations  

at   its   Zgounder   Mine,   an   85%-­‐15%   split   ownership   between   its   subsidiary,   ZMSM,   and   the   ONHYM   of   the  

Kingdom  of  Morocco.    

Its  portfolio  also  considers  the  Boumadine  polymetallic  deposit  located  in  the  Anti -­‐Atlas  Mountains  of  Eastern  

Morocco.  The  property  is  also  a  joint  venture  with  ONHYM,  whereby  Maya  retains  an  85%  ownership.  

The   Maya   portfolio   also   includes   the   Amizmiz   and   Azegour   properties,   both   being   100%   owned,   with   gold,  

tungsten,  molybdenum  and  copper  deposits  covering  over  100  square  kilometres  in  a  historical  mining  district  

Forward-­‐looking  statements  

This  news  release  contains  statements  about  future  events  or  future  performance  and  reflects  management’s  

current  expectations  and  assumptions.  These  are  "forward-­‐looking"  because  we  have  used  what  we  know  and  

expect  today  to  make  a  statement  about  the  future.  Forward-­‐looking  statements  usually  include  words  such  as  

may,  intend,  plan,  expect,  anticipate,  and  believe  or  other  similar  words.  We  believe  the  expectati ons  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.  All  

of  the  forward-­‐looking  statements  made  in  this  press  release  are  qualified  by  these  cautionary  statements  and  

by  those  made  in  the  Corporation’s  filings  with  SEDAR.  

On  behalf  of  the  Board:    

Noureddine  Mokaddem  

Founder,  President  &  CEO  

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

[email protected]  

CONTACT  INFORMATION  

Maya  Gold  &  Silver  Inc.:  

Sophy  Cesar  

Investor  Relations  

1-­‐514-­‐866-­‐2008    

[email protected]  

www.mayagoldsilver.com