Kootenay Silver Announces $4 Million Private Placement Financing of Units

KOOTENAY SILVER ANNOUNCES $4 MILLION PRIVATE PLACEMENT

FINANCING OF UNITS

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES.

Vancouver, BC – May 1 , 2023 – Kootenay Silver Inc. (“Kootenay” or the “ Company”) (TSX V: KTN), is

pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement with Research Capital Corporation, as co-lead

agent and sole bookrunner , and together with Red Cloud Securities Inc. as co -lead agents, on behalf of a

syndicate of agents, including Canaccord Genuity Corp. (collectively, the “Agents”), in connection with a best

efforts, private placement of units of the Company (the “Units”) at a price of $0.10 per Unit (the “Offering

Price”) for gross proceeds of up to $4,000,000 (the “Offering”).

Each Unit will be comprised of one common share of the Company (a “ Common Share”) and one Common

Share purchase warrant ( a “Warrant”). Each Warrant shall be exercisable to acquire one Common Share (a

“Warrant Share”) at a price of $0.14 per Warrant Share for a period of 36 months from the closing of the

Offering.

The Company will grant the Agents an option (the “Agents’ Option”) to increase the size of the Offering by up

to 15% in Units by giving written notice of the exercise of the Agents’ Option, or a part thereof, to the Company

at any time prior to Closing.

The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for working capital requirements and other

general corporate purposes.

The securities to be issued under the Offering will be offered by way of privat e placement in each of the

provinces of Canada, and such other jurisdictions as may be determined by the Company, in each case,

pursuant to applicable exemptions from the prospectus requirements under applicable securities laws.

The Offering is scheduled to close on or about the week of May 23, 2023, or such date as agreed upon between

the Company and the Agents (the “Closing”) and is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to,

the receipt of all necessary approvals including the approval of the Exchange. The Units to be issued under

the Offering will have a hold period of four months and one day from Closing.

In connection with the Offering, the Agent s will receive an aggregate cash fee equal to 6.0% of the gross

proceeds from the Offering, including in respect of any exercise of the Agent s’ Option (subject to a reduced

fee of 3.0% for sales to ‘president’s list’ investors) . In addition, the Company wil l grant the Agents, on date of

Closing, non-transferable compensation warrants (the “Compensation Warrants”) equal to 6.0% of the total

number of Units sold under the Offering, including in respect of any exercise of the Agents’ Option (subject to

a reduced fee of 3.0% for sales to ‘president’s list’ investors). Each Compensation Warrant will entitle the

holder thereof to purchase one Unit (a “Compensation Warrant Unit”) at an exercise price per Compensation

Warrant Unit equal to the Offering Price for a period of 36 months following the Closing.

The securities described herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities

Act of 1933, as amended (the “ U.S. Securities Act”), or any state securities laws, and accordingly, may not

be offered or sold within the United States except in compliance with the registration requirements of the U.S.

Securities Act and applicable state securities requirements or pursuant to exemptions therefrom. This press

release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy any securities in any jurisdiction.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of

the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

About Kootenay Silver Inc.

Kootenay Silver Inc. is an exploration company actively engaged in the discovery and development of mineral

projects in the Sierra Madre Region of Mexico. Supported by one of the largest junior portfolios of silver assets

in Mexico, Kootenay continues to provide its shareholders with significant leverage to silver prices. The

Company remains focused on the expansion of its current silver resources, new discoveries and the near-term

economic development of its priority silver projects located in prolific mining districts in Sonora, State and

Chihuahua, State, Mexico, respectively.

For additional information, please contact:

James McDonald, CEO and President at 403-880-6016

or visit: www.kootenaysilver.com

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:

This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities

legislation. “Forward-looking information” includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to the activities,

events or developments that the Company expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including the

expectation that the Offering will close in the timeframe and on the terms as anticipated by management.

Generally, but not always, forward -looking information and statement s can be identified by the use of words

such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”,

“anticipates”, or “believes” or the negative connotation thereof or variations of such words and phrases or state

that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or “be achieved”

or the negative connation thereof.

Such forward -looking information and statements are based on numerous assumptions, including among

others, that the Company will complete Offering in the timeframe and on the terms as anticipated by

management. Although the assumptions made by the Company in providing forward -looking information or

making forward-looking statements are considered reasona ble by management at the time, there can be no

assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate and actual results and future events could differ

materially from those anticipated in such statements.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company’s plans or expectations

include risks relating to the failure to complete the Offering in the timeframe and on the terms as anticipated

by management, market conditions and timeliness regulatory approvals. Althou gh the Company has

attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained

in the forward -looking information or implied by forward -looking information, there may be other factors that

cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that forward-looking

information and statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially

from those anticipated, estimated or intended . Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on

forward-looking statements or information.