Southern Silver Named to the 2026 TSX #Venture50
Southern Silver Named to the 2026 TSX
#Venture50
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - February 18, 2026) -
Southern Silver Exploration
Corp.
(TSXV: SSV) (OTCQX: SSVFF) ("Southern Silver" or the "Company") announces that it has been
named to the
2026 TSX Venture 50
; an annual ranking of top performing listed companies on the TSX
Venture Exchange. Southern Silver was ranked 28
th
with a market cap increase of 401% and a share
price increase of 284% during 2025.
The 2026 TSX Venture 50 is an annual ranking of the top performing listed companies over the past
year. The top 50 list includes companies from five industry sectors: Clean Technology and Life Sciences,
Diversified Industries, Energy, Mining, and Technology. The companies were ranked on a single list and
evaluated based on three equally-weighted criteria:
one-year share price appreciation,
increase in market capitalization, and
Canadian consolidated trading value.
A brief video on Southern Silver Exploration highlighting this achievement can be found at
www.tsx.com/venture50
Lawrence Page K. C., Southern Silver's President commented, "It is an honor to be recognized by the
TSX Venture Exchange as the 28
th
ranked performing company in its Top 50 performing listed
companies. During the course of 2025, Southern Silver was able to deliver significant market
performance, resulting in strong returns to its shareholders. This strong performance was backed by
significant progress at our Cerro Las Minitas project located in Durango, Mexico, as we advance
towards a production decision by continuing to expand, de-risk and demonstrate the economic potential
of the silver, lead, zinc project."
About Southern Silver Exploration Corp.
Southern Silver Exploration Corp. is an exploration and development company with a focus on the
discovery of world-class mineral deposits either directly or through joint-venture relationships in mineral
properties in major jurisdictions. Our specific emphasis is the 100% owned Cerro Las Minitas silver-
lead-zinc project located in the heart of Mexico's Faja de Plata, which hosts multiple world-class mineral
deposits such as Penasquito, Los Gatos, San Martin, Naica and Pitarrilla. We have assembled a team
of highly experienced technical, operational and transactional professionals to support our exploration
efforts in developing the Cerro Las Minitas project into a premier, high-grade, silver-lead-zinc mine.
Located in the same State as the Cerro Las Minitas property is the newly acquired Nazas, gold-silver
property. Our property portfolio also includes the Oro porphyry copper-gold project and the Hermanas
gold-silver vein project where permitting applications for the conduct of a drill program are nearing
completion, both located in southern New Mexico, USA.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
"Lawrence Page"
Lawrence Page, K.C.
President & Director, Southern Silver Exploration Corp.
For further information, please visit Southern Silver's website at
southernsilverexploration.com
or contact
us at 604.641.2759 or by email at
.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
This news release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements address future
events and conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from those currently anticipated in such statements. Forward-looking statements in this
news release include plans to advance and develop the CLM property including updating the Mineral
Resource Estimate followed by an update of the PEA. These statements are based on a number of
assumptions, including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, interest rates, commodity
markets, regulatory and governmental approvals for the Company's projects, and the availability of
financing for the Company's development projects on reasonable terms.
Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in forward looking statements include the timing and
receipt of government and regulatory approvals, and continued availability of capital and financing
and general economic, market or business conditions.
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