American Pacific Files Updated Technical Report for the Past-Producing Gooseberry Silver-Gold Project
American Pacific Files Updated Technical Report for the Past-Producing
Gooseberry Silver-Gold Project
Vancouver, British Columbia – January 6, 2026 — American Pacific Mining Corp (CSE: USGD /
FSE:1QC1 / OTCQX: USGDF) (“APM” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has filed
an updated National Instrument 43 -101 for the Gooseberry Silver -
Gold Project located in Storey County, Nevada, USA.
Gooseberry is a low sulphidation, epithermal vein system encompassing the historical
Gooseberry Silver-Gold mine. The past-producing underground silver and gold mine operated
for nearly a century between 1900 and 1990, after which mining ceased due to low precious
metals prices, with limited modern exploration work having been completed on the project
since 1991. The Company owns an undivided 100% interest with no underlying royalties.
“With silver prices surging over 160% since the beginning of 2025, we are eager to highlight the
high prospectivity of our past -producing Gooseberry Silver -Gold Project located in one of the
world’s premier mining jurisdictions of Nevada,” commented American Pacific CEO Warwick
Smith. “Silver’s role as a critical metal in high -tech, electrification and the broader energy
transition is becoming increasingly clear, and the need for secure, domestic US supply is
growing. We are keen to surface value from Goose berry and continue to evaluate a range of
avenues to unlock that value as demand for new sources of US silver accelerates.”
Gooseberry Drilling Highlights:
• GB21-07 intersected 6.9 metres (“m”) of 0.91 grams per tonne (“g/t”) gold (“Au”) and
48.8 g/t silver (“Ag”), including 3.0m of 1.83 g/t Au and 99.5 g/t Ag
• GB23-07 intersected 4.6m of 1.04 g/t Au and 127.6 g/ Ag
• GB21-09 intersected 16.8m of 0. 26 g/t Au and 7.0 g/t Ag, including 4.6m of 0.97 g/t Au
and 99.2 g/t Ag and 3.0m of 2.98 g/t Au and 313.0 g/t Ag
• GB21-02 intersected 3.4m of 1.04 g/t Au and 27.8 g/t Ag , including 0.6m of 4.07 g/t Au
and 92.0 g/t Ag
• GBC21-02 intersected 1.8m of 0.62 g/t Au and 74.0 g/t Ag, including 0.6m of 1.64 g/t Au
and 181.0 g/t Ag
“The Ramsey Mining District is clustered amongst some of the most famous and prolific mining
districts in Nevada,” commented Managing Director of Exploration, Eric Saderholm. “ Foremost
among the state’s top districts is the historic Comstock Mining District, located west of the
Ramsey District where the Gooseberry Mine is located. The lodes and veins discovered in the
Comstock District alone led to the production of 8. 25 million ounces of gold and 192 million
ounces of silver (Bonham and Papke, 1969). Similar structural trends have been observed within the
Ramsey and Talapoosa Mining Districts. Gooseberry offers significant opportunity for discovery.”
Figure 1: Plan view of additional vein targets with silver soil anomalies
Additional Notable Assays:
Hole ID From (m) To (m) Length
(m) Au (g/t) Ag (g/t)
GBC21-01 127.4 130.5 3.1 0.01 17.8
GBC21-01 136.6 138.1 1.5 - 21.0
GBC21-01 156.7 157.3 0.6 0.02 17.0
GBC21-01 160.9 161.5 0.6 0.01 16.0
GBC21-02 205.4 208.8 3.4 1.04 27.8
including 207.6 208.2 0.6 4.07 92.0
GBC21-02 217.6 219.5 1.9 0.62 74.0
including 218.8 219.5 0.7 1.64 181.0
GBC21-03 210.3 210.9 0.6 0.81 57.0
GB21-02 392.4 393.2 0.8 0.14 19.0
GB21-03 295.7 297.2 1.5 0.32 2.5
GB21-03 307.8 308.6 0.8 0.3 5.0
GB21-03 309.4 310.1 0.7 0.22 2.5
GB21-06 268.2 277.4 9.2 0.42 10.8
including 268.2 269.7 1.5 1.15 11.8
and 272 277.4 5.4 0.32 14.0
GB21-07 214.9 221.7 6.8 0.91 48.8
including 214.9 217.9 3 1.83 99.5
GB21-09 246.9 263.7 16.8 0.26 7.0
including 246.9 251.5 4.6 0.97 99.2
and 260.6 263.7 3.1 2.98 313.0
GB21-10 269.7 275.8 6.1 0.37 23.8
including 269.7 273.6 3.9 0.71 86.4
GB23-07 302 306.3 4.3 1.04 127.6
The Technical Report, entitled “Technical Report, Gooseberry Property, Storey County, Nevada,
USA” (effective date of December 3, 2025), was prepared for the Company by Steven L. McMillin,
M.Sc., AIPG CPG #11031, of Rangefront Mining Services, who is a “Qualified Person” as such term
is defined in NI 43 -101. The Technical Report is available on www.sedar.com under American
Pacific’s profile and on the Company’s website at Gooseberry | American Pacific Mining Corp.
About American Pacific Mining
American Pacific Mining Corp. is a precious and base metals explorer and developer focused on
opportunities in the Western United States. The Company’s flagship asset is the 100%-owned
past-producing Madison Copper-Gold Project in Montana. For the Madison transaction,
American Pacific was selected as a finalist in both 2021 and 2022 for ‘Deal of the Year’ at the
S&P Global Platts Metals Awards, an annual program that recognizes exemplary
accomplishments in 16 performance categories. Through a 2025 transaction with Vizsla Copper,
American Pacific has established a major equity position and secured $15M in aggregate
milestone upside exposure to the advanced exploration stage Palmer Copper-Zinc VMS Project
in Alaska. Also, in American Pacific’s portfolio are several high-grade, precious metals projects
located in key mining districts in Nevada, on which the Company intends to transact. The
Company’s mission is to provide shareholders discovery and exploration upside exposure across
its portfolio through partnerships, spin-outs and direct exploration.
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this press release has been reviewed, prepared and
approved by Eric Saderholm, P.Geo., and Managing Director of Exploration for American Pacific
who is a “Qualified Person” as defined by NI 43-101.
On behalf of the American Pacific Mining Corp Board of Directors:
Warwick Smith, CEO & Director
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