Argenta Silver Intersects 4,982 g/t Ag over 7.5m including 6,859 g/t Ag over 4.5m at Emerging Target; Step-Out Drilling Expands Resource Footprint by 270m; Gold and Copper Discovery Drill-Confirmed /* Style Definitions */ span.prnews_span { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } a.prnews_a { color:blue; } li.prnews_li { font-size:8pt; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; } p.prnews_p { font-size:0.62em; font-family:"Arial"; color:black; margin:0in; } .prngen9{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen5{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen7{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen8{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen6{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 1pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prngen4{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen3{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 1pt } .prngen2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE; TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER; BORDER-TOP:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid; BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prngen11{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em; PADDING-LEFT:0.17em; VERTICAL-ALIGN: BOTTOM; BORDER-TOP:black 0pt; BORDER-RIGHT:black 0pt; BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0pt; BORDER-LEFT:black 0pt } .prnrbrb1{ BORDER-RIGHT:black 1pt } .prnbsbls{ BORDER-LEFT:black 0.5pt solid } .prnpr2{ PADDING-RIGHT:0.17em } .prnpl2{ PADDING-LEFT:0.17em } .prntac{ TEXT-ALIGN: CENTER } .prntar{ TEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT } .prnbbbs{ BORDER-BOTTOM:black 0.5pt solid } .prnbrbrs{ BORDER-RIGHT:black 0.5pt solid } .prnsbtb1{ BORDER-TOP:black 1pt } .prnml4{ MARGIN-TOP:0em; MARGIN-RIGHT:0em; MARGIN-BOTTOM:0em; MARGIN-LEFT:0.33em !IMPORTANT } .prnbcc{ BORDER-COLLAPSE: COLLAPSE } .prnvam{ VERTICAL-ALIGN: MIDDLE } .prnsbbb1{ BORDER-BOTTOM:black 1pt } Canada NewsWire TSX-V: AGAGVANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 23, 2026 /CNW/ - Argenta Silver Corp. (TSXV: AGAG) (OTCQX: AGAGF) (FSE: T1K) ("Argenta" or the "Company") is pleased to report the second set of assay results from its ongoing 2025–2026 Summer Exploration Program at the 100% owned El Quevar Project ("El Quevar") in Salta Province, Argentina. These latest results confirm multiple high-grade silver intervals beyond the Yaxtché Deposit ("Yaxtché"), demonstrating mineralized continuity over a 100-meter northwest extension (step-out holes QVD-426 and QVD-428) and a 170-meter southeast extension (including step-out hole QVD-432 and others) (Figure 1, Figure 2, Table 1, and Table 2). Notably, additional high-grade drill and surface sample results continue to emerge from the Mani-Copan target, located approximately 500 meters south of Yaxtché (QVD-433 and others). Furthermore, the Company has confirmed the gold-copper mineralized zone in a follow-up drill hole at the Carmen target.Highlights:Resource Expansion at the Yaxtché Deposit:QVD-426 (50-meter Northwest Step-out): Intersected 517 g/t Ag over 20.00m (from 326m), including a high-grade interval of 1,300 g/t Ag over 5.00m, which also contains 5,060 g/t Ag over 1.00m. These results confirm a 50-meter expansion to the northwest of the previously defined deposit margin (Figure 3).QVD-428 (100-meter Northwest Step-out): Intersected 1,039 g/t Ag over 5.00m (from 388m), including 2,410 g/t Ag over 1.00m. This hole extends the trend mineralization to the northwest by 100 meters (Figure 3).QVD-432 (170-meter Southeast Step-out): Intersected 639 g/t Ag over 6.00m (from 153m), including a high-grade interval of 2,920 g/t Ag over 1.00m. This intercept extends the mineralized zone by 170 meters to the southeast.QVD-434 & QVD-435 (Step-out confirmation): Yaxtché Deposit, has also been evaluated with further follow-up drill holes, located between the step-out hole QVD-432 and the resource, confirming the continuity of high-grade mineralization.Mani-Copan Target (~500 meters south of Yaxtché): Hole QVD-431 intersected 135 g/t Ag over 7.50m (from 25 m) and a deeper interval of 255 g/t Ag over 2.00m (from 89 m)