Kootenay Silver Inc. announced results from an additional three holes of its current 2023 diamond drilling program at Columba Silver Project in Chihuahua, Mexico. The current program comprises a 12-to-15-hole campaign for a total of approximately 3,000 meters designed to extend known mineralization on the "D Vein" target area at Columba. Highlights for drill holes CDH-23-139 to CDH-23-141 are as follows: CDH-23-141 29 meters core-length averaging 208 gpt silver, 0.21% lead, and 0.46% zinc from 250 meters downhole Including 9.67 meters of 510 gpt silver, 0.2 gpt gold, 0.5% lead, and 1.0% zinc; and including 2.37 meters of 1,142 gpt silver, 0.1 gpt gold, 0.9% lead, and 2.5% zinc from 274 meters downhole.

CDH-23-140 10.1 meters core-length of 152 gpt silver, 0.2% lead, and 0.4% zinc from 297 meters down hole Including 0.58 meters of 745 gpt silver, 0.8% lead, and 1.3% zinc from 266.7 meters downhole. 3.1 meters core-length of 308 gpt silver, 0.14% lead, and 0.26% zinc in the Hanging Wall vein o Including 1.56 meters of 532 gpt silver, 0.25% lead, and 0.40% zinc. Drilling continues to advance at Columba and additional assay results will be announced as they are received, after verification and interpretation by the Company. The Columba hosts an extensive network of intermediate-style epithermal quartz, carbonate +/- barite veins aligned into two broadly cross-cutting orientations.

Fieldwork to date has identified numerous mineralized structures across the project measuring up to 4 kilometres in length. Intersection zones and flexures along the main structures represent high-priority targets with potential to host rich mineralized shoots. The first holes of the current program are designed to extend the D-Vein in preparation of a follow up program aimed to result in a maiden resource in late 2024.

In addition to the D-Vein, the Company maintains a priority list of new vein targets and known vein extensions all warranting drill testing. The Company has contracted Globextools, S.A. de C.V. of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico to conduct the drilling at Columba.