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Aya Gold & Silver Announces Record Q4 and Full Year 2025 Silver Production
Production of 5 million silver equivalent ounces for the year, including the Boumadine tailings o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Aya Gold & Silver Announces Record Q4 and Full Year 2025 Silver Production\nProduction of 5 million silver equivalent ounces for the year, including the Boumadine tailings operation Record production of 545,491ounces at Zgounder for the month of December MONTREAL, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aya Gold & Silver Inc. (TSX: AYA; OTCQX: AYASF) (“Aya” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce record quarterly production, recoveries, and throughput at its Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of Morocco for the three-month period ended December 31st, 2025. Q4-2025 Operational Summary Record silver production of 1.37 million (“M”) ounces (“oz”) up 2% from Q3-2025. December 2025 record silver production at Zgounder of 545,491 oz with mill feed grade of 147g/t grams per tonne (“g/t”) silver (“Ag”). Ore processed averaged 3,796 tonnes per day (“tpd”), representing an 14% improvement over Q3-2025 and running 41% above nameplate capacity. This includes a record average milling rate of 4,107 tpd milling rate in the month of December.Average head grade processed of 134 g/t Ag for the quarter.Sustained silver recovery averaged 91.2%.Sustained high mill availability at 99.0%, underscoring consistent operational discipline and reliability.Record underground mining rate of 1,387 tpd at 161g/t, and 2,800 tpd of ore from the open pit at 115 g/t, for a total mining rate of 4,187 tpd at 130 g/t, increasing stockpiled ore quarter-on-quarter. “Zgounder delivered another strong quarter, with solid Q4 production, recoveries, mining rate and throughput” said Benoit La Salle, President & CEO. “The team’s efforts throughout 2025 culminated in a record December, with a milling and mining rate of 4,107 tpd and 4,652 tpd, respectively, and an all-time high silver production of 545,491oz. We also published a new mine plan aligned with the current silver price environment, positioning Zgounder to maximize cash flow. With the 2025 ramp-up complete, our focus now shifts to disciplined execution, continuous optimization, and consistent delivery into 2026 and beyond.” Q4-2025 and 2025 Summary Production Results Production MetricsQ4-2025Q3-2025QoQVariance20252024YoY VarianceSilver production (oz)1,371,3001,346,8822%4,829,1...