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Highlander Silver and Bear Creek Mining Complete Business Combination

All monetary amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise indicated. TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) (“Highlander Silver”) and Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM) (OTCQX: BCEKF) (BVL: BCM) (“Bear Creek”) are pleased to announce the successful completion of the previously announced plan of arrangement under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) (the “Arrangement”) and the concurrent closing of t

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Highlander Silver and Bear Creek Mining Complete Business Combination

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