Mercado Minerals Intersects 0.80 Metres of 675 g/t Silver Equivalent within 3.40 Metres of 403 g/t Silver Equivalent at El Pilar Vein Copalito Project

Vancouver, BC, July 28, 2026 – Mercado Minerals Ltd. (CSE: MERC, OTCQB: MRMNF) (“Mercado” or the “Company“) announces drill results from the Copalito Project (“Copalito” or the “Project”) from its inaugural 3,000 metre diamond drill program located in Sinaloa, Mexico. Highlight results include 0.80 metres of 9 g/t silver, 5.37 g/t gold, 1.65% lead and 10.05% zinc (675 g/t silver equivalent¹) within a wider 3.40 metre interval of 11 g/t silver, 3.53 g/t gold, 1.45% lead and 4.41% zinc (403 g/t silver equivalent¹) from 118.00 metres.