Arizona Gold & Silver Continues to Strengthen Advisory Board

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Vancouver, British Columbia,February 11, 2026 – TheNewswire - Arizona Gold& Silver Inc. (“Arizona” or “the Company”) (TSXV: AZS) (OTCQB: AZASF) is pleased to announce that Mr.Darin Wagner has been appointed as an Advisor to the CEO, effectiveimmediately.

Mr. Wagner is a Professional Geologist with over 35years of mineral exploration and corporate development experience. Hehas an accomplished background in public company fund raising,corporate management/governance and merger/acquisition transactions.He is a recognized expert in gold exploration with broad experience inmesothermal, epithermal and porphyry environments.

Mr. Wagner co-founded/founded/managed a number ofAbitibi region explorers including West Timmins Mining, Falco PacificResources and Balmoral Resources. West Timmins and Balmoral wereacquired by third parties in deals valued at $424 and $160 millionrespectively and Falco was transferred to the Osisko Group to advanceafter acquisition of the multi-million-ounce Horne deposit in Quebec.

More recently Mr. Wagner has served as amanagement/technical advisor to numerous companies in the explorationand mining space including Gatling Exploration (acquired by MAGSilver), Nova Royalties (acquired by Metalla Royalty and Streaming)and most recently MAG Silver (acquired by Pan American Silver)

Mike Stark, Chief Executive Officer, commented:“Darin and I have knowneach other for many years, and throughout that time I have beenconsistently impressed by both his professional achievements ingeology and the integrity and respect he has earned within theexploration and mining community. Darin has clearly demonstrated hiscapabilities, and I look forward to collaborating with him on ourprojects”.

Lex Lambeck, Senior Vice President Explorationcommented: “Having workedwith Darin at MAG Silver, I can attest to his strong technicaljudgment, strategic insight, and disciplined approach, and I fullysupport his appointment as an advisor to Arizona Gold &Silver.”

I am pleased to join an outstandinggroup of advisors in helping Mike, Lex and the AZS team moveforward” said Mr. Wagner “With the Philadelphia project havingrecently produced a series of high-grade gold intercepts which comparevery favorably with early stage results from any number of significantdiscoveries over the last decade in the Americas, it is an excitingcompany to be a shareholder of, and to be directly involvedwith.”

Stock Option Grant

The Company also wishes to announce that Mr. Wagner hasbeen granted 200,000 stock options of the Company at the price of$1.00 for a period of five years. The stock options will be fullyvested from the date of grant.  The stock options are subject to theapproval of the TSX Venture Exchange.

About Arizona Gold & SilverInc.

Arizona Gold & Silver Inc. is a leading explorationcompany focused on uncovering precious metal resources in Arizona andNevada. With a commitment to sustainable practices and innovativeexploration techniques, the Company aims to drive value forstakeholders while prioritizing environmental stewardship. Ourflagship asset is the Philadelphia gold-silver property where theCompany is continuing to expand an open-ended high-grade epithermalgold-silver discovery.

On behalf of the Board ofDirectors:
 
ARIZONA GOLD & SILVERINC.

Mike Stark, President and CEO,Director 
Phone: (604) 833-4278

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange norits Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in thepolicies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for theadequacy or accuracy of this release.

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