First Majestic Produces 7.7 Million AgEq Ounces in Q1 2025 Including a Record 3.7 Million Silver Ounces

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Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 9, 2025) - First Majestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG) (TSX: AG) (FSE: FMV) (the "Company" or "First Majestic") announces that total production in the first quarter of 2025 from the Company's four producing underground mines in Mexico, namely the Cerro Los Gatos Silver Mine (the Company holds a 70% interest in the Los Gatos Joint Venture that owns the mine), the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, and the La Encantada Silver Mine reached 7.7 million silver equivalent ("AgEq") ounces, consisting of 3.7 million silver ounces, 36,469 gold ounces, 12.5 million pounds of zinc and 7.5 million pounds of lead.

"The first quarter of 2025 is paving the way for a transformational 2025 for First Majestic," said Keith Neumeyer, President & CEO. "Our team continues to focus on safe production across all our operations, and I am pleased to see another record safety performance combined with an all-time record for silver production this quarter. Operations at Cerro Los Gatos were excellent during the quarter, with the district now accounting for nearly 30% of the Company's production portfolio. The results achieved this quarter by the Company, throughout a busy time closing the Gatos acquisition and integrating the Cerro Los Gatos operation into our portfolio, truly demonstrate the quality of the First Majestic team."

Q1 2025 PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Record Silver Production (+88% Y/Y): The Company produced 3.7 million silver ounces in Q1 2025 representing an 88% increase when compared to 2.0 million silver ounces produced in Q1 2024. Total silver production in the quarter included 1.4 million ounces of attributable silver production from Cerro Los Gatos as well as a notable 17% (0.2 million ounce) increase at San Dimas primarily due to operational improvements.

  • Strong Silver Equivalent Production (+49% Y/Y): The Company produced 7.7 million AgEq ounces in Q1 2025 representing a 49% increase when compared to 5.2 million AgEq ounces produced in Q1 2024 driven by an 88% increase in attributable consolidated silver production and a 1% increase in gold production. The significant increase resulted from the inclusion of attributable production from Cerro Los Gatos, as well as an 11% increase in production at San Dimas.

  • Continued Active Exploration Program: During the first quarter, the Company completed a total of 61,219 metres ("m") of drilling across its mines in Mexico. Throughout the quarter, up to 28 drill rigs were active consisting of seven rigs at Cerro Los Gatos, seven rigs at Santa Elena, 13 rigs at San Dimas, and one rig at La Encantada.

  • Conversion to Liquefied Natural Gas ("LNG") at San Dimas: The replacement of the diesel generators used for on-site back-up power at San Dimas with LNG units is near completion, with four 1 megawatt ("MW") LNG generators on site that will commence operating in Q2 2025. We expect this shift to LNG to generate substantial cost-savings and will result in a reduction in carbon emissions of up to 25%, when back-up power is required.

  • Record Safety Performance Continues (-65% Y/Y): The consolidated Q1 2025 Total Reportable Incident Frequency Rate ("TRIFR") was 0.17, well below the Company's 2025 target KPI of 0.70 and a 65% improvement compared to Q1 2024. The Lost Time Incident Frequency Rate ("LTIFR") was 0.06 compared to 0.08 from the same period last year. The Cerro Los Gatos operation finished Q1 without a reportable incident, a significant milestone in the operation's history.