VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / August 21, 2026 / Mako Mining Corp. ("Mako" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MAKO)(TSXV:MKO) is pleased to announce an independent technical report entitled "NI 43-101 Technical Report for the Mineral Resources, Mineral Reserves and Mine Plan for the Moss Mine, Oatman Mining District, Mohave County, Arizona", dated August 17, 2026, having an effective date of June 30, 2026 (the "Technical Report") has been filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca. and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, and is also available on the Company's website at www.makominingcorp.com.

The Technical Report supports the previously announced mineral resource estimate at the Moss Mine, having an effective date of June 30, 2026 (see new release dated July 7, 2026).

About Mako

Mako Mining Corp. is a publicly listed gold mining, development and exploration company. The Company operates the high-grade San Albino gold mine in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua, which ranks as one of the highest-grade open pit gold mines globally and offers district-scale exploration potential. Mako also owns two assets in the US: the Moss Mine in Arizona, an open pit gold mine in northwestern Arizona and the Mt. Hamilton Project, a permitted heap leach project in Nevada. Mako also holds a 100% interest in the PEA-stage Eagle Mountain Project in Guyana, South America. Eagle Mountain is the subject of engineering, environmental and mine permitting activity.

For further information: Mako Mining Corp., Akiba Leisman, Chief Executive Officer, Telephone: 917-558-5289, E-mail: aleisman@makominingcorp.com or visit our website at www.makominingcorp.com and SEDAR+ www.sedarplus.ca.

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SOURCE: Mako Mining Corp.