Maverick Gold and Silver Corp. reports news centered on an exploration-stage portfolio of gold, silver, and copper properties in British Columbia and Nevada. Company updates focus on property staking, sampling, mapping, historic data review, and project-development work, with recurring emphasis on the Jericho property in Lincoln County, Nevada.
News also covers corporate identity and market-structure updates following the company's name change from Supreme Critical Metals, along with governance changes, technical-advisory appointments, and mining-investment conference participation tied to its exploration strategy.
Supreme Critical Metals has changed its name to Maverick Gold and Silver Corporation and will adopt the trading symbol MAV on the Canadian Securities Exchange, effective at market open on April 15, 2026. The company's new CUSIP is 57779K104 (ISIN: CA57779K1049).
There will be no consolidation of capital and shareholders need take no action; existing share certificates and DRS statements remain valid. The CSE will publish a bulletin confirming the effective date.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) appointed veteran mining geologist Peter Baxter as Senior Technical Advisor effective March 10, 2026. According to the company, Baxter brings 15 years with Scotiabank's Mining & Metals investment banking group plus hands-on exploration leadership to support Supreme's gold, silver and copper projects.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) signed a Letter of Intent on Feb 24, 2026 to option the Gator Property in Pershing and Lander Counties, Nevada. The deal allows Supreme to earn up to a 100% interest over five years via 10,000,000 common shares and staged work commitments.
The Gator Property covers 3,306 acres (160 claims), has prior exploration including 650m RC drilling and DOE geophysics, an existing BLM Notice of Intent permit, and is subject to a 5% NSR royalty. The board appointed Christopher Gulka; Gerald Tritt resigned.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) released first assay results from its Jericho property, Nevada, on February 24, 2026. Thirteen surface samples returned up to 3.5 g/t Au and 450 g/t Ag, confirming historic tenor on the Tempa and President's veins.
The company says it is planning a 2026 field program; no drilling has been conducted and historical data remain unverified.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC Pink: VRCFF) announced a board change on February 20, 2026. Glen R. Watson was appointed to the Board of Directors, effective immediately. The company also announced the resignation of George Tsafalas and thanked him for his service.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC Pink: VRCFF) appointed Ian Foreman as Vice President, Exploration effective February 19, 2026. Foreman is a geoscientist with over 30 years' experience across Canada, Peru, Namibia, United States and Mexico and holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from Queen's University.
He will lead planning and execution of exploration programs, project targeting and evaluation of the company portfolio while strengthening the firm's technical leadership.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) expanded the Silver Vista project by 2,197 ha (52%), increasing total tenure to 6,444 ha (64.4 km2). The company holds an option to earn 100% interest and staked new claims to cover targets with a geochemical signature similar to the MR Zone silver-copper mineralization hosted in Smithers Formation sandstones. Historical datasets reviewed include over 8,000 soil and 700 stream sediment samples and an airborne magnetic survey. A summer field program is planned when weather permits. The company cautions historic assay data remain unverified by its Qualified Person.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) announced a non-brokered private placement (the "LIFE Offering") of a minimum 3,600,000 and maximum 6,666,667 units at $0.15 per unit, raising minimum gross proceeds of $540,000 and up to $1,000,000.05.
Each Offered Unit includes one common share and one warrant exercisable for 12 months at $0.21. The LIFE Offering is being made under the listed issuer financing exemption in most Canadian provinces (excluding QC, NL, PEI). Closing is anticipated on or about January 15, 2026 and is subject to regulatory approvals including conditional CSE approval.
A concurrent offering of up to 4,651,162 flow-through units at $0.215 for up to $1,000,000 continues separately. Offering documents will be available on SEDAR+ and the company website.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC:VRCFF) completed a first closing of a non-brokered Flow-Through Unit private placement on December 8, 2025. The company raised $733,250.19 by issuing 3,410,466 units at $0.215 per unit. Each unit includes one common share and one-half warrant; full warrants exercisable at $0.30 for 24 months, with accelerated expiry if the 20-day VWAP exceeds $0.60 for 10 consecutive days. The company paid $51,327.51 in finders fees and issued 238,733 broker warrants. Securities are subject to trading restrictions until April 9, 2026. Proceeds will be used for exploration. Securities are not registered for sale in the United States.
Supreme Critical Metals (OTC: VRCFF) has engaged SLR Consulting to conduct a till sampling program at the road-accessible Silver Vista silver-copper property near Smithers, British Columbia, starting in the coming days (Dec 4, 2025 announcement).
The program is expected to run ~two weeks, collect about 50 samples, include an eight-day field sampling phase, and follow industry QA/QC. Work will support drill planning for the 2026 field season and integrate geological, geochemical, geophysical, lidar and UAV data.