Aya Gold & Silver (TSX: AYA) files 2025 Morocco ESTMA payments report
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6-K
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. furnishes an annual report under Canada’s Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act for the year from 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31, detailing payments in Canada dollars related to its Moroccan operations.
The company reports paying the Government of Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines CAD 1,740,000 in royalties, the General Tax Administration CAD 120,000 in taxes, the rural town of Askaouen CAD 340,000 in royalties, and the Minister of the Interior CAD 140,000 in fees. For the Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining S.A. project, total payments were CAD 2,270,000, combining taxes, royalties, and fees. All Moroccan payments were made in MAD and converted using an average exchange rate of 6.6821 MAD/CAD.
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Key Figures
Royalties to ONHYM: CAD 1,740,000
Taxes to General Tax Administration: CAD 120,000
Royalties to Askaouen: CAD 340,000
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Royalties to ONHYM
CAD 1,740,000
Payments to National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines, 2025
Taxes to General Tax Administration
CAD 120,000
Payments to Moroccan tax authority, 2025
Royalties to Askaouen
CAD 340,000
Payments to rural town of Askaouen, 2025
Fees to Minister of the Interior
CAD 140,000
Payments to Morocco Minister of the Interior, 2025
Total Zgounder project payments
CAD 2,270,000
Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining S.A., 2025
Exchange rate MAD/CAD
6.6821 MAD per CAD
Annual average rate used for 2025 conversions
Key Terms
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, ESTMA Report, National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM), Infrastructure Improvement Payments, +1 more
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Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act regulatory
"In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof"
ESTMA Report regulatory
"99.1* | | ESTMA Report"
National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) financial
"Government of Morocco | National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM)"
Infrastructure Improvement Payments financial
"Bonuses | Dividends | Infrastructure Improvement Payments | Total Amount paid to Payee"
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number regulatory
"Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number | E296052"
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2026.
Commission File Number: 001-43230
Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
1320 boulevard Graham, suite 132, Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada, H3P 3C8
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
☐Form 20-F ☑Form 40-F
EXHIBIT INDEX
The following documents are being furnished to the SEC as exhibits to this Form 6-K:
Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
99.1* | ESTMA Report | |||||||
* Filed herewith
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Aya Gold & Silver Inc.
| Date May 4, 2026 | By | /s/ Elias J. Elias | |||||||||
| Elias J. Elias | |||||||||||
| Chief Legal and Sustainability Officer & Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report |  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity Name | Aya Gold & Silver Inc. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Year | From | 2025-01-01 | To: | 2025-12-31 | Date submitted | 2026-05-27 | |||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number | E296052 | ☑ Original submission ☐ Amended Report | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other Subsidiaries Included (optional field) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Not Consolidated | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Not Substituted | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Attestation by Reporting Entity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In accordance with the requirements of the ESTMA, and in particular section 9 thereof, I attest I have reviewed the information contained in the ESTMA report for the entity(ies) listed above. Based on my knowledge, and having exercised reasonable diligence, the information in the ESTMA report is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the purposes of the Act, for the reporting year listed above. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Full Name of Director or Officer of Reporting Entity | Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk | Date | 2026-05-27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position Title | CFO | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Year | From: | 2025-01-01 | To: | 2025-12-31 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity Name | Aya Gold & Silver Inc. | Currency of the Report | CAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number | E296052 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments by Payee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Payee Name1 | Departments, Agency, etc… within Payee that Received Payments2 | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Production Entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | Infrastructure Improvement Payments | Total Amount paid to Payee | Notes34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Government of Morocco | National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) | 1 740 000 | 1 740 000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Government of Morocco | The General Tax Administration | 120 000 | 120 000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Rural town of Askaouen | 340 000 | 340 000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Government of Morocco | Minister of the Interior | 140 000 | 140 000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Notes: | All payments to payees in Morocco were made in Moroccan Dirham (MAD). The exchange rate applied was the annual average of daily MAD/CAD rates, which was 6.6821. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act - Annual Report | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Year | From: | 2025-01-01 | To: | 2025-12-31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity Name | Aya Gold & Silver Inc. | Currency of the Report | CAD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reporting Entity ESTMA Identification Number | E296052 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subsidiary Reporting Entities (if necessary) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Payments by Project | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Project Name1 | Taxes | Royalties | Fees | Production Entitlements | Bonuses | Dividends | Infrastructure Improvement Payments | Total Amount paid by Project | Notes23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Morocco | Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining S.A. (ZMSM) | 370 000 | 1 740 000 | 160 000 | 2 270 000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Notes3: | All payments to payees in Morocco were made in Moroccan Dirham (MAD). The exchange rate applied was the annual average of daily MAD/CAD rates, which was 6.6821. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FAQ
What does Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) report in its 2025 ESTMA filing?
Aya Gold & Silver reports 2025 payments to Moroccan governments and agencies. The ESTMA report summarizes CAD-denominated taxes, royalties and fees related to its Zgounder operations, providing transparency on payments made to various national and local Moroccan authorities.
How much did Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) pay to ONHYM in 2025?
Aya Gold & Silver reports paying CAD 1,740,000 in royalties to ONHYM. This amount went to Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines and reflects royalty obligations tied to the company’s extractive activities during the 2025 reporting year.
What total payments does Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) show for the Zgounder project?
The Zgounder Millenium Silver Mining S.A. project shows total payments of CAD 2,270,000. This figure combines CAD 370,000 in taxes, CAD 1,740,000 in royalties and CAD 160,000 in fees to Moroccan government bodies for 2025.
Which Moroccan government bodies received payments from Aya Gold & Silver (AYA)?
Payments went to several Moroccan authorities and a rural town. Recipients include ONHYM, the General Tax Administration, the Minister of the Interior and the rural town of Askaouen, covering royalties, taxes and fees for the company’s extractive operations.
In what currency and exchange rate were Aya Gold & Silver (AYA) payments reported?
Payments were made in Moroccan Dirham but reported in Canadian dollars. The company used an annual average exchange rate of 6.6821 MAD per CAD to convert 2025 payments for disclosure in its ESTMA report.
Who attested to the accuracy of Aya Gold & Silver’s 2025 ESTMA report?
The company’s CFO, Ugo Landry-Tolszczuk, attested to the report’s accuracy. The attestation states the information is true, accurate and complete in all material respects for the 2025 reporting year, in accordance with the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act.