Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2026) - Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. (NASDAQ: SCZM) (TSXV: SCZ) ("Santacruz" or the "Company") announces that the Company has granted an aggregate of 304,000 performance share units ("PSUs"), 296,000 restricted share units ("RSUs") and 60,000 deferred share units ("DSUs") to certain directors, officers and employees of the Company in accordance with the Company's Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan").