Mako Mining Intersects 26.98 g/t Au over 6.8 m Estimated True Width at Las Conchitas, Extending an Area Fully Permitted for Mining to Over 450 m of Strike

VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / May 4, 2026 / Mako Mining Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO)(TSXV:MKO) ("Mako" or the "Company") is pleased to report additional exploration results from the ongoing reverse circulation ("RC") and diamond drilling Program at Mako's newest mining area at its San Albino Project, Las Conchitas, located immediately south of the Company's San Albino gold mine in northern Nicaragua. The objectives of this drilling program are two fold: To test extensions of high-grade gold mineralization directly adjacent to current and future mining phases, but outside of the pit limits defined by the Company's 2023 mineral resource estimate (the "MRE") for the San Albino Project (see press release dated June 13th, 2024); and To test additional high-grade mineralization, as a part of the Company's regional drill program on its 224 km2 district-scale, underexplored land package.