When a company changes its name, sharpens its focus and adds technical leadership with deep Nevada experience, the change is worth noting. Maverick Gold and Silver did not simply rebrand in April 2026. It began building a more focused precious metals story around Nevada, one of North America’s most established gold producing jurisdictions.
Ian Foreman, VP Exploration, said Nevada was a major reason he joined Maverick. Peter Baxter, Senior Technical Advisor, brings decades of geological and capital markets experience, including extensive field experience in Nevada and 15 years in mining investment banking at Scotiabank. Together, they are helping advance Jericho and Gator, two Nevada gold-silver projects with strong surface indicators, historic work and clear next steps toward drill targeting.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Nevada Focus: Jericho expanded 370% to 1,683 acres on April 30, 2026, after Maverick staked 62 new claims to cover more of the mineralized system.
Historic Validation: Jericho has seen small-scale mining and historic exploration, but according to Peter Baxter, it has no recent drilling. Management believes the project was overlooked due to portfolio history, not a negative geological conclusion.
Systematic Work Underway: Maverick has 170 samples in the lab from Jericho from systematic sampling across the property. Historic samples cited in the interview included approximately highs of 3.4 g/t gold and 1,200 g/t silver.
Gator Moving Toward Drill Targets: Gator sits near Battle Mountain in Nevada, with year-round access, a hydrothermal system extending over 7 kilometers and multiple target areas. The company has an existing drill permit in place and is working on permit modifications for GSX and Gator South.
Third Project Advancing: Silver Vista in British Columbia remains a key part of the portfolio. Maverick has completed a flow-through financing, has a funded drill program planned and is only awaiting the required drill permit before the drill turns.
STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS
For junior explorers, jurisdiction matters as much as geology. Grade can attract attention, but location can determine how efficiently a project moves from concept to exploration, and eventually through more advanced stages if results justify it. Nevada offers a rare combination of gold endowment, infrastructure, mining history, technical expertise and an established regulatory framework.
That is why Maverick’s pivot to Nevada is important. The company is not trying to tell a broad, scattered story. It is concentrating on two projects in a jurisdiction where large gold systems are well understood and where experienced geologists can use modern tools to revisit ground that may not have been fully tested.
Peter Baxter pointed to Nevada’s major gold belts as mature but not exhausted. He noted that much of the production in north central Nevada has occurred within recent decades, while deeper exploration continues to change how known districts are understood. In his view, modern geophysics, detailed mapping and deeper drill testing can still create meaningful new exploration opportunities in areas with the right surface evidence.
Maverick’s focus is the combination of team and targeting. Foreman and Baxter did not join to simply promote a new name. They joined because Jericho and Gator present exploration settings they believe are worth testing. Jericho has a mineralized system that can be traced for more than 4 kilometers, with historic gold and silver values and is underexplored. Gator has a hydrothermal system extending over 7 kilometers, multiple targets, prior private work, geophysics, mapping and an existing drill permit that the company plans to modify for priority areas.
The timing is also important. Stronger precious metals markets have increased investor attention on gold and silver exploration, especially in established jurisdictions. Maverick is positioning itself around a simple question: can modern fieldwork and disciplined drilling unlock value from Nevada projects that have surface evidence, historic validation and limited modern testing?
VP Exploration Ian Foreman, discussing the company’s current fieldwork:
“We’ve got about 170 samples in the lab right now from Jericho… As for Gator, the decision to drill has been made… There is a drill permit in place for the property… we are going to modify that drill permit so that we can put a couple of drill holes down into the GSX target and into Gator South. So, what work we’re doing now is, in fact, not for a drill decision, but where the drill holes are going to go.”
INVESTOR TAKEAWAY
Maverick’s transformation from a diversified junior into a Nevada-focused gold-silver explorer is built around a clear premise: experienced technical leadership, established jurisdiction and projects with surface evidence that have not yet been fully tested with modern exploration.
Foreman and Baxter bring a combination of geological, Nevada and capital markets experience to Jericho and Gator, where the company is moving from historical review and field validation toward drill-target definition. Jericho has 170 samples in the lab following systematic work across the property, while Gator has mapping, geophysics, an existing drill permit and planned permit modifications aimed at priority targets.
Silver Vista remains part of the portfolio, with a funded drill program ready in British Columbia once permitting is complete, but the near-term focus is clearly Nevada. Upcoming sample and mapping results should give investors a clearer basis to evaluate Maverick’s exploration thesis and the next steps for Jericho and Gator.