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Directors
Adam Cegielski has 25+ years experience across various sectors with a focus on mineral exploration, raising over $100M in financings.
Former President & Director of First Nordic Metals (FNM), former founder and CEO of FNM predecessor company Gold Line Resources, former founding Director of Cayden Resources (acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. For over $205M).
Steve Cope has 15+ years’ experience in the mining sector. He has worked in corporate development for Orko Silver Corp, Barsele Minerals Inc, Orex Minerals Inc and Timmins Gold Corp. His responsibilties with these companies have covered a wide range of areas including financing companies, project evaluation, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions.
Rakesh Malhotra is a finance executive with nearly 30 years of diversified experience, including CFO roles for Canadian public companies and senior financial leadership across natural resources and multinational organizations. He was the former Corporate Controller and Director of the Canadian subsidiary of Diebold Nixdorf, with a background spanning public company reporting, international operations, and cross-border financial management.
Ruben is Director of Projects at Luca Mining Corp. 30+ years experience, 5 years in the mining sector following 26+ years with Citigroup where he served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations overseeing activities for Mexico and Latin America.
Jeff Couch is an experienced capital-markets executive with a strong track record in global fundraising and natural resources. He works with a leading mining-focused private equity firm and serves as Acting CEO of Lydian Mining and Alufer Mining. Previously, Jeff held senior investment-banking roles at BMO Capital Markets, Credit Suisse and Citigroup. He also brings extensive public-company board experience and holds business and law degrees from Western University and Osgoode Hall Law School.
Toby Pierce is CEO and Director of Somerset Energy Partners and NonExecutive Chairman of First Nordic Metals. With more than 25 years of geological, financial and leadership experience in the resource sector, he has founded and led numerous public and private naturalresource companies. Toby holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management and a BSc in Earth Sciences from the University of Victoria.
ADVISORS
Gernot Wober is an accomplished geologist with more than 35 years of international experience in mineral exploration and project development. He has a strong record of discovery, resource growth and technical leadership across diverse precious- and base-metal deposits. His previous roles include Vice President of Exploration at Discovery Silver and Osisko Mining, where he helped advance the Cordero silver project and contributed to the discovery of the high-grade Lynx Zone at Windfall.
Andreas L’Abbé is a Chartered Professional Accountant with an MBA and more than 17 years of mining-sector experience. As the former CFO and Corporate Secretary of Discovery Silver, he helped transform the company from an explorer into a mid-tier producer and supported its acquisition of Newmont’s Porcupine Complex. Andreas has also held senior finance and strategy roles at Tahoe Resources, Timmins Gold and Goldcorp, gaining extensive operational and transactional experience across the Americas.
Silver Viper believes responsible stewardship is fundamental to long-term success. The company is committed to advancing exploration responsibly through environmental stewardship, strong stakeholder engagement and a disciplined operating approach that supports sustainable value creation for shareholders, communities and host regions.
As a company, we are committed to:
Ongoing training and awareness are key to keeping safety in the forefront of our crews’ minds. Daily safety meetings are attended and contributed to by all workers. All members are encouraged to identify and report any potential risks or items that should be brought to attention.
Silver Viper Minerals knows the most important resource for any company is its people. The Company is committed to maintaining comprehensive health and safety protocols to protect employees in the field and in the office.
The La Virginia Project is situated in the rugged terrain of the Sierra Madre in Sonora State, Mexico. The project is accessed by a limited network of ranch trails, leaving much of the project area inaccessible by vehicular traffic. By necessity, reconnaissance work conducted by our crews is undertaken away from road access, and safety is priority number one. La Virginia has operated with its small crew of 16 workers since 2018, for over 100,000 work hours, with no lost time incidents to date.
Silver Viper Minerals is committed to re-investing in the communities in which we work to show our gratitude, strengthen relationships, and improve the lives of locals in these areas.
Silver Viper Minerals works with local communities to identify areas of need. Some initiatives undertaken to date include regular assistance with road maintenance, donations to local schools and the donation of an automatic external defibrillator to the medical centre.
Strategy:
Silver Viper Minerals is committed to operating with minimal environmental impact. The Company reports on its sustainability efforts and uses certain technology with the aim of reducing environmental impact and increasing water efficiency.
Reporting:
Expected environmental impacts and proposed mitigation strategies are detailed in an Informe Perventivo (I.P.), a technical document prepared by environmental consultants in collaboration with Silver Viper Minerals. The I.P. is a major component of notice of work applications filed by Silver Viper Minerals with the Federal Ministry of Environmental and Natural Resources, SEMARNAT (Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales). The I.P. details existing flora and fauna assemblages and addresses all aspects of potential impact including water, soil and air quality, as well as noise and visual pollution. Silver Viper Minerals is dedicated to reducing the footprint of mineral exploration on the land, and reclamation activities are ongoing throughout the year.
Sustainable technology:
Silver Viper Minerals uses “man-portable” drills which are hauled to drill locations in pieces and assembled on site. This process can be slower and more physically demanding than the traditional method of bulldozing trails into the target area, but it allows access to previously unexplored areas with very little disturbance. Daily servicing of the drill equipment including fuel and consumables are hauled to the drill pad by mules. Once the crew is finished drilling an area, the pads are removed to be used again and seeds are spread to regrow the grass in that area.
Water efficiency:
Silver Viper Minerals requires drill operators to recirculate drill return water as standard procedure. Water is a precious resource, and every effort is made to minimize the amount of water used by the drilling operations. As detailed in the Informe Preventivo, any additives to drill water are non-toxic and biodegradable. Settling ponds are used to capture fines suspended in drill return water prior to recirculation. Silver Viper Minerals is currently exploring the use of water reclamation technology with respect to more efficient separation of fine particulates from drill water return. There are several commercial units available for this purpose. Further water saving initiatives are made at camp, as well. Grey water from the laundry is reused in the toilet system, saving between 1,500 and 2,000 litres per week.
Silver Viper Minerals combines disciplined exploration, technical excellence and experienced leadership to systematically identify, test and advance high-potential precious metals opportunities.
The company applies modern exploration methods, geological interpretation and data-driven targeting alongside deep industry experience and a proven exploration track record to efficiently advance projects, manage risk and prioritize capital allocation. All of this requires strong and effective governance.
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