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Live News • May 24
Vizsla Silver Strengthens Exploration Team as Panuco Project Nears Key Milestone Vizsla Silver has appointed Guillermo Hernandez as Vice President of Exploration to lead exploration efforts at its Panuco silver-gold project in Mexico.
The company has promoted Jesus Velador to Chief Geologist, reinforcing technical leadership as Panuco progresses toward development readiness.
Vizsla Silver has also awarded contracts tied to advancing work across the Panuco district, indicating ongoing project-level activity.
These management changes concentrate more experienced technical oversight on Panuco at a time when the project is moving closer to potential development decisions.
For investors, the key question is how effectively this refreshed exploration leadership and the new contracts translate into project de-risking and clearer timelines for the next phase of Panuco’s advancement. Announcement • May 24
Vizsla Silver Corp. Announces Executive Changes, Effective May 21, 2026 Vizsla Silver Corp. announced the appointment of Guillermo Hernandez as Vice President of Exploration for Vizsla Silver. Mr. Hernandez has held senior leadership roles with Lundin Gold, Luca Mining and Outcrop Silver, bringing 20 years of international mineral exploration expertise. His appointment follows the promotion of Jesus Velador from VP, Exploration to Chief Geologist of Vizsla Silver. Both changes are effective immediately. Mr. Hernandez brings 20 years of international experience in mineral exploration, resource estimation, and mine development across Latin America and Asia. He joins Vizsla Silver from Outcrop Silver & Gold, where as Vice President, Exploration, he led technical and strategic exploration at the Santa Ana project in Colombia and delivered the company's maiden NI 43-101 Mineral Resource. Prior to Outcrop, Mr. Hernandez served as Senior General Geology Supervisor at Lundin Gold's Fruta del Norte mine in Ecuador, contributing to resource conversion programs that added 1.2 million ounces of gold in new resources. He previously held the role of Reserves and Exploration Manager at Luca Mining Corp. (formerly, Telson Mining) in Mexico, where he played a key role in the restart of the Campo Morado Mine and the development of the Tahuehueto Mine, and earlier led the discovery of the high-grade Switchback epithermal vein system at Gold Resource Corp.'s Arista Mine in Oaxaca. Mr. Hernandez holds a B.Sc. in Geological Engineering and an M.Sc. in Geochemistry from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). He is a Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) by the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. Announcement • May 20
Vizsla Silver Corp. Appoints Dave D'antonio as Senior Vice President of Technical Services, Effective May 19, 2026 Vizsla Silver Corp. announced the appointment of Dave D'Antonio as Senior Vice President of Technical Services for Vizsla Silver, effective immediately. Mr. D'Antonio brings more than 18 years of international mining experience, building and leading high-performance technical teams at large-scale underground gold and base metal operations. His appointment comes at a pivotal time as Vizsla Silver moves to rapidly advance the flagship Panuco silver-gold project in western Mexico toward production. In this newly created role, Mr. D'Antonio will lead the buildout of the Company's technical services function, encompassing all aspects of mine production, processing, and infrastructure operations. His appointment strengthens the Company's technical leadership and reflects its commitment to assembling the calibre of expertise required to execute on an accelerated development timeline. Mr. D'Antonio most recently served as Head of Mine Technical Services at K92 Mining's Kainantu Mine in Papua New Guinea, where he led a multidisciplinary technical services team of more than 100 professionals responsible for mine planning, production, geology, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, ventilation, and survey across one of the fastest-growing underground gold operations in the world. Prior to K92 Mining, Mr. D'Antonio held senior technical and corporate roles with OceanaGold, including Principal Mining Engineer at the corporate level and Engineering Superintendent at the Didipio Mine in the Philippines, where he played a key role in the successful transition from open pit to a 1.6 Mtpa long-hole stoping underground operation. Mr. D'Antonio holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen's University and an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. He is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered in Ontario and a Qualified Person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. 
