Mr. Andrew Pollard reports

BLACKROCK SILVER ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF CHRISTINE WEST TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Blackrock Silver Corp. has appointed Christine West as independent director to the board of directors of the company.

Andrew Pollard, Blackrock's president and chief executive officer, commented: "We are very pleased to welcome Christine West to Blackrock Silver's board of directors. Christine brings an exceptional depth of operating and financial experience across the mining industry, with a career spanning the full mining life cycle and extensive experience in mine finance, capital markets, corporate strategy, and M&A [mergers and acquisitions]. Her deep familiarity with the silver sector, including 16 years with Endeavour Silver, provides a particularly valuable perspective as we advance Tonopah West toward development."

About Ms. West

Ms. West is a senior finance executive with 30 years of experience in the international mining industry throughout the full mining life cycle.

Most recently, Ms. West spent 16 years with Endeavour Silver Corp., where she held increasingly senior leadership positions, including director, chief financial officer and vice-president controller. She previously served as CFO of Portal Resources Ltd., corporate controller for Nevada Pacific Gold Ltd. and manager, client services, at Pacific Opportunity Capital Ltd.

Ms. West brings broad experience in corporate strategy, finance and administration, governance, and M&A and has played key roles in over $300-million in equity and debt financings for public companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange.

Ms. West is a member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia.

Deferred share unit grant

In connection with her appointment to the board of directors, the company has granted Ms. West 32,520 deferred share units at a deemed price of $1.23 per dsu pursuant to its omnibus equity incentive compensation plan. The DSUs shall vest in full after one year from the date of grant and can only be redeemed for common shares if the holder ceases to be a director of the company or in accordance with the provision of the omnibus plan. The DSUs are subject to the policies of the TSX-V and the terms and conditions of the omnibus plan.

About Blackrock Silver Corp.

Blackrock Silver is an American-focused emerging primary silver developer systematically advancing the high-grade Tonopah West project, situated in the historic Queen of the Silver Camps in a jurisdiction consistently ranked as one of the top mining regions globally. The company is backstopped by a veteran board and technical team with a proven record of discovering, financing and building major precious metal mines in Nevada and globally. Blackrock is committed to establishing a secure, high-margin, domestic supply of silver and gold.