Mr. Michael Konnert reports
VIZSLA SILVER APPOINTS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, TECHNICAL SERVICES
Vizsla Silver Corp. has appointed 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.
"The appointment of Dave marks an important milestone as we advance our Panuco project toward production," stated Michael Konnert, president and chief executive officer. "Dave's track record of building and leading large, high-performing technical teams at world-class operations makes him uniquely suited to help us execute on our development objectives. We look forward to the depth of expertise and leadership he brings to the team."
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-million-tonne-per-annum 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 (PEng) registered in Ontario and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101.
Pursuant to the company's omnibus equity incentive compensation plan, it has granted 3,908,000 stock options at an exercise price of $5.16, 1,849,000 restricted share units and 300,000 deferred share units to directors, officers, employees and consultants of the company. The options are exercisable for a period of five years and will vest over the next two years and the RSUs will vest in three equal annual instalments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date. The DSUs vest immediately and will be exchanged for one common share of the company upon the time that the optionee ceases to hold his or her position as an independent director.
About Vizsla Silver Corp.
Vizsla Silver is a Canadian development company advancing Panuco, its 100-per-cent-owned silver-gold project in Sinaloa, Mexico. The November, 2025, feasibility study outlines 17.4 million ounces silver equivalent annual production over an initial 9.4-year mine life, an after-tax net present value (discounted at 5 per cent) of $1.8-billion (U.S.), a 111-per-cent IRR (internal rate of return) and a seven-month payback at $35.50 (U.S.) per ounce silver and $3,100 (U.S.) per ounce) gold. Vizsla Silver is concurrently advancing mine development and district-scale exploration with the objective of becoming a leading primary silver producer.
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