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Silver X Engages Independent Strategic Consulting Firm and Appoints General Manager

Management Changes

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SILVER X MINING CORP

SILVER X ENGAGES INDEPENDENT STRATEGIC

CONSULTING FIRM AND APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER

Vancouver, BC, October 30, 2025 – Silver X Mining Corp. (TSX-V: AGX) (OTCQB: AGXPF)

(F: AGX) (“Silver X” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has engaged , an

independent strategic advisory firm, co-led by Ernesto Balarezo and Patricia Kosa, and has

appointed Ricardo Martínez as General Manager, effective immediately. These steps reinforce

Silver X’s commitment to operational excellence, cost discipline and a clear path toward

profitable, sustainable production.

“As we enter the next stage of Silver X’s transformation, our focus is on efficiency, reliability,

and disciplined growth,” said José María García, Chief Executive Officer. “Engaging an

independent strategic advisory team – co-led by partners Ernesto Balarezo and Patty Kosa –

adds proven strategic and operational depth, while Ricardo’s appointment strengthens day-to-

day execution. Together, these steps sharpen our ability to deliver sustainable, long-term

profitability.”

Stragetic Advisor

The independent firm has been engaged on a mandate-based, non-exclusive basis to support

Silver X’s operational transformation, organizational effectiveness and performance

management programs. The partners will work with the CEO and the General Manager to

strengthen execution and embed accountability across the business.

Ernesto Balarezo , Partner, has 30+ years of executive experience in the mining sector

worldwide. He has served as General Manager and Vice President of Operations at Hochschild

Mining, Vice President for Gold Fields for the Americas, and most recently as Chief Executive

Officer of Sierra Metals, where he led a major opera tional turnaround that significantly

increased the company’s market value prior to its sale.

Patricia Kosa, Partner, is a Corporate lawyer and strategic advisor with 20+ years in the mining

sector across the Americas. Former Vice President Legal at Sierra Metals; previously legal &

compliance Director for Gold Fields in the Americas. Focus on governance, compliance,

sustainability, turnarounds and complex cross-border transactions.

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Appointment of General Manager

Mr. Martínez has been engaged with Silver X for the past two years in leadership and advisory

roles. A specialist in talent development and organizational strategy, he is recognized for

building high-performance teams and embedding accountability and strategic execution across

operations. As General Manager, he will focus on organizational alignment and the disciplined

execution of Silver X’s business plan.

Together, these strategic appointments will support the CEO and Silver X’s operational team

to guide organizational improvement and performance management initiatives. Silver X will

continue to update the market on key milestones as operational programs are implemented

and results achieved.

Stock Options

To further align leadership with shareholder interests, the Company intends to issue up to

450,000 stock options to this team, vesting over the next 12 months in accordance with the

Company’s equity incentive plan and subject to TSX Venture Exchange approval.

About Silver X

Silver X Mining Corp. is a rapidly expanding silver producer and developer advancing the Nueva

Recuperada Project in Peru, a 20,795-hectare, district-scale land package with two mining units

and over 200 targets. Current production at the Tangana Mining Un it is scaling alongside the

planned restart of the Plata Mine, supporting a path to ~6 million AgEq ounces annually by 2029.

With immediate revenue, scalable growth, and long -term discovery upside — all within one

integrated project — Silver X is building the next-generation silver company defined by growth,

resilience, and responsible mining. For more information visit our website at

www.silverxmining.com.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

José M. García CEO and Director

For further information, please contact:

Kaitlin Taylor

Investor Relations

[email protected]

+1.778.887.6861

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of

the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

Cautionary Statement Regarding “Forward-Looking” Information

This press release contains forward -looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities

legislation (“forward -looking information”). Generally, forward -looking information can be identified by the use of

forward-looking terminology suc h as “plans”, “expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”,

“estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates” or “does not anticipate”, or “believes”, or variations of such words

and phrases or state that certain acts, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will be taken”, “occur” or

“be achieved”. All information contained in this press release, other than statements of current and historical fact, is

forward looking information. Forward -looking information containe d in this press release may include, without

limitation, the results of the PEA, including the production, operating and other cost estimates, metal price

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assumptions, cash flow projections, metal recoveries, mine life projections and production rates for the Project and

the Company's expectations regarding potential opportunities to build upon the PEA, the expected filing and approval

of the ESIA, and the expected financial performance of the Company.

The following are some of the assumptions upon which forward-looking information is based: that general business

and economic conditions will not change in a material adverse manner; demand for, and stable or improving price

for the commodities we produce; receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals, permits and renewals in a timely

manner; that the Company will not experience any material accident, labour dispute or failure of plant or equipment

or other material disruption in the Company’s operations at the Project and Nueva Recuperada Plant; the availability

of financing for operations and development; the Company’s ability to procure equipment and operating supplies in

sufficient quantities and on a timely basis; that the estimates of the resources at the Project and the geological,

operational and price assumptions on which these and the Company’s operations are based are within reasonable

bounds of accuracy (including with respect to size, grade and recovery); the Company’s ability to attract and r etain

skilled personnel and directors; and the ability of management to execute strategic goals.

Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause

the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company, as the case may be, to be

materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to

those risks described in the Company’s annual and interim MD&As and in its public documents filed on

www.sedar.com from time to time. Forward -looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of

management as of the date such statements are made. Although the Company has attempted to identify important

factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking information, there

may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance

that such information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those

anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except in accordance with applicable

securities laws.