Additions to Silver Viper Minerals Advisory Team
ADDITIONS TO SILVER VIPER MINERALS
ADVISORY TEAM
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Jan. 8, 2026
/CNW/ -
Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
(TSXV: VIPR) (OTCQB:
VIPRF)
("Silver Viper"
or the
"Company")
is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Andreas
L'Abbé as Financial Advisor and Mr.
Gernot Wober
as Technical Advisor.
Mr. L'Abbé most recently spent nearly eight years as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate
Secretary of Discovery Silver Corp. (TSX: DSV), having joined the company shortly after its
inception in 2017. During his tenure, he oversaw finance, accounting, treasury, ESG, and corporate
functions and played a key role in Discovery's growth and transformation from an exploration
company into a mid-tier producer. He was actively involved in strategic planning, financing,
budgeting, and merger and acquisition activities, including the acquisition of Newmont Corporation's
Porcupine Complex, a transaction that significantly increased the Company's market capitalization.
Mr. L'Abbé is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds a Master of Business
Administration (MBA), with more than 17 years of experience in the mining sector, primarily focused
on Latin American assets. Prior to Discovery, he held senior finance and strategy roles with several
producing mining companies, including Tahoe Resources Inc., Timmins Gold Corp., and Goldcorp
Inc., gaining extensive operational and transactional experience across
Canada
,
Mexico
,
Peru
,
Guatemala
, and
Argentina
.
Mr. Wober is a highly accomplished geologist with more than 35 years of international experience in
mineral exploration and project development, bringing deep technical expertise across a wide range
of deposit types, including orogenic gold systems, greenstone-hosted deposits, epithermal
polymetallic vein systems, and porphyry-related silver, copper, and gold deposits, with a strong
track record of discovery, resource growth, and technical leadership. He previously served as Vice
President, Exploration at Discovery Silver Corp., where he played a key role in advancing the
Cordero silver project in
Chihuahua, Mexico
, from resource stage through feasibility, helping
establish it as one of the world's largest undeveloped silver projects, and contributed to the technical
due diligence supporting Discovery's acquisition of Newmont Corporation's Porcupine Complex. Prior
to Discovery, Mr. Wober was Vice President, Exploration,
Canada
, at Osisko Mining Inc., where he
led exploration activities at the Windfall gold project and was instrumental in the discovery of the
high-grade Lynx Zone.
Adam Cegielski
, Chairman of Silver Viper Minerals, commented:
"We are pleased to welcome Andreas and Gernot to the Silver Viper advisory team. Both bring
valuable experience from Discovery Silver, where they held senior leadership roles and were
instrumental in advancing one of the sector's leading development stories. Andreas' capital markets
expertise and Gernot's deep technical knowledge, particularly in
Mexico
, add meaningful strength to
our advisory capabilities. Their combined experience supports our strategy to advance our projects
in a disciplined manner while continuing to build long-term value for shareholders."
About Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
Silver Viper Minerals Corp. (TSX-V: VIPR; OTCQB: VIPRF) is a Canadian-based junior mineral
exploration company focused on advancing precious-metals projects in
Mexico
. The Company's
portfolio includes the La Virginia Gold-Silver Project in
Sonora
, the Cimarron Gold-Copper Project in
Sinaloa
, and the recently announced Coneto Silver-Gold Project acquisition, collectively representing
a strong pipeline of district-scale exploration opportunities within
Mexico's
prolific silver belt.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS,
Adam Cegielski
Chairman
Tel: +1 905-510-8890
Email:
Steve Cope
President and CEO
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be considered forward looking. Although Silver Viper believes the expectations expressed in such
forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from
those described in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in forward-looking statements include fluctuations in market prices,
including metal prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market
or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate and,
therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties
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