Silver Viper Appoints Taj Singh as Chair of the Board
Silver Viper Appoints Taj Singh as Chair of the
Board
VANCOUVER, BC
,
Feb. 14, 2024
/CNW/ -
Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
(the "
Company
" or "
Silver
Viper
") (TSXV: VIPR) (OTC: VIPRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Taj Singh
as
Independent Chair of the Company's Board of Directors ("Chair") succeeding Mr.
Gary Cope
who
will be stepping off the Board to move into retirement.
Silver Viper's President and CEO
Steve Cope
states
:
"Taj is an accomplished leader with a
proven track record, and we are delighted to welcome him on as Chair of Silver Viper's Board. He
brings considerable technical, strategic, and financing experience, as well as significant first-hand
knowledge of operating successfully in
Mexico
.
"Gary founded the Belcarra Group and its companies, including Silver Viper, and will always be a
part of what we do. We want to thank him for his years of service and wish him the best as he
enjoys his retirement and pursues his other interests. We look forward to building on the legacy
Gary leaves us at
Belcarra
."
Incoming Chair
Taj Singh
states:
"I am honored to be appointed Chair and given the opportunity
to lead the board and management team as Silver Viper continues to make headway on its projects
in
Mexico
, a business jurisdiction I am very familiar with. I am humbled to take over this role from
Gary and wish him well in his retirement.
Mr.
Taj Singh
- Biography
Taj Singh
currently serves as President and CEO of Gold Line Resources Ltd. Singh was founding
President and CEO of
Mexico
focused Discovery Silver Corp where he led a +30x market
capitalization growth to over
C$500 million
during his tenure. He also served as Director / Lead
Independent Director of GT Gold Corp., acquired by Newmont Corporation in 2020 for
approximately
C$400 million
.
Earlier in his career, Singh served as VP Business Development and VP Engineering for Mexican
gold producer Timmins Gold Corp. (since acquired by Argonaut Gold Inc.). Singh also worked as a
Mining Equity Research Analyst at Macquarie Capital Markets, and spent over a decade working in
various operations, engineering, and project development roles for diversified mining majors Inco
Limited and Vale Limited. Mr. Singh is a Professional Engineer (
P.Eng
), a Chartered Professional
Accountant (CPA), and holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree (Metallurgy / Minerals Processing)
and a Master of Engineering degree (Metallurgy).
About Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
Silver Viper Minerals Corp. is a Canadian-based junior mineral exploration company focused on
precious metals exploration in the northwestern Mexican
state of Sonora
. The Company currently
operates the La Virginia Gold-Silver Project. Silver Viper has 100% ownership of the La Virginia
concessions acquired from the most recent operator, Pan American Silver Corp., and has an option
to acquire a 100% interest in the Rubi-Esperanza group of claims internal to those concessions.
Silver Viper is under management provided by the Belcarra Group, which is comprised of highly
qualified mining professionals.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
/s/
Steve Cope
Steve Cope
President and CEO
Forward Looking Information
This news release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements with respect to the
terms of the Offering, the receipt of regulatory approvals for the Offering and closing of the Offering.
These statements reflect management's current estimates, beliefs, intentions and expectations; they
are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements address future events and
conditions and therefore involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Such factors include, among other
things: risks and uncertainties relating to exploration and development, the ability of the Company to
obtain additional financing, the need to comply with environmental and governmental regulations,
fluctuations in the prices of commodities, operating hazards and risks, competition and other risks
and uncertainties, including those described in the Company's financial statements, management
discussion and analysis and/or annual information form available on
www.sedarplus.com
. The risk
factors identified in such documents are not intended to represent a complete list of factors that
could affect the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated in
such statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements, except as
required by law.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this
release.
SOURCE
Silver Viper Minerals Corp.
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please contact Silver Viper Minerals Corp. at 604-687-8566, email
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