TORONTO, Sept. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSX-V: TUF) (“Honey Badger” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Edmond Thorose, MBA, B.Sc (Hons) to the position of President of the Company, effective immediately.

Since 2010, Mr. Thorose has been engaged in a corporate development role, first with Victoria Gold Corp, where he was responsible for evaluating M&A opportunities in the Americas, performing detailed due diligence on dozens of precious metals projects and from 2015 to 2019 at Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc., as VP Corporate Development to identify and assess M&A opportunities for clients.

In his most recent role as Advisor to Blue Thunder Mining Inc., Mr. Thorose played an important role consolidating that company’s strategic property portfolio in the Chibougamau Gold District of Quebec, Canada, via numerous transactions. Mr. Thorose holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Terrain and Environmental Earth Sciences from the University of Toronto and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business.

Chad Williams, Executive Chairman of Honey Badger commented, “I take considerable pride in appointing Ed to this leadership position. His experience sourcing and evaluating assets and executing transactions will be of great benefit to our Company as we expand our silver inventory.”

For more information, please visit our website above, or contact: Ms. Christina Slater at cslater@honeybadgersilver.com.

About Honey Badger Silver Inc.

Honey Badger Silver is a Canadian Silver company based in Toronto, Ontario focused on the acquisition, development, and integration of accretive transactions of silver ounces. The company is led by a highly experienced leadership team with a track record of value creation backed by a skilled technical team. With a dominant land position in Ontario’s historic Thunder Bay Silver District and advanced projects in the southeast and south-central Yukon, Honey Badger Silver is positioning to be a top tier silver company.

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