Silver Viper Minerals Corp. announced 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. 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 CAD 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 CAD 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).