Silver Mines has announced that Jonathan Battershill (currently a non-executive director of the Company) has begun his position as the Managing Director of Silver Mines effective January 1, 2024. Mr. Battershill has a Bachelor of Engineering (Geology) (Hons) from the Camborne School of Mines, United Kingdom and a highly-successful career spanning more than 25 years in mining, business development and finance both in Australia and internationally. His industry experience includes senior operational and business development roles with WMC Resources Limited (Western Mining) as well as significant financial experience at Citigroup, UBS and Canaccord both in Sydney and London.

Mr. Battershill was consistently voted one of the leading financial mining analysts in Australia between 2009 and 2015 by institutional investors. Mr. Battershill has been a non-executive director of Silver Mines since 2017. Mr. Battershill's appointment was announced on 5th October 2023 after a thorough succession process.