MAG Silver Corp. (TSX / NYSE American: MAG) (“MAG”
or “MAG Silver”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gary
Methven as Vice President: Technical Services effective May 1,
2023, and the promotion of Jill Neff to Vice President: Governance
and Company Secretary effective immediately.
Mr. Methven is a skilled mining professional
with experience in the mining industry spanning three decades. His
expertise includes deep-level underground precious-metal mining,
long-term mine planning, project management and consulting. He has
managed technical and operational teams in many underground mines
globally and, in his more recent capacity as Principal Mining
Engineer and Underground Manager for AMC Mining Consultants
(Canada), has led technical and trade-off studies, authored
technical reports, estimated and audited mineral reserves, and led
operational due diligence for companies operating in the Americas,
including Fresnillo Plc, Pan American Silver and Capstone
Copper.
Prior to joining MAG, Mr. Methven held several
operational and consulting positions at AMC Mining Consultants
(Canada), Newmont Australia, Hatch Africa, Gold Fields and Anglo
American. Mr. Methven holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining
Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and is a
practicing Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists,
British Columbia.
Ms. Neff has been with MAG since 2021 and has
over 18 years’ experience in corporate governance, corporate
secretarial duties, corporate law and securities regulation. She
has been instrumental in MAG’s corporate governance and regulatory
compliance initiatives and has played a key role in the Company’s
public reporting obligations. In her expanded role, Ms. Neff will
continue to oversee all aspects of governance and compliance, and
will also take on additional responsibilities related to human
capital.
“Gary and Jill are both highly skilled
professionals and we are thrilled to have them on board in these
very important roles,” said George Paspalas, President and CEO of
MAG. “Gary's extensive technical expertise and leadership
experience will be invaluable as we focus on extracting the best
value from Juanicipio and progressing our other exciting
exploration projects at Deer Trail and Larder, and Jill, in her
new, expanded role, will continue to keep MAG abreast of corporate
and governance responsibilities as we transition into a Tier-1
silver producer.”
About MAG Silver Corp.
(www.magsilver.com)
MAG Silver Corp. is a growth-oriented Canadian
development and exploration company focused on becoming a top-tier
primary silver mining company by exploring and advancing
high-grade, district scale, precious metals projects in the
Americas. Its principal focus and asset is the Juanicipio Project
(44%), being developed with Fresnillo Plc (56%), the operator. The
project is located in the Fresnillo Silver Trend in Mexico, the
world's premier silver mining camp, where the operator is currently
advancing underground mine development and commissioning a 4,000
tonnes per day processing plant. Underground mine production of
mineralized development material commenced in Q3 2020, and an
expanded exploration program is in place targeting multiple highly
prospective targets at Juanicipio. MAG is also executing
multi-phase exploration programs at the Deer Trail 100% earn-in
Project in Utah and the recently acquired Larder Project, located
in the historically prolific Abitibi region of Canada.
Neither the Toronto Stock Exchange nor the NYSE
American has reviewed or accepted responsibility for the accuracy
or adequacy of this press release, which has been prepared by
management.
This release includes certain statements that
may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of the US Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All
statements in this release, other than statements of historical
facts are forward looking statements, including statements that
address our expectations with respect to the timing of, and changes
to, the company’s leadership team, and with respect to our
exploration, development and advancement of our projects.
Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by
the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue",
"estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict",
"potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should",
"believe" and similar expressions. These statements involve known
and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
actual results or events to differ materially from those
anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Although MAG
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 in the
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, impacts (both direct and indirect)
of COVID-19, timing of receipt of required permits, changes in
applicable laws, changes in commodities prices, changes in mineral
production performance, exploitation and exploration successes,
continued availability of capital and financing, and general
economic, market or business conditions, political risk, currency
risk and capital cost inflation. In addition, forward-looking
statements are subject to various risks, including that data is
incomplete and considerable additional work will be required to
complete further evaluation, including but not limited to drilling,
engineering and socio-economic studies and investment. The reader
is referred to the MAG Silver’s filings with the SEC and Canadian
securities regulators for disclosure regarding these and other risk
factors. There is no certainty that any forward-looking statement
will come to pass, and investors should not place undue reliance
upon forward-looking statements.
Please Note: Investors are urged to consider
closely the disclosures in MAG's annual and
quarterly reports and other public filings, accessible through
the
Internet at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
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For further information on behalf of MAG Silver Corp.
Contact Michael J. Curlook, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications
Phone: (604) 630-1399
Toll Free: (866) 630-1399
Website: www.magsilver.com
Email: info@magsilver.com
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