Honey Badger Silver Inc. (TSX-V: TUF) announces that effective February 9, 2024, Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol was appointed as CEO and a Director of the Company. Mr. Nicol had been appointed interim CEO on July 31, 2023.

Mr. Nicol commented, “I am pleased to continue in the role of CEO of Honey Badger Silver as we implement our unique strategy of building value in the silver space. With 2024 forecast to be the fourth consecutive year of significant deficits in the silver market, our company and our shareholders are well positioned to benefit from what we believe is a likely near-term increase in the price of silver.”

Honey Badger Retains Market Making Services

The Company also announces that, subject to regulatory approval, it has retained Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc. to provide market-making service and to provide assistance in maintaining an orderly trading market for the common shares of the Company to replace Venture Liquidity Providers Inc. in this role with effect from January 18, 2024.

The market-making service will be undertaken by ITG a registered broker in compliance with the applicable policies of the TSX Venture Exchange and other applicable laws. For its services, Honey Badger has agreed to pay ITG $5,000 per month (the “Initial Term”) with the agreement renewing each subsequent month (the “Additional Term”) unless each party provides at least thirty (30) days written notice prior to the end of the Initial Term or Additional Term, as applicable. Honey Badger and ITG act at arm’s length, and ITG has no present interest, directly or indirectly, in Honey Badger or its securities. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement between ITG and the Company and ITG will not receive any shares or options from the Company as compensation for services it will render.

About Independent Trading Group (ITG) Inc.

Independent Trading Group specializes in market maintenance services and has been providing its market maintenance services to companies ranging from TSX Venture Exchange listed companies to certain of Canada’s largest publicly traded companies for over 20 years. Independent Trading Group is a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), and is a member of all Canadian Stock Exchanges and Alternative Trading Systems. For further information on ITG, please contact +1 (416) 583-5987 or info@itg84.com.

About Honey Badger Silver Inc.

Honey Badger Silver is a silver company. The company is led by a highly experienced leadership team with a track record of value creation backed by a skilled technical team. Our projects are located in areas with a long history of mining, including the Sunrise Lake project with a historic resource of 26.7 Moz of silver ⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾ located in the Northwest Territories and the Plata high grade silver project located 165 km east of Yukon’s prolific Keno Hill. The Company also has a significant land holding at the Nanisivik Mine Area located in Nunavut, Canada that produced over 20 Moz of silver between 1976 and 2002. ^(2,3)

(1)    Sunrise Lake 2003 RPA historic resource: Indicated 1.522 million tonnes grading 262 grams/tonne silver, 6.0% zinc, 2.4% lead, 0.08% copper, and 0.67 grams/tonne gold and Inferred 2.555 million tonnes grading 169 grams/tonne silver, 4.4% zinc, 1.9% lead, 0.07% copper, and 0.51 grams/tonne gold.  This represents contained silver of approximately 12.8 million ounces Indicated and 13.9 million ounces Inferred.  

(2)    Geological Survey of Canada, 2002-C22, “Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Zn-Pb-Ag Mineralization at the Nanisivik Mississippi Valley type Deposit, Northern Baffin Island, Nunavut; by Patterson and Powis.”

(3)    A qualified person has not done sufficient work to classify this historic tonnage estimate as a current mineral resource and the Company is not treating the estimate as a current mineral resource. The historic tonnage estimate cannot be relied upon. Additional work, including verification drilling / sampling, will be required to verify the estimate as a current mineral resource.