Board of Directors

Arthur Brown retired in 2006 as Chairman of Hecla Mining Company (NYSE: HL). During Mr. Browns 39 year tenure at Hecla, he held several senior operating positions becoming President of Hecla Mining Company in 1986 and was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1987.

Mr. Brown graduated from Witwatersrand Technical College, South Africa, as a mining engineer in 1961. Following his graduation, he worked at Cementation Co. in Canada until 1967, when he began his career with Hecla Mining Company as an industrial engineer.

Mr. Brown serves as a director on the boards of AMCOL International Corporation (NYSE: ACO) where he also serves as a member of the audit and compensation committees. Mr. Brown is also a director of the Idaho Independent Bank. He is a former Director of the National Mining Association and served as a Director of The Gold Institute and The Silver Institute (Past President). He is past president of the Idaho Mining Association and a Trustee for the University of Montana Foundation (Past Chairman).

Mr. Nelson joined Silvermex in 2006 and was appointed as CEO in 2009. He has over 25 years of private and public sector experience with a focus on early-stage projects. Before joining the Company, he was involved in the development, structure, operations and financings of a number of resource-oriented companies. He is the founder of Quotemedia Inc., a successful financial market data company established in 1998. He was also the founder and CEO of Stock Deck Communications.

Mr. Callahan serves as President of Silvermex Resouces. Before joining Silvermex Mr. Callahan served as Vice President Corporate Development of Hecla Mining Co. from 2002 to 2006 and President of Minera Hecla Venezolana, a subsidiary of Hecla Mining Co., from 2000 to 2003, leading Hecla's Venezuelan operations. Mr. Callahan joined Hecla Mining in 1989 and held a variety of positions including Director, Accounting & Information Services and Senior Financial Analyst before being named Vice President.

Mr. Ovsenek has over 20 years of management and legal experience leading the growth of public resource companies. He served for 15 years in senior management roles for Silver Standard Resources Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. At Silver Standard he was responsible for directing corporate strategic development, the negotiation and structuring of financings and transactions, as well organizational development. During his career Mr. Ovsenek has also served as in-house and external legal counsel in corporate and securities law practice. He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto. Mr. Ovsenek is a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. He is currently Chief Development Officer for Pretivm Resources Inc.

Mr. McNaughton is a professional geological engineer with over 20 years of global experience developing and leading mineral exploration programs. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Exploration for Silver Standard Resources Inc. where he had been responsible for all exploration programs since 1991. Prior to joining Silver Standard, he was employed by Corona Corporation and its affiliate Mascot Gold Mines Ltd. as a project geologist and engineer for projects in British Columbia. Mr. McNaughton holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree and a Master of Applied Science degree in geological engineering from the University of Windsor. He is currently Chief Exploration Officer for Pretivm Resources Inc.