Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. announce the appointment of Mr. Gregg Orr, as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective January 9, 2023. Mr. Orr replaces Mr. Arturo Préstamo, who will continue to act as Executive Chairman and Director of the Company. Mr. Orr is a Chartered Professional Accountant with extensive experience assisting companies in the public marketplace with initial public offerings, dual listings, due diligence assignments and completion of prospectus offerings.

Mr. Orr was the British Columbia Mining Leader for Deloitte for six years and worked for Deloitte in Vancouver, New York, and London for over 23 years serving clients in public accounting, auditing and advisory. Mr. Orr was an Audit Partner for 10 years and has held previous CFO and board positions for public companies.