Hercules Silver Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Kelly Malcolm as an Independent Director of the Company. The appointment expands the board of directors of the Company (the "Board") to five qualified professionals, with extensive backgrounds in exploration and development, capital markets, accounting and finance, and corporate governance.

The Board now consists of a majority of independent directors. Mr. Malcolm is a Professional Geologist with extensive exploration experience focused on precious metal exploration and is currently the Vice President of Exploration for Amex Exploration Inc. He specializes in the integration and interpretation of geological, geochemical, and geophysical data to guide exploration and development activities. He was previously involved in the discovery and delineation of Detour Gold's high grade 58N gold deposit, and has acted as director, advisor, or management for several public and private mineral exploration companies.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Honours in geology and a Bachelor of Arts in economics, both from Laurentian University.