Mr. Muñiz was previously a director of Gatos Silver, Inc. from April 2021 until First Majestic acquired Gatos Silver in January 2025, and a director of HudBay Minerals Inc. from July 2019 to May 2024. He is a highly accomplished mining executive whose previous experience includes a 12-year tenure with Grupo Mexico, SAB de C.V. and its subsidiaries, Americas Mining Corp. and Southern Copper Corp., where he served in a variety of leadership roles, including Managing Director (Chief Executive Officer) and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Muñiz holds a Master's Degree in Law from Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Instituto de Empresa in Madrid, Spain. He also holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico.
"We are delighted to welcome Daniel to First Majestic Silver," said Thomas Fudge, Chair of the Board of First Majestic. "Daniel brings a significant depth of experience as both an executive and director of various mining and infrastructure companies in the areas of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, finance, and corporate leadership. We believe Daniel will make a valuable contribution to the Company as we continue to advance our relationships and operations in Mexico and fulfill our vision of becoming the leading primary silver company in the world."
ABOUT FIRST MAJESTIC
First Majestic is a publicly traded mining company focused on silver and gold production in Mexico and the United States. The Company presently owns and operates four producing underground mines in Mexico: the Cerro Los Gatos Silver Mine (the Company holds a 70% interest in the Los Gatos Joint Venture that owns and operates the mine), the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, and the La Encantada Silver Mine, as well as a portfolio of development and exploration assets, including the Jerritt Canyon Gold project located in northeastern Nevada, U.S.A.
First Majestic is proud to own and operate its own minting facility, First Mint, LLC, and to offer a portion of its silver production for sale to the public. Bars, ingots, coins and medallions are available for purchase online at www.firstmint.com, at some of the lowest premiums available.
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Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained herein are made as of the date of this news release and the Company disclaims, other than as required by law, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, results, future events, circumstances, or if management's estimates or opinions should change, or otherwise.
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Figure 1: Desert Antimony Mine Area
Figure 1 - Australia’s largest native silver nugget “The Karratha Queen” recovered from the Elizabeth Hill Mine during the past mining operation weighs in at 145kg, measures an impressive 85 x 38 x 47cm and contains approx. 3,520 ounces of silver displayed at The Perth Mint. Photo courtesy of The Perth Mint.
Figure 1. Location of Sinter Hill prospect and Cascada historic underground mine in relation to Cerro Bayo and Laguna Verde silver districts of the Cerro Bayo Project.