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Vizsla Silver Appoints Former Senior Mexican Government Mining Official as Vice President, Government Relations
VANCOUVER, BC, May 14, 2026 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) ("Vizsla Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to announce
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC, May 14, 2026 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSX: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) (\"Vizsla Silver\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Angel Diego Gómez Olmos as Vice President of Government Relations for Vizsla Silver, effective immediately. Based in Mexico City, Mr. Gómez Olmos will lead the Company's in-country government and regulatory affairs, with a primary focus on advancing the permitting process for the flagship Panuco silver-gold project and its surrounding claims in western Mexico. As Panuco progresses toward production, establishing a dedicated, senior-level government relations function will enhance the Company's engagement with the federal regulatory agencies that govern Mexico's mining sector, including the Secretaría de Economía and its Dirección General de Minas, and the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT). Mr. Gómez Olmos brings firsthand leadership experience across each of these agencies and will work to facilitate the approvals and consultations required to continue to advance the project on schedule. \"Diego's expertise, relationships and background make him one of the most qualified people in Mexico for this role,\" commented Michael Konnert, CEO. \"He has spent years running the very agencies we are working with and the relationships he has built across Mexico's federal ministries, along with his deep, practical knowledge of how these processes work from the inside, are exactly what Vizsla Silver needs as we advance Panuco through the permitting stage toward production. With Diego leading our government relations in Mexico, we are in the best position possible to remain firmly on track to deliver the next world-class silver primary project.\" Angel Diego Gómez Olmos is a Mexican lawyer with over a decade of senior leadership experience in mining law, regulatory affairs, and public administration within Mexico's federal government. He is licensed to practice law in both Mexico and Spain and brings a rare combination of legal expertise, mining regulatory knowledge, and direct operational leadership across the principal agencies that govern Mexico's mining sector. Most recently, Mr. Gómez Olmos served as General Director of FIFOMI, Mexico's sole government institution dedicated to providing financing and assistance to the mining secto...