Viking Mines Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Bevan Tarratt to its Board of Directors - as Non-Executive Director - effective 3 October 2023. Mr. Tarratt is well experienced in executive and non-executive board roles with over 20 years of experience. He is currently the Non-Executive Chair of Hartshead Resources NL and previously held the role of Non-Executive Chair of Fenix Resources Ltd. Mr. Tarratt has an extensive background in the accounting industry primarily focused on small cap resource companies.

This experience has allowed Mr. Tarratt to develop an in-depth understanding of the resource sector within Western Australia and globally, allowing Mr. Tarratt to systematically evaluate project and corporate opportunities. Mr. Tarratt has extensive equity capital markets experience with Paterson's Securities Ltd. and as Partner of a venture capital firm. Mr. Tarratt brings additional skills to Viking which will complement the current Board composition.

His experience and knowledge gained from involvement with multiple resource companies and projects will be significantly beneficial towards advancing the Canegrass Battery Minerals Project in the interests of all shareholders. Further, his experience across multiple commodities will benefit the Board in assessing additional business development opportunities as they arise.