The Board of Directors of U.S. Silver Corporation (TSX:USA, OTCQX:USSID, Frankfurt:QE2) (“U.S. Silver” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tom Ryley as a Director of the Corporation effective February 1, 2012.

Mr. Ryley has a career that spans over 35 years in the natural resources sector. Currently he leads an advisory firm specializing in business planning and strategy, new business development and investment analysis. He spent 25 years with Suncor Energy Inc. in variety of increasingly senior roles and was executive vice president of refining and marketing the last nine years of his career with the company. He sits on the boards of several public, private and charitable organizations. Mr. Ryley graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts and from Carleton University with a Master of Arts in Public Administration.