Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining's CEO is Heather White, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 2.58 years. total yearly compensation is $4.24M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.036% of the company’s shares, worth $918.33K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.5 years and 0.7 years respectively.
Key information
Heather White
Chief executive officer
US$4.2m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.80% |
| CEO tenure | 2.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.04% |
| Management average tenure | 1.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
High Grade Silver Resource And Refining Integration Will Support Long Term Upside Potential
Catalysts About Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining is a U.S. based developer focused on high grade primary silver mining and related refining and critical minerals processing. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?Sunshine Silver: A Disappointing IPO To A Potential Beast
Summary A disappointing IPO leaves the company with a short cash runway, and additional capital injection will likely be needed. Market conditions for Silver and Antimony are highly encouraging for medium-term prospects. Political tailwinds provide additional support to the company as both silver and antimony are on the US Critical Minerals list. Elevated P/B suggests the market recognized the potential of the venture; however, the lack of cash necessitates a hold rating for now. Read the full article on Seeking AlphaCEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$54m |
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$44m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$4m | US$289k | -US$35m |
Compensation vs Market: Heather's total compensation ($USD4.24M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD6.95M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Heather's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Heather White (53 yo)
Ms. Heather Eileen White, B.Sc., P. Eng, is Chief Executive Officer of Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company since February 2024 and serves as its Director from January 2026. She joined Sunshine Silver...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.6yrs | US$4.24m | 0.036% $ 918.3k | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 1.5yrs | US$3.69m | 0.052% $ 1.3m | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | less than a year | US$1.96m | 0.0035% $ 89.3k | |
| Operations & Technical Services Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Human Resources Manager | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SSMR's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.5 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | less than a year | US$4.24m | 0.036% $ 918.3k | |
| Chairman of the Board | 5.9yrs | no data | 1.2% $ 30.4m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.028% $ 706.4k | |
| Director | 5.9yrs | no data | 0.24% $ 6.1m | |
| Vice Chairman | 5.3yrs | US$693.39k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | 2.2yrs | US$645.00k | 0.094% $ 2.4m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0017% $ 44.2k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: SSMR's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/09/09 22:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/09/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company is covered by 6 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Kevin O'Halloran | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Alexander Hacking | Citigroup Inc |
| Carlos De Alba | Morgan Stanley |