---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-024155"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHLL"
cik: "0001407583"
company_name: "Bunker Hill Mining Corp."
filed_at: "2023-07-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T09:56:37.705812+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bunker Hill Mining appoints Paul Smith to board as chair of new Growth Committee

## Summary
- Paul Smith, former Glencore head of strategy, appointed director effective July 6, 2023.
- He will chair the new Growth Committee to advise on M&A and growth strategy.
- Growth Committee formation signals medium-term plan to build portfolio of mines via M&A.
- Smith brings experience from Glencore's $90B merger with Xstrata and roles at Seadrill, Echion, Trident Royalties.
- Compensation is materially consistent with other non-executive directors; M&A advisory fees separately negotiated.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-024155
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHLL
- cik: 0001407583
- company_name: Bunker Hill Mining Corp.
- filed_at: 2023-07-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315223024155/0001493152-23-024155-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315223024155/form8-k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-024155
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-024155.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-23-024155.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Paul Smith was appointed as Director at Bunker Hill Mining Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On July 5, 2023, the board of directors (the “ Board ”) of Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (the “ Company ”) appointed Paul Smith as a director of the Company effective as of July 6, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315223024155/0001493152-23-024155-index.htm

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