---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-26-033748"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHLL"
cik: "0001407583"
company_name: "Bunker Hill Mining Corp."
filed_at: "2026-07-17T20:23:56+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-17T20:25:26.246663+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bunker Hill Mining appoints Bradley Barnett as CFO and Mark Hayes as General Counsel, achieves 'A' ESG rating

## Summary
- Bradley Barnett appointed CFO effective July 15, 2026; receives $300,000 base salary, $50,000 sign-on RSUs, and incentive bonuses.
- Mark Hayes appointed General Counsel effective August 10, 2026; previously head of legal at Nuton, a Rio Tinto venture.
- Bunker Hill achieved 'A' grade in Digbee ESG assessment, improving from prior rating under Operations Phase framework.
- Barnett served as interim CFO since March 10, 2026 and was a founding member of the management team since 2020.
- The Bunker Hill Mine restart in Idaho's Silver Valley is advancing toward commercial production with 200-250 direct jobs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-26-033748
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHLL
- cik: 0001407583
- company_name: Bunker Hill Mining Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-07-17T20:23:56+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315226033748/0001493152-26-033748-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315226033748/form8-k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-033748.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bradley Barnett was appointed as Chief Financial Officer at Bunker Hill Mining Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer
  source text: On July 15, 2026, Bunker Hill Mining Corp. (the “ Company ”) appointed Bradley Barnett, age 55, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective on July 15, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1407583/000149315226033748/0001493152-26-033748-index.htm

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