Perth-headquartered WA explorer Golden Horse Minerals (TSXV: GHML) has appointed highly experienced mining executive of Nicholas Anderson (Nick) as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr Anderson is a finance executive and chemical engineer with extensive experience in the resources sector. He has a significant background in business growth and accretive M&A across the mining, infrastructure and renewables sectors and has structured and funded complex transactions to multiple listed and private businesses.
Graeme Sloan who is currently Interim CEO and Executive Chairman, will step away from his Interim CEO role however will continue as Chairman of the company, while Jonathan (Jon) Lea is stepping down as a Non-Executive Director.
“The restructuring of these key roles is critically important as we prepare Golden Horse for the next stage of this journey we put in place in early 2023,” Mr Sloan said.
“We are extremely pleased to have secured someone of Nick’s broad expertise in capital markets and strong corporate and operating experience, especially around emerging resource companies, to lead the company.
“With Nick joining the company's Board, Jon will move to the role as Principal Geologist, which will allow him to focus on growing the gold and lithium potential at our Southern Cross project. Jon’s tenure on the Board although relatively short, was exceptional and on behalf of the Board and shareholders, I would like to thank Jon for his contribution.”
Golden Horse has consolidated the rights to a large highly prospective area covering one of Australia’s most successful gold provinces in the Southern Cross region of Western Australia.
The Golden Horse tenure is more than 932 sq. km within a large geological phenomenon known as the Southern Cross Greenstone Belt.
The Belt spans approximately 400km in length and has produced more than 12 million ounces of gold. It is one of the top precious metals provinces in Western Australia.