7 Jun 2023 07:00
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7 June 2023
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Scotgold Resources Limited ("Scotgold" or the "Company")
Interim CEO Appointment
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Scotgold Resources Limited (AIM: SGZ), Scotland's first commercial gold producer, announces that Sean Duffy, the Company's CFO and Board Director, has been appointed as interim CEO with immediate effect, whilst remaining as CFO.
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Sean Duffy has extensive experience in the mining industry supporting multinational and junior mining companies develop and expand operations through construction and into production. A career spanning +25 years, Mr. Duffy held senior finance positions for BHP Billiton's global operations, including Finance Director and interim CEO of BHP Billiton Indonesia, overseeing management of its multi-stage coal operations. Previously Sean was CFO and Company Secretary for ASX and UK-listed Adriatic Metals Plc, TSX-V and ASX-listed Black Dragon Gold and for TSX-V-listed Asian Mineral Resources and was CFO and Company Secretary for AIM-listed Anglo Asian Mining Plc, supporting Anglo Asian Mining with early-stage gold production from its Gedabek mining operation in Azerbaijan, building the operation into a circa 50,000 ounce per annum producer during his tenure.
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Peter Hetherington, Scotgold Resources Chairman said, "With significant mining expertise, Sean will step into the role of interim CEO until a permanent replacement is appointed. Sean, has the knowledge, relationships, and expertise to manage on-going workstreams, ensuring continuity in our operations to drive the long hole stope mine plan and development of our Cononish gold mine towards full production."
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**ENDS**
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Scotgold Resources Limited Sean Duffy, interim CEO and CFO Peter Hetherington, Non-executive Chairman   | Via Celicourt Communications   |
Shore Capital (Nomad and Broker) Toby Gibbs / John More / Tom Knibbs  | Tel +44 (0) 20 7408 4090 |
Celicourt Communications (Financial PR) Felicity Winkles / Ariana Fanning  | Tel +44 (0) 774 8843 871 |
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Notes
Scotgold Resources Ltd (AIM:SGZ), is Scotland's first commercial gold producer. The Company poured first gold in November 2020 at its Cononish Gold and Silver Mine ('Cononish) in Tyndrum, Scotland and is developing it into a planned +23,500-ounce gold mine per annum. Cononish is a high-grade underground mining operation with a central processing plant producing gold concentrate for off-take and gold doré for the Scottish Jewellery industry. The mine has anticipated forecast operating costs of c.£610 per ounce Q4 2023, which will place Cononish in the lowest quartile of gold mining operations globally.
It is Scotgold's vision to build a mid-tier gold mining company in Scotland with multiple operations in the country that enhance the local environment and economy in ways that have an enduring positive impact.
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