Hambledon Mining plc announced that it has appointed, with immediate effect, Kanat Assaubayev as its new Chairman and Alain Balian and Kenneth Crichton as independent non-executive directors. Kanat Assaubayev is one of Kazakhstan's leading entrepreneurs with a wealth of experience in natural resources. In the near term, Kanat will be focusing his efforts on the license extension relating to the Karasuyskoye ore fields and how best to integrate these new fields into the Company's adjacent, current operations at the Sekisovskoye deposit.

Alain Balian serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Cedar Peak Holdings. Ken is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ASCOM Precious Metals Mining, S.A.E. where he is focused on advancing its gold discovery in Ethiopia. Previously, Crichton worked for 15 years with BHP Billiton in both Australia and Indonesia, including as the President Director of PT Billiton Indonesia, a BHP Billiton subsidiary.