Metro Mining Limited (Metro) advises that Mr Nathan Quinlin has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Mr Mitchell Petrie returns to Metro as Company Secretary.

After 12 months with Metro Mining as General Manager-Commercial, Mr Quinlin has taken up the role of Chief Financial Officer to lead the Finance and Commercial teams. Mr Quinlin has been instrumental in the commercial transformation of the business and brings significant experience in financial reporting, capital projects and cost optimization. Prior to joining Metro, Mr Quinlin spent almost 10 years with Ernst & Young working with tier one, ASX and NYSE listed resources clients.

He subsequently spent 4 years with Glencore as Commercial and Finance Manager, CSA mine, leading a large team dealing with finance, risk management, life of mine planning, procurement, IT and contractor relationships. Mr Quinlin is a chartered accountant. Mr Mitchell Petrie is returning to Metro as Company Secretary. He has significant experience in corporate governance, risk management and assurance, He is a former Partner of KPMG where he led the Queensland Risk Advisory practice. His clients included many leading national and global participants in the Resource Industry. Mitchell is also currently a Director of a number of public and private sector companies, a member of several Local Government audit committees and formerly Chair of UNESCO's audit committee.

Mr Peter Harding-Smith, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary has resigned. Mr Harding-Smith joined the team in November 2021 and made this decision for personal reasons to spend more time with his family. Mr Harding-Smith will continue to support MMI on key projects during the transition through July.

Metro Mining Managing Director and CEO Mr Simon Wensley said: 'I welcome Nathan to the CFO role. He has demonstrated his strong industry experience and relevant project leadership as we seek approval for, and implement, our expansion plans in the near future. Peter's contribution to Metro over a short period has been significant. He came on board to support the business through a challenging period and I sincerely thank Peter for his dedication and support.'. Mr Harding-Smith said 'It's been a privilege to work with this great team, even for a short period of time. I will continue to support Metro Mining and wish the board and management all the very best in their future endeavours.'

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT

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