Royal Gold, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved the promotion of Mark Isto to Vice President Operations, effective July 1, 2016. Mr. Isto joined Royal Gold in 2015 and previously served as Executive Director, Project Evaluation. From 2006 to 2012, Mr. Isto served at the Vice President and Senior Vice President levels in the Projects Group at Kinross Gold. Prior to joining Royal Gold, Mr. Isto served as Vice President Operations for First Nickel. In his expanded role, Mr. Isto will lead engineering and technical due diligence activities related to new business development opportunities, as well as lead the monitoring of Royal Gold’s current portfolio of royalty and streaming interests.