Silver Lake Resources Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Luke Tonkin as Director of Operations effective 14 October 2013. Mr. Tonkin will join the board as an executive director effective the same date. This critical appointment will be responsible for the coordination and optimisation of operational synergies between the Murchison and Mount Monger operations and assessing Silver Lake's extensive project pipeline.

Mr. Tonkin has held senior management roles at WMC Resources Ltd, Sons of Gwalia Ltd, and was Managing Director of Mount Gibson Iron Ltd. for 7 years. Most recently he was Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Reed Resources Ltd.