Sunstone Metals Limited announced the appointment of a new Non-Executive director, Mr. Patrick Duffy, effective November 8, 2023. Mr. Duffy is a Chartered Accountant with extensive international leadership, mine development, financial and governance expertise. Mr. Duffy has held the roles of both Chief Corporate Development Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Red 5 Limited and is a key member of the Company?s leadership team that has established Red 5 as a successful mid-tier Australian gold producer through the development, construction and production ramp up of the new 5.5Mtpa King of the Hills (KOTH) Gold Mine in Western Australia.

Mr. Duffy?s role has had responsibility for all financial, investor relations, business development and strategic activities, securing the global equity and debt funding requirements for the development of the KOTH Project and also facilitating the sale of the Company?s Siana Gold Mine in the Philippines. Mr. Duffy began his career with Ernst & Young and has since had broad leadership and executive roles in the international resource sector. He was CFO for the development of Xstrata?s USD 6 billion Tampakan Copper and Gold Project in the Philippines and was Director ?

Strategy & Performance for the construction and production ramp up of Glencore Xstrata?s USD 7 billion Koniambo Nickel Project in New Caledonia. He has worked extensively across Asia and the Pacific with mining and steel companies, including establishing a successful Hong Kong-based management consulting company, and has also had executive roles within mining private equity and the agricultural technology sector. With this new appointment, the Board of Directors is as follows: Mr. Graham Ascough ?

Non-Executive Chairman; Mr. Malcolm Norris ? Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director; Mr. Stephen Stroud - Non Executive Director and Mr. Patrick Duffy - Non Executive Director.