ASX Announcement Austral Gold Limited

31 July 2019

Appointment of Company Secretary

Austral Gold Limited (the “Company” or “Austral”) (ASX: AGD; TSX-V: AGLD) wishes to advise that David Hwang has been appointed as Company Secretary of the Company, replacing Andrew Bursill, effective immediately. The Board wishes to thank Mr Bursill for his services to the Company.

David leads the company secretarial practice at Automic Group as Chief Compliance Officer. David is an experienced corporate lawyer specialising in listings on ASX, equity capital markets and providing advice on corporate governance and compliance issues.

For the purpose of ASX Listing Rule 12.6, the Company wishes to confirm that Mr Hwang is the primary person responsible for communications between the Company and ASX, effective immediately.

About Austral Gold

Austral Gold Limited is a growing precious metals mining, development and exploration company building a portfolio of quality assets in Chile and Argentina. The Company's flagship Guanaco/Amancaya project in Chile is a gold and silver producing mine with further exploration upside. The company also holds the Casposo Mine (San Juan, Argentina) and an attractive portfolio of exploration projects including the Pingüino project in Santa Cruz, Argentina (100% interest) and the San Guillermo and Reprado projects near Amancaya (100% interest). With an experienced local technical team and highly regarded major shareholder, Austral's goal is to continue to strengthen its asset base through acquisition and discovery. Austral Gold Limited is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV: AGLD), and the Australian Securities Exchange. (ASX: AGD). For more information, please consult the company's website www.australgold.com.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

For further information, please contact:

Jose Bordogna David Hwang

Chief Financial Officer Company Secretary Austral Gold Limited Austral Gold Limited [email protected] [email protected] +54 (11) 4323 7558 +61 (2) 8072 1400

Austral Gold Limited ABN 30 075 860 472 ASX: AGD TSXV: AGLD Level 5 126 Phillip St, Sydney NSW 2000 | T +61 2 9380 7233 | F +61 2 9251 7455 | [email protected] | www.australgold.com