Meridian Announces Leadership Changes Including Appointments of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chair
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Meridian Announces Leadership Changes Including Appointments of Chief
Executive Officer and Interim Chair
LONDON, United Kingdom, September 6th, 2023 / Accesswire / Meridian Mining UK S (TSX: MNO),
(OTCQX: MRRDF) (Frankfurt/Tradegate: 2MM) (“Meridian” or the “C ompany”) is pleased to announce
the leadership updates including Mr. Gilbert Clark agreeing to take on the Chief Executive Officer role,
and Ms. Susanne Sesselmann has accepted the Interim Chair role. As such, the Company has made the
following Executive and Board changes:
Mr. Gilbert Clark, a non‐independent director of the Company, h as been appointed as the
Company’s new Chief Executive Officer;
Dr. Adrian McArthur, a non‐independent director of the Company, has been re‐appointed as
President to continue the leadership of the Company’s day‐to‐da y operations and
implementation of the Company’s business;
Mr. Martin McFarlane, is now Senior Vice President Strategy and Projects, and will be responsible
for the strategy and the development of the Company’s Projects; and
Ms. Susanne Sesselmann, an independent director of the Company, has agreed to act as Interim
Independent Chair of the Board following unanimous Board support.
The changes reflect the Board’s strategy for Meridian going for ward, and to forgo the previous Executive
Chairman role, as the Board continues to advance the search for an independent Chair to be appointed
expediently.
Mr. Gilbert Clark, CEO, stated: “ I am honoured and excited to return to lead the Company, and I want to
thank the Board for their unanimous vote of confidence and for this opportunity. In this next phase of the
Company’s growth, the time is right to reset our structure to a chieve our long‐term goals. I would like to
thank Adrian for his leadership and contributions in unlocking the value of Cabaçal to date.
“Going forward, I will continue to work closely with Adrian, Martin and the entire Meridian team in
furthering the growth and development of our flagship Cabaçal Project. I would like to thank Susanne, for
her acceptance of Interim Chair role. Her leadership during thi s new phase is one unanimously supported
by the Board and Management.”
“The Cabaçal project is an advanced Gold‐Copper asset with industry leading economics. Our management
team will focus on the implementation of the Company’s strategy to achieve a near‐term production
decision at Cabaçal1. In parallel, we will be advancing the exceptional belt scale VMS exploration potential,
starting at Santa Helena, in order to maximise value for all sh areholders through discovery and resource
definition.”
ABOUT MERIDIAN
Meridian Mining UK S is focused on:
The development and exploration of the advanced stage Cabaçal VMS gold‐copper project;
Regional scale exploration of the Cabaçal VMS belt;
1 See Meridian Press Release – 26th August 2020
Exploration in the Jaurú & Araputanga Greenstone belts (the abo ve all located in the State of
Mato Grosso, Brazil); and
Exploring the Espigão polymetallic project in the State of Rondônia, Brazil.
Cabaçal is a gold‐copper‐silver rich VMS deposit with the poten tial to be a standalone mine within the
50km VMS belt. Cabaçal’s base and precious metal‐rich mineraliz ation is hosted by volcanogenic type,
massive, semi‐massive, stringer, and disseminated sulphides within deformed metavolcanic‐sedimentary
rocks. A later‐stage gold overprint event has emplaced high‐grade gold mineralization.
The Cabaçal Mineral Resource est imate consists of Indicated res ources of 52.9 million tonnes at 0.6g/t
gold, 0.3% copper and 1.4g/t silver and Inferred resources of 1 0.3 million tonnes at 0.7g/t gold, 0.2%
copper & 1.1g/t silver (at a 0.3 g/t gold equivalent cut‐off gr ade), including a higher‐grade near‐surface
zone supporting a starter pit. Gold equivalents are calculated as: AuEq(g/t) = (Au(g/t) * %Recovery) +
(1.492*(Cu% * %Recovery)) + (0.013*(Ag(g/t) * %Recovery)), wher e Au_recovery_ppm = 5.4368 ln
(Au_Grade_ppm) + 88.856; Cu_recovery_pct = 2.0006 ln (Cu_Grade_ pct) + 94.686; Ag_recovery_ppm =
13.342 ln (Ag_Grade_ppm) + 71.037. R ecoveries are based on metallurgical testwork on core submitted
to SGS Lakefield in 2022.
The Preliminary Economic Assessment technical report (the “PEA Technical Report”) dated March 30,
2023, entitled: "Cabaçal Gold‐Copper Project NI 43‐101 Technical Report and Preliminary Economic
Assessment, Mato Grosso, Brazil” outlines a base case after‐tax NPV5 of USD 573 million and 58.4% IRR
from a pre‐production capital cost of USD 180 million, leading t o c a p i t a l r e p a y m e n t i n 1 0 . 6 m o n t h s
(assuming metals price scenario of USD 1,650 per ounces of gold, USD 3.59 per pound of copper, and USD
21.35 per ounce of silver). Cabaçal has a low All‐in‐Sustaining‐Cost of USD 671 per ounce gold equivalent
for the first five years, driven by high metallurgical recovery , a low life‐of‐mine strip ratio of 2.1:1, and
the low operating cost environment of Brazil (see press release dated March 6, 2023).
Readers are encouraged to read the PEA Technical Report in its entirety. The PEA Technical Report may
be found on the Company's website at www.meridianminig.co and under the Company's profile on
SEDAR.
The qualified persons for the PEA Technical Report are: Robert Raponi (P. Eng), Principal Metallurgist with
Ausenco Engineering), Scott Elfen (P. E.), Global Lead Geotechnical and Civil Services with Ausenco
Engineering), Simon Tear (PGeo, EurGeol), Principal Geological Consultant of H&SC, Marcelo Batelochi,
(MAusIMM, CP Geo), Geological Consultant of MB Geologia Ltda, Joseph Keane (Mineral Processing
Engineer; P.E), of SGS, and Guilherme Gomides Ferreira (Mine Engineer MAIG) of GE21 Consultoria
Mineral.
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Meridian Mining UK S
Gilbert Clark
CEO and Director
Meridian Mining UK S
Email: [email protected]
Ph: +1 (778) 715‐6410 (PST)
Qualified Person
Mr. Erich Marques, B.Sc., MAIG, Chief Geologist of Meridian Mining and a Qualified Person as defined by
National Instrument 43‐101, has reviewed and verified the technical information in this news release.
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FORWARD‐LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some statements in this news release contain forward‐looking information or forward‐looking statements
for the purposes of applicable securities laws. These statements address future events and conditions and
so involve inherent risks and un certainties, as disclosed under the heading "Risk Factors" in under the
heading "Risk Factors" in Meridian's most recent Annual Information Form filed on www.sedar.com.
While these factors and assumptions are considered reasonable b y Meridian, in light of management’s
experience and perception of current conditions and expected developments, Meridian can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Any forward‐looking statement speaks only as
of the date on which it is made and, except as may be required by applicable securities laws, Meridian
disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward‐lookin g statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events, or results or otherwise.