Aureus Mining Inc. announced that it has appointed Mr. Loudon Owen to its Board of Directors. He will be replacing Mr. David Beatty, who has resigned as a Director, having served on the Aureus board since 2011. Mr. Owen is an international businessman and lawyer.

He co-founded and manages McLean Watson Capital. Mr. Owen has extensive public and private company Board experience and he currently serves on the boards of a range of private corporations including Quantec Geoscience Limited (Chair), as well as Kilo Goldmines Ltd. (TSX-V), Genesis Land Development Corp., and Posera-HDX (TSX, Chair).