Scorpio Gold Corporation announced the appointment of Chris Richards, CA, CPA to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Richards is a CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant, British Columbia), CA, with over 20 years of experience in the mining industry, holding progressively senior positions in publicly listed mining and resource companies operating in Kazakhstan, Greenland and the Americas. He is currently the CFO of Silver Bull Resources Inc. and Arras Minerals Corp., roles he has held since September 2020.

Prior to these, he was the VP Finance at Great Panther Mining Ltd., VP Finance at Kyzyl Gold Ltd., CFO of True North Gems, and Corporate Controller of NovaGold Resources Inc. Mr. Richards began his career with KPMG, where he was a senior manager in their mining group. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University and a Certificate in Mining Studies from the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia. Chris will succeed Alnesh Mohan, who will be leaving his role at Scorpio Gold Corp., effective May 8, 2024.