Directors and Management

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  Steven Zaninovich

  Non-Executive Chairman

  Mr Zaninovich is a qualified engineer and mining executive. He has over 25 years in mining project development and operations across West Africa and extensive expertise in gold, base metals and lithium. He brings valuable skills and regional knowledge to advance the Côte d’Ivoire gold projects and Castle’s flagship gold projects in Ghana.

  He is currently Director of Operations for Kodal Minerals plc where he is responsible for the delivery of the Bougouni Lithium Project. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Aurum Resources (ASX:AUE) and of Bellavista Resources (ASX:BVR).

  Mr Zaninovich was previously Project Director for Lycopodium Minerals at the Akyem Gold Project in Ghana and served as Chief Operating Officer with Gryphon Minerals before assuming the role of Vice President of Major Projects and becoming part of the Executive Management Team at Teranga Gold Corporation following its acquisition of Gryphon.

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  Mohamed Niaré

  Non-Executive Director

  Mr Niaré is highly regarded in the West African mining sector. He is a Malian national with over 25 years of experience in the mining industries of Mali and Côte d’Ivoire and has held senior administrative and management roles with several notable West African mining companies including Randgold, Newmont, Resolute and more recently African Gold (ASX: A1G) and Many Peaks (ASX: MPK).

  He has extensive regional knowledge and experience which has been instrumental in the development and operational progress of a number of the projects he has been associated with.

  He is presently Country Manager for Kodal Minerals in Mali and Cote d’Ivoire.

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  Matthew Horgan

  Non-Executive Director

  Mr Horgan is a high-performing mining executive who has worked across a variety of functional areas including technical (chemical engineering), marketing, commercial, investor relations, project development, and corporate development/M&A. In particular, he has recent and direct experience in the technical and commercial project development of African domiciled mineral assets.

  Currently Vice President - Corporate Development of Bannerman Energy Limited, he previously held the role of Head of Corporate Development and Investor Relations at ASX-listed Tanzanian rare earths developer, Peak Rare Earths (ASX:PEK) and Senior Associate at leading boutique investment bank, Azure Capital.

  Mr Horgan’s early career spanned approximately 10 years with global aluminium major, Alcoa (NYSE:AA). There he held various roles including Manager, Global Corporate Development and Business Development and Commercial and Marketing Specialist.

  Mr Horgan holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (First Class Honours) from Canterbury University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia. He is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

• Jade Styants BCom, CA, FCIA, FCIS

  Company Secretary

  Mrs Styants is a Fellow Chartered Secretary, Chartered Accountant and corporate finance professional with over 20 years’ experience assisting a range of Australian and international listed and unlisted companies across a range of industry sectors.