Griffin Mining Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Hine as Chief Operating Officer of the company. Since the beginning of the year, he has been a consultant at Griffin's Caijiaying mine in China. He has held a number of senior positions in the mining industry including Chief Operating Officer at Focus Minerals Ltd, Chief Executive Officer at Golden West Resources Ltd, Executive General Manager Mining at Macmahon Contractors Pty Ltd, Chief Executive officer at Queensland Industrial Minerals Ltd, Chief Executive Officer at Consolidated Rutile Ltd. and General Manager Pasminco, Broken Hill /Elura Mines.