Astral Resources NL announced the appointment of Mr. Mark Connelly as non-executive chair of the company. This follows Mr. Connelly's appointment as a non-executive Director on 27 December 2023 and a brief transition period with outgoing Chair Mr. Leigh Warnick SC. Mr. Warnick has tendered his resignation as a director, effective 15 January 2024.

Mr. Connelly is a highly experienced mining executive with a strong track record of value creation in the gold industry. He was previously Non-Executive Chair of Oklo Resources and Chesser Resources. Earlier in his career, Mr. Connelly was also Managing Director and CEO of Papillon Resources and was instrumental in the USD 570 million takeover by B2Gold Corporation in October 2014.

Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer of Endeavour Mining Corporation, following its merger with Adamus Resources Limited. where he was Managing Director & CEO.