Benz Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Mark Lynch-Staunton as Chief Development Officer of Benz. Mr. Lynch-Staunton is a highly experienced mining professional with extensive management and technical experience built up over a career spanning 15 years in Australia and internationally.

Prior to joining Benz, Mr. Lynch-Staunton held senior management positions within Barrick Gold Corporation, including as their Feasibility Manager for Africa Middle East, where he led multidisciplinary teams for the delivery of optimised project economics for some of the world's mineral deposits. Mr. Lynch-Staunton has proven ability to advance early stage exploration and mining projects having led studies on multiple globally-significant projects, including one of the world's undeveloped copper deposits, Reko Diq and multi million ounce gold deposit, Bulyanhulu. Mr. Lynch-Staunton holds a Masters of Mining Geology from Camborne School of Mines and a Bachelor (Hons) in Exploration and Resource Geology from the University of Wales.