Boart Longyear Group Ltd. announced the appointment of Shannon McCrae to the Company's Board of Directors effective 1 August 2022. Ms. McCrae is a professional geoscientist (P.Geo) and an accomplished mining and exploration executive with extensive experience in base metals, gold, and diamonds. Ms. McCrae has over 20 years of experience in the mining and exploration industry.

Her roles have included Vice President of Business Development at Novamera and Managing Director of Athena Geoscience. Ms. McCrae held a number of exploration positions at Barrick Gold, including Director, Exploration and Growth and a variety of geological roles at De Beers Canada. Ms. McCrae holds an Honours Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Western University in Ontario, Canada.