Catalyst Metals Limited announced the appointment of a new management team at the Plutonic Gold Operations. This new team has assumed the key management roles at Plutonic. The change in personnel has now been in place for several months and is starting to deliver improved results.

Key appointments are: David Baumgartel - Plutonic General Manager, +17 years, ex-Barrick; GM Lumwana, Jabal Sayid; GM Dalgaranga (Gascoyne Resources); Mick Garbellini - Group Operations Manager, +30 years, ex-VP Mining Grasberg (Freeport McMoRan); Mark Day - Manager Mining, +30 years, ex- Project Manager Byrnecut. In addition to these Plutonic-focused appointments, the Company is pleased to introduce Cathy Barclay as Group Manager, Mine Planning and Technical Services. David Baumgartel has been appointed PlutonicGeneral Manager, overseeing the entirety of the Plutonic Gold Belt.

David has over 20 years of commercial and operational experience in open pit and underground mines. He has been a General Manager of multiple operations including Darlot UG in Western Australia, Jabal Sayid UG Mine in Saudi Arabia, Lumwana in Zambia, Runruno in Philippines and most recently, Gascoyne Dalgaranga. He was also formerly the Global VP Supply Chain and Maintenance for Barrick.

Mick Garbellini has been appointed Group Operations Manager covering the Plutonic Gold Belt. Mick has 32 years of mining experience both within Australia and internationally. He has worked throughout the Western Australian goldfields and more recently, for the past 10 years, has been the Vice President and Senior Mine Manager of Freeport Grasberg Block Cave Mine in Indonesia managing 20,000 employees across multiple underground mines running simultaneously.

Mark Day has been appointed Manager Mining at Plutonic. Mark has 30 years of underground mining operations experience in Western Australia which ranges from Frontline Jumbo through to project managing operations of 350 employees. Mark is experienced in building strong teams by engaging each individual, to realise their full potential within the organisation and has a proven ability to rapidly turn-around underground operations, greatly increasing their safety and overall performance.

The Company would also like to introduce Cathy Barclay as Group Manager, Mine Planning and Technical Services. Cathy is key to the Company's growth strategy and supporting the new transition team. Cathy has a career spanning more than 25 years in the mining industry, across a range of operational, technical, consulting, management and corporate roles.

Cathy's has experience in underground and open-pit operations, and greenfield exploration across a number of countries.