Essential Metals announced that Mr. Warren Hallam will join the Company's Board as an independent Non-Executive Director, effective 1 August 2020. Warren is a highly regarded mining professional with wide-ranging experience in a variety of board and senior management roles within the Australian mining industry. Warren was a member of the senior leadership team at Metals X (both as Executive Director and Managing Director) and played a critical role in the development of Metals X as a leading global tin producer and top-10 gold producer. Mr. Hallam also held a range of senior operation, strategic and business development roles with diversified ASX-100 resource company Western Mining Corporation.