Mawson Gold Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Bruce Griffin to the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Mawson, as Independent Director. Mr. Griffin is an accomplished resources industry professional with over 30 years of experience. Mr. Griffin serves as Executive Chairman of Sheffield Resources and as a non-executive director of CVW CleanTech.

In addition, Mr. Griffin has held several chief executive and senior management roles with mineral sands and titanium dioxide pigment companies. Prior roles include executive, commercial, strategy and management consulting positions with BHP, Graincorp and Bain & Company, which followed a 9-year career with Shell. He holds undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and economics, as well as a Master of Business Administration.