Northern Minerals Limited advised the appointment of Mr. Nicholas (Nick) Curtis AM to the role of Executive Chair of the Company and Mr. Bin Cai to the position of Executive Director, each effective immediately. Mr. Curtis was appointed as a non-executive director (and Chair) of the Company in November 2021 and brings an extensive background in mining and finance over more than 30 years to the Executive team, with a particular knowledge of the rare earths industry. Mr. Curtis will oversee the work carried out by CEO Mark Tory and the operations team who are continuing to focus on the Company's strategy to build a full-scale beneficiation processing facility at Browns Range.

He will bring to the team financing and industry contacts as well as his wealth of knowledge in the rare earths industry. Mr. Cai has been involved with the Company for over 10 years and was appointed as a non-executive director in July 2021 after acting as an alternate director since 2013. Mr. Cai has been involved in the rare earth industry for over 15 years and has assisted the Company with critical financing and other activities over the years.