Refined Metals Corp. announce that it has appointed Mr. Mark Fields, a current director of the Company, to the position of Chief Executive Officer. In conjunction, Mr. Aman Parmar has stepped down as Interim Chief Executive Officer and remains a director of the Company.

Mr. Fields has broad experience in overseeing mineral properties from exploration to production. Mr. Fields served as a geologist and business manager for the Rio Tinto Group (1991-1997), where he was involved in all aspects of Rio Tinto?s Canadian exploration activities, including being intimately involved in advancing the Diavik diamond project from the exploration stage to a feasibility study. Mr. Fields also served as the Corporate Affairs Manager for La Teko Resources Ltd. (1997-1999), where he oversaw corporate planning, reporting and project evaluation until the company accepted a take-over offer from Kinross Gold Corporation.

Mr. Fields was also the Vice President (1999-2001) and a director (1999-2009) of Copper Ridge Explorations Inc., where he was responsible for directing geological programs, project evaluations and continuous disclosure obligations of the company. Mr. Fields received the E.A. Scholz award in 2012 from the Association for Mineral Exploration BC for excellence in mine development and has extensive public company experience as a result of serving on the board of directors and as a member of management of many mineral resource issuers.