Western Alaska Minerals announced the appointment of Darren Morgans as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) effective June 1, 2024. Darren Morgans, a Canadian CPA and Australian CA, has been a practicing finance professional since 1995 and has worked with Canadian and Australian publicly listed resource companies for over 25 years. Mr. Morgans is currently CFO of Cosa Resources Corp.

Previously, Mr. Morgans was a fractional CFO for Velocity Minerals and Volta Metals. Mr. Morgans was the CFO of Perpetua Resources Corp. (formerly Midas Gold Corp.) for over 10 years, joining Midas Gold when it was a private company, and then assisting through its IPO in 2011.

He subsequently helped raise over CAD 200 million in equity, convertible debt and royalty financings, with the focus of advancing the Stibnite Gold Project from a small resource to a Feasibility Study with almost 5 million oz in reserves. Before joining Midas Gold in 2011, he was the Controller and Secretary for Terrane Metals Corp., prior to its acquisition by Thompson Creek Metals. He has also worked for Placer Dome Inc. and Mount Isa Mines.

Mr. Morgans began his career with PwC after obtaining a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland. Alex Tong will continue to serve in the role of CFO until May 31, 2024. The Company would like to thank Mr. Tong for his contributions to the Company and wish him continued success in his future endeavours.