Appointment of Director - Mr Barry Bourne
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www.kingstonresources.com.au
ACN 009 148 529
21 July 2015
Company Announcements Office
Australian Securities Exchange
Appointment of Director - Mr Barry Bourne
Kingston Resources Limited (ASX: KSN) is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr Barry
Bourne as a Non-Executive Director, effective today. Mr Bourne’s extensive mineral
exploration and management experience will greatly assist Kingston’s current and future
exploration programs.
Mr Bourne BSc (Hons) Geology FAIG MAICD was previously Chief Geophysicist for Barrick
Gold’s Global Exploration Group until 2013 and is now a mineral exploration consultant to
private and public international exploration groups through Terra Resources Pty Ltd.
Mr Bourne has played a key role in Kingston’s exploration program in South Australia,
including the winning of the Mineral System Drilling Program funding for Six Mile Hill.
Mr Bourne has an extensive mineral exploration skill-set built up over a career of more than
20 years with in-country experience in several global mining regions including Papua New
Guinea, Eastern and West Africa, South America, Canada and the United States.
Mr Bourne is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a Member of the Australian
Society of Exploration Geophysicists and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company
Directors. An innovator, who has designed and implemented a range of research initiatives,
Barry was shortlisted for the Australian Innovation Awards in 2012 and is a member of the
University of Western Australia’s Centre for Exploration Targeting advisory committee. In
2013, Barry was awarded Advance Global Australian of the Year - Mining and Resources.
Mr Bourne will receive Director’s Fees of $22,500 per annum and continue to consult to
Kingston as technical lead for the Company’s exploration programs as required.
In the interests of maintaining a lean administrative and overhead structure:
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Mathew Whyte has resigned as a Director of Kingston, Mr Whyte will continue to
serve as Kingston’s Company Secretary; and
continuing Non-Executive Directors, Jonathan Davies and Yafeng Cai have agreed to
a reduction in annual director fees from $30,000 to $22,500 per annum.
Kingston’s Chairman, Mr Jonathan Davies, said Mr Bourne’s wealth of experience leading
innovative and successful exploration programs will further strengthen Kingston’s technical
advantage as our exploration program ramps up. Mr Davies thanked Mr Whyte for his
significant past service on the Kingston Board, and welcomed his ongoing guidance and
support for the exciting future ahead.
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