Karora Resources Inc. announced the appointment of Leigh Junk to the position of Managing Director, Australia. Leigh will report to Paul Andre Huet, in my role as Chairman and CEO. Most recently, Leigh Junk was Managing Director of Dacian Gold prior to its takeover by Genesis Minerals in 2022 and, prior to that, was Managing Director of Doray Minerals until its merger with Silver Lake Resources in 2019.

Leigh has held senior positions in several other Australian mining companies, including WMC Resources, Mincor Operations and Pilbara Manganese. Mr. Junk was a co-founder of Donegal Resources, a private company that successfully acquired and recommissioned several Nickel operations in the Kambalda, Western Australia area, until it was sold to Canadian miner Brilliant Mining Corp. in 2006.

Mr. Junk has been a Director of several public companies in the mining and financial sectors in both Australia and Canada.