Midnight Sun Mining Corp. announced the appointment of Brett A. Richards as its Chief Executive Officer and director with immediate effect. He was most recently worked as COO of African Gold Group and CEO of African Thunder Platinum, leading its sale in July 2017 to a major South African PGM and chrome producer.

Midnight Sun's former CEO, Robert Sibthorpe, B.Sc. (Geology), M.B.A. remains with the company in the new position of Vice President, Exploration. Mr. Sibthorpe will lead the exploration and drilling programs at the Solwezi Properties through the various stages of resource development.