Solstice Minerals appoints Nick Castleden as CEO & Managing Director

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Solstice Minerals Limited announced the appointment of highly experienced mining executive Mr Nick Castleden as the Company’s CEO & Managing Director.

Nick Castleden is a geologist with over 25 years of experience in the mineral exploration and development industry. He has worked with respected Australian mining companies including Mt Isa Mines, Perilya Mines, MPI Mines, and LionOre in various exploration, project generation and management capacities and has had operational experience in Africa, North and South America and across Australia, as well as holding advisory roles in Perth-based capital investment firms.

Mr Castleden has particular experience in Western Australian gold, nickel and base metal exploration and has participated in the discovery and delineation of new gold and nickel sulphide deposits that have made it through feasibility to successful mining. More recently, he was the Managing Director of Apollo Consolidated Ltd until late 2021, when it was acquired by Ramelius Resources.

Mr Castleden holds a BSc (Hons) in Geology from the University of Western Australia. The Board sees Mr Castleden as an excellent fit for Solstice’s exploration portfolio. He brings a strong combination of high-level technical expertise and commercial acumen.

Mr Castleden will commence in the second half of January 2023 at which time current Executive Director, Mr Alastair Morrison will step back to a non-executive director role.

Solstice Chairman, Mr Matthew Yates said: “We are excited to have secured a leading industry executive of Nick’s calibre to lead Solstice. He has a proven track record and an extensive industry network which is highly relevant to our geographic and commodity focus. On behalf of the Board of Solstice, I would like to thank Alastair Morrison for leading the Company as Executive Director since Solstice’s IPO and ASX listing earlier this year.”

Incoming CEO & Managing Director, Nick Castleden said: “I feel incredibly privileged to be joining Solstice at this stage of its journey. The Company has an exciting exploration portfolio and I look forward to leading the team and progressing exploration and development activities to build long-term value for shareholders and other stakeholders.”