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Southern Cross Gold Announces Ryan Austerberry as COO
Vancouver, British Columbia and Melbourne, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2025) - Sou...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Southern Cross Gold Announces Ryan Austerberry as COOVancouver, British Columbia and Melbourne, Australia--(Newsfile Corp. - December 1, 2025) - Southern Cross Gold Consolidated Ltd (TSX: SXGC) (ASX: SX2) (OTCQX: SXGCF) (FSE: MV3) (\"SXGC\", \"SX2\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ryan Austerberry as the Company's Chief Operating Officer (\"COO\") effective immediately. Mr. Austerberry brings extensive experience building and operating underground gold-antimony mining operations directly comparable to the Company's flagship Sunday Creek Gold-Antimony Project.As COO and a member of SXGC's executive leadership team, Mr. Austerberry will be responsible for advancing Sunday Creek from exploration through to mine development and operations. His appointment marks a pivotal milestone in the Company's evolution from a pure exploration company into a mining company capable of developing one of the Western world's most significant gold and antimony discoveries.Mr. Austerberry's appointment comes at a pivotal moment for the Company, just days after Victoria granted a Work Plan approval for the Sunday Creek exploration tunnel. This approval, announced on Thursday 27 November, marks a significant milestone in the Company's progression from exploration success towards mine development. Over the past three years, Southern Cross Gold has systematically demonstrated one of the Western world's most significant gold and antimony drill discoveries. With underground access now approved, Mr. Austerberry's extensive experience in underground gold-antimony mining operations becomes immediately relevant.Mr. Austerberry brings over 20 years of mining operations experience, most recently as Chief Operating Officer at Alkane Resources (formerly Mandalay Resources), which included responsibility for the Costerfield underground gold-antimony mine in Victoria, Australia. Prior to his COO role, he served as General Manager of Costerfield, where he played a major role in the mine's expansion and modernization. Costerfield represents one of the most directly analogous operations to Sunday Creek anywhere in the world; a high-grade, narrow-vein mechanically operated underground gold-antimony mine located just 60 km from our Sunday Creek project.At Costerfield, Mr. Austerberry successfully managed the transition from multiple ore s...