Auravelle Metals Installs Veteran Explorer Stephen Biggins as Chair to Drive Next Growth Phase

Sipa Resources Limited ( (AU:AUV) ) just unveiled an announcement.

Auravelle Metals has reshaped its board leadership to support its next phase of growth, appointing current non-executive director and veteran geologist Stephen Biggins as Non-Executive Chair from 1 March 2026, while incumbent Chair Craig McGown will remain on the board as a Non-Executive Director. The company will also seek shareholder approval to grant Biggins 840,000 options to align his equity stake with that of the outgoing chair, signalling a stronger strategic and technical focus on advancing its South Australian and Western Australian gold assets as it seeks to convert recent high-grade discoveries into long-term shareholder value.

Biggins brings three decades of global exploration and mining experience, including leading Core Lithium from discovery to production and overseeing major discoveries and value creation at several ASX-listed explorers. His appointment, backed publicly by McGown and framed as critical for progressing Auravelle’s gold portfolio, underscores the board’s intent to leverage his track record in discovery and commercialisation to enhance the company’s industry positioning and potentially accelerate project development outcomes for investors.

More about Sipa Resources Limited

Auravelle Metals Limited is an Australian-based mineral exploration company focused on high-grade gold projects. Its key assets include recent high-grade gold discoveries at Nuckulla Hill in South Australia’s Gawler Craton and the Crown Project near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, positioning the company within the competitive gold exploration segment of the ASX small-cap resources market.

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