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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Scott Huffadine

Chief Operating Officer

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

Contractor staffing improved during Q1 FY2027

Quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro said contractor staffing improved in Q1 after shortages affected FY2026 underground operations. The same report recorded AISC of A$3,860/oz and fuel costs above budget. This is an issuer-reported transition signal, not a personal outcome.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The quarter overlapped Huffadine's COO role, but the issuer did not assign the improvement or cost pressure to him individually.

Relevance: Staffing recovery and high unit cost relate to underground operating execution.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.3)

Business failures and setbacks

FY2026 production below revised guidance during COO tenure

FY2026 ended 30 June 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Pantoro's FY2026 output of 77,408 oz was about 10% below revised guidance's lower bound of 86,000 oz. The issuer cited underground contractor delivery and WA labour-market conditions; open-pit operations were in line with plan. Huffadine had operating responsibilities during the period, but the sources do not establish personal causation.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The shortfall overlaps the COO remit; cited contractor and labour factors do not establish personal responsibility.

Relevance: Production and contractor delivery are directly relevant to operations oversight.

December 2025 Half Year Report and FY 2026 Guidance Update (9 March 2026); Pantoro Gold FY2026 Result and FY2027 Guidance (9 July 2026); Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.18)

Suitability for the current role

Technical operating background relevant to COO role

Current COO role and disclosed background through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Pantoro reports that Huffadine holds a BSc (Hons), is a competent person for resource disclosures and is responsible for operating priorities and technical review of mineral resource/reserve estimates. Argonaut's January 2025 research describes 28 years of industry experience, a geology background and former Kingsrose and Kingfisher roles. These credentials and biographies are not independently verified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment uses reported remit and prior sector experience; it does not infer personal success.

Relevance: Mine operations and technical-resource governance are central COO responsibilities.

Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.18); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7); Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

Evidence gaps

  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.

  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.

  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.