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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Ryan Austerberry

Chief Operating Officer

Career chronology

  • Issuer-reported role in 2025–2026; exact appointment date as separately disclosed where available: Southern Cross Gold Consolidated — Chief Operating Officer. Appointment of Ryan Austerberry as COO (Attached release pp1–2)

Environmental record

Regulator charged former mine operator over tailings

2024–2026 · documented · high materiality

Resources Victoria said in January 2026 that it charged Mandalay’s Costerfield operator over alleged improper operation of two tailings storage facilities; it identified the issue in December 2024. Austerberry was Mandalay COO and was reported to have Costerfield responsibility, and signed a separate company statement as a director in July 2024. The case outcome and any individual involvement are not established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The regulator charged the operator, not the individual; no personal wrongdoing or direct involvement is established.

Relevance: An operator compliance issue during a period of reported leadership responsibilities.

Resources regulator charges Mandalay Resources (6 January 2026 notice); Appointment of Ryan Austerberry as COO (Attached release pp1–2; previous role); Mandalay Costerfield modern slavery statement (p9; July 2024 signatory)

Regulator directions after sediment-water incident

May–June 2026 · documented · high materiality

Resources Victoria reported a May 2026 incident involving sediment-laden water entering Sunday Creek and issued directions on 21 May and 2 June. On 10 June it said the work restriction was no longer in force. Its 15 June update said the origin and possible enforcement remained under investigation. A later outcome has not been verified.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. This person held company leadership during the reported event; the regulator did not establish personal involvement or fault.

Relevance: Environmental controls and regulator response matter to oversight of the exploration project.

Sunday Creek Project (Compliance monitoring; 15 June 2026 update)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to current role

Career and reported 2026 roles · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer appointed him COO in December 2025 after operations roles at Mandalay, including Costerfield and Björkdal.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit is an inference from issuer-reported roles, not a finding of personal performance.

Relevance: The described experience has possible relevance to the current position.

Appointment of Ryan Austerberry as COO (Attached release pp1–2)

Evidence gaps

  • This is a partial screening. Dedicated person-specific research across required topics, former employers and regulators remains incomplete.

  • Independent confirmation of qualifications and current role continuity is incomplete.

  • No individual clearance or absence of adverse facts is implied.