Aeon Metals Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Tim Benfield as General Manager of the Company's project, the 100% owned Walford Creek copper cobalt Project. Mr. Benfield's key role will be to co-ordinate all Walford Creek Feasibility items including amongst others; mining, metallurgy, environmental, infrastructure and logistics, as well as manage the permitting, construction and operation of the Walford Creek Project. Mr. Benfield will start work with Aeon on 2 July 2018. With over 25 years' experience in the mining industry, Mr. Benfield has held senior positions in both international and domestic resource companies, including: COO and acting CEO for Kingsgate Consolidated; General Manager at Evolution Mining's Pajingo Gold Mine; and General Manager Project Development of Citadel Resource Group's Jabal Sayid copper project, Saudi Arabia where he led the pre-feasibility study.