Leagold Mining Corporation reported that Adriaan ‘Attie’ Roux has been appointed to a newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (‘COO’) for an initial term of six months. Mr. Roux is a Metallurgical Engineer with over 40 years of operational, technical and executive management experience in the mining industry. Until July 2017, Mr. Roux was the COO of Endeavour Mining Corporation, where he was instrumental in its development and growth over a seven-year period. Prior to this, Mr. Roux worked for AngloGold Ashanti as a metallurgist for more than 30 years, including at some of AngloGold's most successful mines in West Africa, including Siguiri (Guinea), Iduapriem and Obuasi (both Ghana).