Scorpio Gold Corporation announced that further to the company's news release dated August 10, 2016, Peter J Hawley has stepped down from the position of CEO of the company effective November 1, 2016, but will remain a Director and Chairman of the company. Current Director, Brian Lock, will act as interim CEO until such time as a permanent CEO has been found. Mr. Lock has over 40 years of experience in the operations, feasibility, design engineering and construction of numerous precious and base metal projects around the world. In 1985 he founded Proton International Engineering Corp. He was a past officer of Frontier Pacific Mining Corporation from early 2006 until its takeover in July 2008. Mr. Lock has managed and/or served as a director of several Canadian public and private companies.