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talismanmining.com.au
for the year ended 30 June 2026
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Corporate
Directory
Directors
Mr Kerry Harmanis | Non-Executive Chairman
Mr Todd Ross | Managing Director (Appointed 20 August 2026)*
Mr Andrew Munckton | Managing Director (Retired 20 August 2026)
Mr Jeremy Kirkwood | Non-Executive Director
Mr Brian Dawes | Non-Executive Director
Mr Mark Cossom | Non-Executive Director (Appointed 20 August 2026)
Mr Peter Benjamin | Non-Executive Director (Retired 20 August 2026)
* Mr Ross was appointed as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 June 2026 and subsequently
appointed as Managing Director upon the retirement of Mr Munckton.
Company Secretary
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Contents
Letter from the Chairman 4
Review of Operations 6
Directors’ Report 19
Remuneration Report 26
Consolidated Entity Disclosure Statement 32
Auditor’s Independence Declaration 33
Independent Auditor’s Report 34
Consolidated Financial Statements 38
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements 42
Directors’ Declaration 64
Additional Securities Exchange Information 65
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Letter from
the Chairman
I am pleased to present Talisman’s 2026 Annual Report and to
reflect on what I believe is the start of an important new
chapter for the Company.
Our exploration work in New South Wales continued to
advance on multiple fronts during the year, with the most
encouraging development being the emerging gold
opportunity at Sheepyard within our Walkers Hill Project.
Drilling at Sheepyard has now outlined broad zones of shallow
gold mineralisation over an unconstrained strike length of
approximately 800 metres. Importantly, this mineralisation
sits around the margins of a substantial IP chargeability
anomaly, the main body of which remains largely untested.
There is still a great deal of work to be done, but Sheepyard
has developed into a genuine exploration opportunity which
warrants further systematic drilling.
We also generated encouraging results at East Peak Hill,
where maiden air-core drilling has identified both gold and
pathfinder anomalism and a separate copper-cobalt-gold
system, providing several targets for follow-up exploration.
With the support of expert independent consultants, we also
initiated a detailed review of the base metal discoveries we
made last year at Durnings and Rip N Tear in order to establish
a potential pathway towards value realisation, while also
re-evaluating our broader NSW portfolio.
During the year, Talisman received $3.858 million from its
Wonmunna Iron Ore royalty, taking cumulative receipts since
production commenced to approximately $35.3 million. This
royalty has been an outstanding asset for Talisman, providing
substantial non-dilutive funding for exploration over a number
of years. While current operations at Wonmunna have wound
down, Talisman retains its royalty interest should production
recommence in future.
Importantly, we also refreshed the leadership of the Company.
Todd Ross joined Talisman as CEO in June and was appointed
as Managing Director in August following the retirement of
Andrew Munckton.
I have thoroughly enjoyed working with Todd in recent months,
as he brings fresh energy, ideas and vitality to the business,
drawing on his experience in corporate finance, capital
markets and business development across the Australian
mining industry. Todd has a clear mandate to advance our
existing exploration portfolio while pursuing new project
opportunities capable of materially enhancing the scale and
value of the Company.
Dear fellow Shareholder,
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I also welcome Mark Cossom, who recently joined the
Board, bringing valuable geological, operational and
corporate experience. I would like to take this opportunity to
thank both Andrew and Peter Benjamin for their strong
contribution to Talisman following their retirement in August.
Subsequent to financial year-end, we secured commitments
for a $4.0 million capital raising, which was our first in more
than a decade. The strong support received from
institutional and sophisticated investors, together with the
strong commitment from your Board was pleasing and
reflects our confidence in the Company’s strategy and the
opportunities ahead.
The additional funding provides Talisman with the capacity
to accelerate exploration in NSW while actively pursuing
new business development and growth opportunities,
with a particular focus on gold in Western Australia.
Our objective is simple: to deploy shareholders’ capital
carefully and pursue opportunities capable of generating
substantial value.
As Talisman’s largest shareholder, I remain strongly aligned
with that objective and optimistic about what lies ahead.
On behalf of the Board, I thank our shareholders for their
continued support and patience. There is plenty of work
ahead of us, but I believe we now have the team, the
projects and the financial capacity to make the most of the
opportunities in front of us.
Yours faithfully,
Kerry Harmanis
Chairman
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Review of Operations
Overview
During the 2026 financial year (FY2026), Talisman Mining
Limited (Talisman or the Company) systematically advanced
its extensive portfolio of gold and copper-gold exploration
assets in the Lachlan Fold Belt of New South Wales, delivering
encouraging results from early-stage exploration at the
Walkers Hill Gold Project and East Peak Hill Project.
A key focus during the year was the Sheepyard Prospect, part
of the broader Walkers Hill Gold Project. A series of Reverse
Circulation (RC) and Air-core (AC) drilling programs
progressively expanded the footprint of shallow gold
mineralisation at Sheepyard and provided important new
geological information on the scale and orientation of the
mineralised system.
Results from these programs have outlined broad zones of
shallow gold mineralisation over a currently unconstrained
strike length of approximately 800m. Importantly, this
mineralisation is interpreted to be associated with the margins
of a significant Induced Polarisation (IP) chargeability
anomaly, with the main body of the anomaly yet to be
definitively tested by drilling.
Exploration also advanced at the Company’s East Peak Hill
Project within the highly prospective Junee-Narromine
Volcanic Belt, approximately 10km south-east of the
Tomingley Gold Operations. A maiden 5,546m AC drilling
program identified anomalous gold and pathfinder
geochemistry in a geological position interpreted to have
similarities to nearby Tomingley mineralisation, as well as a
separate broad zone of anomalous copper-cobalt-gold
mineralisation further south. A follow-up Phase 2 AC drilling
program commenced during the June 2026 Quarter.
At the Yarindury Project within the Macquarie Arc, Talisman
completed a 2-hole, 930m mud rotary and diamond drilling
program to test buried Induced Polarisation-Magnetotelluric
(IP-MT) geophysical anomalies considered prospective for
porphyry-style copper-gold mineralisation.
While the drilling did not return significant copper or gold
intersections, geological and alteration information generated
by the program has added to the Company’s understanding of
this under-explored, under-cover portion of the Molong
Volcanic Belt.
During FY2026, Talisman received $3.858 million in royalty
payments from the Wonmunna Iron Ore Mine in Western
Australia, where the Company holds an uncapped 1% gross
revenue royalty on all metals produced and sold.
As previously foreshadowed, production from the current
Wonmunna operation progressively declined during the year
as Mineral Resources Limited transitioned Pilbara Hub ore
supply towards its Lamb Creek operation.
Talisman finished FY2026 with cash of $3.09 million
and an investment in Novo Resources Corp valued at
approximately $165K.
The Company also continued to actively review potential new
growth opportunities during the year. This strategic focus was
enhanced with the appointment of experienced resources and
finance executive Todd Ross as Chief Executive Officer,
effective from 1 June 2026.
Subsequent to the end of the financial year, Mr Ross was
appointed Managing Director following the retirement of
Andrew Munckton. In addition, experienced geologist and
mining executive Mark Cossom joined the Board as a
Non-Executive Director and long-serving Non-Executive
Director Peter Benjamin retired from the Board.
These changes position Talisman with a complementary mix
of geological, operational, corporate, capital markets and
commercial expertise as it continues to advance its NSW
exploration portfolio while actively assessing broader
opportunities to grow and enhance its asset base.
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Lachlan Fold Belt Projects – NSW
Talisman holds an extensive portfolio of highly prospective exploration tenure across the Lachlan Fold Belt in central
New South Wales.
The Company’s tenure includes the Walkers Hill Gold Project, which covers a consolidated land package extending over
approximately 90km of strike and encompasses a number of prospective mineralised litho-structural domains.
Exploration activity during FY2026 increasingly focused on the emerging gold opportunity at Sheepyard, where systematic
RC and AC drilling continued to build on historical exploration and the comprehensive geological, geochemical and geophysical
review undertaken by Talisman during FY2025.
Walkers Hill Gold Project
The Walkers Hill gold trend is a significant regional-scale geochemical feature located along the interpreted contact between the
Erimeran Granite and the Ordovician-age Girilambone metasediments.
Within this broader trend, the Sheepyard Prospect has emerged as the principal focus for exploration following the identification
of extensive gold and arsenic soil anomalism, historical shallow gold intersections and a significant underlying IP chargeability
anomaly.
The Sheepyard Prospect forms the southern part of an approximately 5.5km-long, north-west trending gold-in-soil anomaly
(>25ppb Au). Surface mapping and drilling indicate that gold mineralisation is associated with sheared, veined and locally
brecciated quartz-pyrite alteration zones within the Girilambone metasediments.
Gold mineralisation is also associated with anomalous arsenic, antimony and tungsten, a geochemical association consistent
with orogenic-style gold sulphide mineralisation.
Figure 1: Talisman’s Lachlan Projects, which covers the Mineral
Hill-Canbelego Volcanic Belt (MHCVB), shown on a regional TMI Airborne
Magnetic image. High-grade base metals and copper-gold deposits in the
belt include CSA, Peak, Hera, Federation and Mineral Hill.
Figure 2: Regional Location Plan of Walkers Hill Project
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Initial RC drilling
During the September 2025 Quarter, Talisman completed an
initial five-hole, 857m RC drilling program at Sheepyard.
The program was designed to test both the near-surface gold
mineralisation identified by historical drilling and the
significant IP chargeability anomaly located below the
mineralised positions.
Four of the five RC holes intersected broad zones of gold
mineralisation, with significant results including:
• SYRC0001: 10m at 0.36g/t Au from 22m and 41m at
0.29g/t Au from 162m;
• SYRC0002: 16m at 0.38g/t Au from 124m, including
4m at 0.99g/t Au;
• SYRC0003: 42m at 0.44g/t Au from 4m, including
8m at 0.85g/t Au; and
• SYRC0004: 24m at 0.58g/t Au from 124m, including
14m at 0.86g/t Au.
The drilling confirmed the presence of both shallow and
deeper gold mineralisation. Near-surface mineralisation was
associated with quartz veining within broad north-east
trending structural positions, while deeper mineralisation
intersected in SYRC0001, SYRC0002 and SYRC0004 was
associated with thin quartz veining and disseminated pyrite
and was broadly coincident with the interpreted position of
the IP chargeability feature.
These results provided further evidence of a potentially
extensive mineralised system and supported follow-up drilling
to test other higher-tenor gold-in-soil trends within the
Sheepyard area.
Phase 1 Air-core drilling
Following the encouraging RC results, Talisman completed 49
air-core holes for 2,229m during November 2025, comprising
two drill lines spaced approximately 200m apart across the
southern portion of the Sheepyard geochemical trend.
The program was designed primarily to test higher-tenor soil
anomalies and better define the geometry and grade
distribution of near-surface oxide gold mineralisation ahead of
deeper drill testing.
The drilling intersected a broad zone of gold mineralisation on
the Western Line and a smaller zone on the Eastern Line, with
mineralisation encountered across several consecutive holes.
Significant results included:
• SYAC0040: 6m at 0.63g/t Au from 54m to end-of-hole;
• SYAC0041: 9m at 1.05g/t Au from 30m;
• SYAC0042: 15m at 0.26g/t Au from 6m;
• SYAC0043: 15m at 1.10g/t Au from surface, including 6m
at 1.95g/t Au;
• SYAC0044: 21m at 0.38g/t Au from surface;
• SYAC0022: 6m at 0.47g/t Au from 39m to end-of-hole;
and
• SYAC0024: 6m at 0.69g/t Au from 21m.
Drilling on the Western Line outlined a broad zone of
near-surface gold mineralisation containing a coherent
higher-grade zone across five consecutive holes. The
higher-grade portion extended over approximately 60m, with
true width not known, and was interpreted to correspond with
altered, quartz-veined, pyrite-rich and sheared sediments
within a north-east to south-west trending structural position.
The results represented an important step forward in the
understanding of Sheepyard, demonstrating that the extensive
surface geochemical anomaly contains coherent zones of
near-surface mineralisation grading above 1.0g/t Au.
Figure 3: Sheepyard Prospect AC drilling plan view. Arsenic (As) in soil
contoured results indicating a NE-SW trend to the surface expression of
mineralisation. Broad zones of near-surface gold mineralisation were
intersected in both the Western and Eastern line of AC drilling with
selected holes of higher-grade gold mineralisation. True width of
mineralisation is not known.
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Phase 2 Air-core drilling
Based on the results of the initial AC program, Talisman
completed a further 1,657m of AC drilling during the latter
part of FY2026.
Results received subsequent to the end of the financial year
confirmed that this phase of drilling continued to intersect
broad zones of shallow gold mineralisation, extending the
known mineralised system over a currently unconstrained
strike length of approximately 800m. Significant results
included:
• SYAC0085: 9m at 0.94g/t Au from 42m, including 6m at
1.28g/t Au;
• SYAC0088: 15m at 0.55g/t Au from 3m, including 9m at
0.67g/t Au, and 15m at 0.46g/t Au from 30m, including
3m at 0.97g/t Au;
• SYAC0082: 12m at 0.68g/t Au from 21m, including 9m at
0.78g/t Au to bottom-of-hole;
• SYAC0083: 12m at 0.47g/t Au from 6m, including 3m at
0.82g/t Au;
• SYAC0059: 9m at 0.57g/t Au from 18m, including 3m at
1.02g/t Au;
• SYAC0064: 9m at 0.54g/t Au from 12m, including 3m at
0.88g/t Au; and
• SYAC0067: 9m at 0.38g/t Au from 30m, including 3m at
0.54g/t Au.
Importantly, the emerging mineralised footprint is interpreted
to broadly coincide with the margins of the IP chargeability
anomaly previously generated by Talisman. The main IP
chargeability anomaly remains largely untested, providing a
priority target for deeper drilling.
Taken together, the RC and AC programs completed during
FY2026 have significantly advanced Talisman’s understanding
of Sheepyard and demonstrated the presence of an extensive
gold mineralised system.
Further exploration is expected to comprise additional AC
drilling to expand the near-surface mineralised footprint,
together with RC drilling to provide a more definitive test of the
IP chargeability anomaly at depth. The broader Walkers Hill
trend remains significantly under-explored, providing scope to
identify additional mineralised positions along the extensive
regional geochemical trend.
Figure 4: Sheepyard Prospect western line of AC drilling - cross section 479050E looking east. A zone of higher-grade gold mineralisation, approximately 60m
wide at surface, is indicated by the near-surface intersections in holes SYAC00040 to SYAC0044 within a broad zone of low-grade gold mineralisation.
High-grade intersections include 15m at 1.10g/t Au from surface in SYAC00043 and 9m at 1.05g/t Au from 30m in SYAC0041are highlighted. Assaying is by
3m composite sample. True width of mineralisation is not known.
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Figure 5: Cross Section through Sheepyard Prospect cut on IP Survey Line 1 - Drilling intersections from this phase are in red with previous drilling in orange.
Figure 6: Oblique Long section through Sheepyard Prospect with modelled and projected IP chargeability - Drilling intersections from this phase are in red with
previous drilling in orange.
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Macquarie Arc Projects – NSW
Talisman holds a significant portfolio of exploration tenure within the Macquarie Arc of central-western New South Wales.
The Macquarie Arc is one of Australia’s premier gold and copper-gold mineral provinces and hosts major operating mines and
deposits including Cadia, Northparkes, Cowal, Boda-Kaiser and Tomingley.
During FY2026, Talisman undertook significant exploration programs at both the East Peak Hill and Yarindury Projects.
East Peak Hill Gold-Copper Project
The East Peak Hill Project (EL 9395) is located in the Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt of the Macquarie Arc, approximately 10km
south-east of the Tomingley Gold Operations.
Talisman considers East Peak Hill prospective for orogenic shear-hosted gold, high-sulphidation epithermal gold and porphyry-
style copper-gold mineralisation.
Following initial auger drilling, which demonstrated that transported cover was deeper than anticipated across portions of the
project, Talisman transitioned to AC drilling to systematically test the interpreted prospective geological trend.
Phase 1 Air-core drilling
During FY2026, Talisman completed a maiden 5,546m,
95-hole air-core drilling program across seven drill lines at East
Peak Hill. The program tested approximately 4.5km of
interpreted intrusive rocks within the highly prospective
Junee-Narromine Volcanic Belt.
On Line 2, drilling intersected a zone of sericite-carbonate
alteration with anomalous gold, silver, arsenic and antimony
on the eastern contact between the Mingelo Volcanics and
Cotton Formation sediments. Significant results included:
• EPAC0001: 9m at 0.22g/t Au, 837ppm As and 50ppm Sb;
and
• EPAC0003: 9m at 0.67g/t Au, 1,582ppm As and 62ppm
Sb, including 3m at 1.75g/t Au, 3,030ppm As and
107ppm Sb.
The style of alteration, geochemical association and structural
position observed on Line 2 was considered encouraging given
its similarities with the geological setting of mineralisation at
the nearby Tomingley Operations.
Further south, drilling on Line 7 intersected a broad,
approximately 350m-wide zone of anomalous copper-cobalt-
zinc-gold mineralisation adjacent to a large de-magnetised
geophysical target. Significant results included:
• EPAC0064: 21m at 460ppm Cu, 507ppm Co and
289ppm Zn; and
• EPAC0084: 16m at 400ppm Cu, 360ppm Co and 150ppm
Zn, including 3m at 0.21g/t Au, 0.11ppm Ag, 513ppm As,
400ppm Cu, 679ppm Co and 100ppm Zn.
The results identified two distinct areas warranting further exploration – the anomalous gold-arsenic-antimony trend on Line 2
and the broader copper-cobalt-gold geochemical system associated with Line 7.
Phase 2 Air-core drilling
A follow-up program comprising 4,500m of air-core drilling commenced in May 2026. The program was designed to extend the
mineralised trends identified in the maiden program and test additional geophysical targets across up to nine drill lines, including
extensions to Lines 3 and 4 where prospective positions could not be fully tested during the initial program because of wet
weather and temporary landholder access restrictions.
Drilling was subsequently paused because of unfavourable weather conditions. The results generated from Phase 1 have
provided Talisman with a significantly improved geological and geochemical framework for East Peak Hill and established a
number of priority areas for systematic follow-up exploration.
Figure 7: The recent and proposed AC drilling program at East Peak Hill over
regional magnetics and structural interpretation. Red colours highlight
strong magnetic features which are interpreted as andesitic and or mafic
intrusions. Recent AC drilling (red dots) has highlighted anomalous
pathfinder elements on Line 2 and Line 7.
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Yarindury Porphyry Copper-Gold Project
The Yarindury Project (EL 9679) is located approximately
30km north-east of Dubbo within the Molong Volcanic Belt of
the Macquarie Arc.
The project lies along the same prospective geological
corridor as the Boda-Kaiser copper-gold system
approximately 20km to the south-east, with the Cadia
copper-gold operation located approximately 100km along
strike to the south.
The project is largely concealed beneath younger cover,
making modern geophysical techniques an important
component of Talisman’s exploration strategy.
During July 2025, Talisman completed a three-line,
approximately 13km combined Induced Polarisation-
Magnetotelluric (IP-MT) ground geophysical survey at the
Yarindury East Prospect. The survey identified several
chargeability features, two of which were prioritised as
potential targets for buried porphyry-style copper-gold
mineralisation.
During late 2025 and early 2026, Talisman completed two
mud rotary and diamond drill holes, YRMRD0002 and
YRMRD0003, for a total of 930.6m. The drilling was designed
to provide an initial test of the two priority IP-MT anomalies,
both of which sit beneath approximately 200m of cover.
Assay results from both holes were received during the March
2026 Quarter, with no significant copper or gold intersections
encountered. Core from the drilling has subsequently been
characterised for alteration studies to enhance the
Company’s understanding of the geological setting and
provide potential vectors towards other prospective
exploration positions within the broader Yarindury system.
Gawler Craton – South Australia
Mabel Creek IOCG Project
Talisman holds 100% of the Mabel Creek Project, comprising approximately 1,048km² of tenure around 30km
west of Coober Pedy in South Australia.
The Project covers post-mineral concealed portions of the Northern Gawler Craton across the Nawa Domain
and Mount Woods-Coober Pedy Ridge Complex and is considered prospective for Iron Oxide Copper-Gold
(IOCG) mineralisation.
Talisman completed a three-hole, 1,367m diamond drilling program during FY2025, which intersected
basement at depths of approximately 205m to 305m and identified variable hydrothermal alteration,
including a broad alteration zone with elevated molybdenum and rare earth elements in MCMRD002.
Talisman continued to assess the broader project area and the significance of these geological observations
during FY2026 while prioritising exploration expenditure towards the more advanced opportunities within its
NSW portfolio. The Company retains three granted exploration licences covering the Mabel Creek Project.
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Corporate
Wonmunna Iron Ore Royalty
Talisman holds an uncapped 1% gross revenue royalty on all
metals produced and sold from the Wonmunna Iron Ore Mine
in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Wonmunna is
owned and operated by Mineral Resources Limited and has
formed part of the ore supply to its broader Pilbara Hub
operations.
During FY2026, Talisman received a total of $3.858 million in
royalty payments from Wonmunna. Royalty receipts
progressively reduced during the year as the contribution of
Wonmunna ore to Pilbara Hub production declined.
Mineral Resources commenced transitioning Pilbara Hub ore
supply from Wonmunna to Lamb Creek during FY2026, with
first ore production from Lamb Creek commencing during the
June 2026 Quarter. As previously foreshadowed, current
operations at Wonmunna have wound down, however
Talisman retains its royalty interest should production
re-commence in future.
Since production commenced at Wonmunna in March 2021,
Talisman has received approximately $35.3 million in
cumulative royalty payments.
The Wonmunna royalty has provided Talisman with an
important source of non-dilutive funding over a number of
years, enabling the Company to maintain an active
exploration program while preserving a strong capital
structure.
Project Portfolio Management
Talisman continued to actively manage and rationalise its
exploration portfolio during FY2026 to focus expenditure on
opportunities considered to offer the strongest potential to
generate shareholder value.
During the June Quarter, the Company divested its 51%
ownership of the Lucknow Joint Venture and its 51% interest
in EL 6455 to Gold and Copper Resources Pty Ltd, a company
associated with Lucknow Gold Limited, the existing 49%
owner of the Joint Venture and EL 6455.
Talisman received $35,000 cash consideration for the
divestment and retained a 1% Net Smelter Return royalty over
minerals produced from the tenement.
New Project and Growth Opportunities
Throughout FY2026, Talisman continued to review potential
new mineral growth opportunities in Australia and elsewhere.
The Company’s business development strategy is focussed
on identifying value-accretive and consolidation
opportunities, with a particular emphasis on gold
opportunities in Western Australia that have the potential to
provide Talisman with greater scale and a clear pathway to
shareholder value creation.
In parallel, Talisman undertook an extensive external review of
its NSW exploration portfolio with highly regarded geological
consultants Omni GeoX. This review was designed to ensure
the Company’s exploration strategy and expenditure remain
focused on the opportunities considered to offer the greatest
potential for meaningful discovery and value creation in the
near term.
This strategic focus was enhanced during the June 2026
Quarter with the appointment of experienced resources and
finance executive Todd Ross as Chief Executive Officer,
effective 1 June 2026.
Mr Ross has extensive experience spanning the resources
industry, corporate finance, business development and
capital markets. He previously served as Managing Director of
DevEx Resources and Nordic Resources Ltd, and before
entering the junior resources sector held senior banking
positions with BNP Paribas, including Managing Director,
Head of Western Australia and Head of Metals & Mining.
His appointment formed part of a planned leadership
succession designed to provide an orderly transition from
outgoing Managing Director Andrew Munckton.
Subsequent Board and Leadership Changes
Subsequent to the end of FY2026, Talisman completed the
next stage of its leadership transition.
On 20 August 2026, Todd Ross was appointed to the Board as
Managing Director following completion of the planned
handover period and the retirement of Andrew Munckton from
the Board.
Mr Munckton retired following three years at Talisman’s helm
and a distinguished career spanning more than four decades
in the Australian mining and exploration industry.
Long-serving Non-Executive Director Peter Benjamin also
retired from the Board after seven years to focus on his other
business interests. During his tenure, Mr Benjamin provided
significant technical and commercial experience and
continuity through an important period in Talisman’s
development.
At the same time, highly experienced geologist and mining
executive Mark Cossom was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director.
Mr Cossom has extensive experience spanning mineral
exploration, mining operations and the management and
governance of ASX-listed resource companies. He was a key
member of the team that helped transform Doray Minerals
from a junior explorer into an ASX-300 gold producer, holding
a number of senior positions including General Manager –
Geology and Exploration prior to its takeover by Silver Lake
Resources. More recently, he held senior leadership positions
with Gateway Mining, including Managing Director, where he
led the company’s exploration and corporate strategy.
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The Board changes provide Talisman with a complementary
combination of geological, mining, operational, corporate,
financial and capital markets expertise as the Company
enters its next phase.
Under the leadership of Managing Director Todd Ross,
Talisman’s strategic priorities are focused on continuing to
advance and unlock the potential of its NSW exploration
portfolio – particularly the emerging gold opportunity at
Sheepyard and the promising exploration targets at East Peak
Hill – while actively pursuing high-quality business
development and acquisition opportunities capable of
delivering meaningful value for shareholders with a particular
focus on gold opportunities in Western Australia capable of
providing greater scale and a clear pathway to value creation.
Competent Persons’Statement
Information in this report that relates to Exploration Results
and Exploration Targets is based on, and fairly represents,
information and supporting documentation compiled by Mr
Peter Langworthy, who is a Member of the Australasian
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Langworthy is
a technical consultant to Talisman Mining L
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