Nova Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Thorburn is an accomplished finance executive with more than 20 years’ experience in senior financial leadership roles, primarily within the mining industry across both publicly-listed and private companies. She brings extensive expertise in SEC, TSX and ASX reporting, alongside deep capabilities in financial reporting, audit and compliance, corporate governance, investor relations support, and engagement with boards and audit committees. Ms. Thorburn has also played key roles in debt and equity financings, corporate strategy, and transactions, including public listings and mergers and acquisitions.

Most recently, Ms. Thorburn served as the U.S. Finance Lead at Southwest Critical Materials, where she was responsible for acquisition integration, budgeting, treasury management and private equity reporting. Prior to this, she was a Senior Manager at Armanino Advisory, advising on finance transformation, public company readiness and technical accounting matters. Her earlier experiences include senior roles such as Vice President, Controller at Hycroft Mining Holding Corp., where she supported the company’s transition to a public entity and enhanced financial reporting processes, as well as multiple Controller and Corporate Controller positions with a strong track record in strengthening internal controls and supporting early-stage high-growth organizations.

The Board warmly welcomes Ms. Thorburn to the executive team as Nova Minerals continues to advance its portfolio of gold and critical minerals projects.

Nova Minerals Limited is advancing one of the world’s largest undeveloped gold deposits into production and securing a US domestic supply of the critical mineral antimony. The Company is focused on the exploration and development of the Estelle Gold and Critical Minerals Project, located in Alaska, a tier-one mining jurisdiction.

Estelle hosts two defined multi-million-ounce gold resources, and more than 20 prospects distributed along a 35-kilometre mineralized trend, in the prolific Tintina Gold Belt, a province which hosts a >220 million ounce (Moz) documented gold endowment and some of the world's largest gold mines and discoveries including, Kinross Gold Corporation's Fort Knox Gold Mine. In parallel, Nova is advancing its critical minerals strategy, fully-funded by a US$43.4 million U.S. Department of War award to develop a domestic antimony supply chain, targeted for production in late 2026/2027.

Further discussion and analysis of the Estelle Project is available through the interactive Vrify 3D animations, presentations, and videos, all available on the Company’s website.