07:44 AM EDT, 10/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Metalsource Mining ( SFRIF ) , which rose 13% Thursday, said Friday that it appointed Tom Kleeberg as chief operating officer, effective immediately.

A statement noted that Kleeberg is a geologist with more than 40 years of experience developing precious metals in the Carolinas and producing turn-key exploration programs for both major and junior companies.

The company said that Kleeberg has served as an industry consultant for banks and large corporate landholders, and for governmental agencies such as NASA and the USGS.

He was a founder and executive for the "historic" Haile Gold Mine during its first re-discovery and opening as the first large-scale gold mine in the Eastern US, added the company.

"Tom's extensive experience in exploration and mine development across the Carolinas, together with his direct operational history at Silver Hill, brings invaluable technical depth as we advance the project's next phase," said Metalsource Mining's ( SFRIF ) chief executive officer Joseph Cullen.