Medusa Mining Limited announced that it has appointed Gary Powell and Attorney Raul Villanueva to the Board of the company. Gary Powell has been appointed Non-executive Director as of January 24, 2013 and brings Philippines operating experience to the Board. Powell is a geologist with over 30 years of experience working in West Australia, Central Asia and importantly, since 1997, in the Philippines.

Powell has worked for major and junior companies as an employee and on a consulting basis. He was a founding and Managing Director of ASX listed Egerton Gold NL from 1993 to 2000, and more recently a founding, Non-Executive and then Executive Director from 2004 to 2009 of Metals Exploration plc listed on the Alternative Investment Market in the United Kingdom. In his role with Metals Exploration plc, Powell managed the progressing of the Runruno Deposit (1.39 million ounces of gold, and 25.6 million pounds of molybdenum) in the Philippines to the drilled up resource stage (and which is now moving towards construction).

Powell has recently been overseeing the resource drilling at the company's Bananghilig Project and will continue to consult to the Company as required. Attorney Raul Villanueva has been appointed an Executive Director of the company as of January 24, 2013 following his recent appointment as President of the company's Philippines operating company, Philsaga Mining Corporation in December 2012. Attorney Villanueva who has been the Executive Vice President of Philsaga since November 2011 was appointed President of Philsaga following the retirement of Samuel Afdal.