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Issuer:     Golden Minerals Co (AUMN)
CIK:        0001011509
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-02T20:01:25+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-113262
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

Golden Minerals names Keith Laskowski EVP Exploration, Barbara Henderson Corporate Secretary; Castanos resigns as CEO
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- Keith Laskowski appointed Executive Vice President of Exploration effective Oct 1, 2026; consulting agreement pays Yellowstone Geological Services $20,000 per month through Sept 30, 2029.
- Laskowski received 600,000 RSUs vesting in three equal tranches on Oct 1, 2027, 2028 and 2029; eligible for 400,000 bonus shares if the stock price exceeds $2.00 before Sept 30, 2029.
- Barbara Henderson appointed Corporate Secretary on a consulting basis; David Watkins, a director, became President and CEO after Pablo Castanos resigned both roles effective Sept 30, 2026.
- Castanos's resignation was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on operations, policies or practices, according to the filing.
- Laskowski, age 70, spent 2015-2025 at Sandstorm Gold Royalties and previously held roles at Estrella Gold, Eurasian Minerals and Newmont Mining.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1011509/000110465926113262/0001104659-26-113262-index.htm
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