Middle Island Resources Limited announced that non-executive director Mr. Linton Kirk intends to resign from the board to take on the role of project manager of the Sandstone gold project in WA, effective from completion of the acquisition (target date being 8 July 2016). A mining engineer with more than 35 years' experience in operations worldwide and a Middle Island Director since September 2011, Mr. Kirk was a key part of the due diligence team for the Sandstone Project acquisition.