Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring Vimy Resources, De Grey Mining, Group 6 Metals and more.
Vimy Resources has appointed Steven Michael as its new managing director and chief executive officer, after having served as Vimy’s interim CEO since August 2021.
With more than 25 years’ experience in the global resources sector, Michael has proved instrumental in the progression of Vimy’s Mulga Rock uranium project in Western Australia, which achieved substantial commencement in December.
Vimy chair Cheryl Edwardes honoured Michael’s contributions to the company.
“He has proven himself as the future leader of this company and brings a valuable and diverse range of skills across mining, corporate finance and equity capital markets,” Edwardes said.
“Steven’s appointment, along with the recent appointment of Tony Chamberlain as chief operating officer, significantly enhances Vimy’s executive management team as we progress the Mulga Rock project through a bankable feasibility study during 2022 and continue to advance the Alligator River Project.”
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De Grey Mining has welcomed Samantha Hogg as an independent non-executive director.
Hogg previously held senior finance and governance leadership positions at Transurban Group, Vale and Western Mining Group. She currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Cleanaway Waste Management and is the chair of Tasmania Irrigation.
De Grey foresees Hogg playing a critical role in the development of the company’s Mallina gold project in Western Australia.
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Keith McKnight has been appointed the new chief executive officer of Group 6 Metals as the company’s Dolphin tungsten mine on King Island, Tasmania, enters its next stage of development.
McKnight brings with him more than 22 years’ experience in delivering mining and resources projects in Australia and abroad, with particular expertise in mechanical design, contract management, construction management, and commissioning and operations management.
Group 6 Metals has been focussed on raising the financing and securing the offtake required to enable the redevelopment of Dolphin, which hasn’t operated since 1992.
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Hawsons Iron has appointed an advisory committee of specialists to assist in the progression of the company’s bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its Hawsons Iron project in New South Wales.
Joining Hawsons Iron are Nick Jukes, chair of BFS partner JukesTodd, co-founder of Colinton Capital Genevieve Gregor, and independent consultants Dave Woodall and Richard Robinson.
The BFS will provide the company the necessary financial foundations to advance the Hawsons Iron project, which is striving to produce first iron ore concentrate in 2024.
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Sean Gregory has resigned as chief executive officer of Great Southern Mining (GSN), though he will remain at the company on an interim basis to facilitate the transition of responsibilities to executive chair John Terpu.
Terpu honoured the work of Gregory, who has been influential in the development of the emerging gold explorer.
“I wish to thank Sean on behalf of the Board and all of the GSN team for his service to the company,” Terpu said. “His role in the promotion of GSN’s projects and the discovery potential in both Western Australia and Queensland should be recognised by shareholders.”