Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring Bellevue Gold, Magnetite Mines, Northern Star and more.
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Bellevue Gold has welcomed highly experienced mining engineer Kate Frost as its new general manager of the flagship Bellevue gold project in Western Australia.
With more than 20 years’ experience in the resources industry, Frost has demonstrated exceptional technical skills and an outstanding ability to build and manage strong teams.
Frost is currently technical services manager at Rio Tinto. Prior to that, Frost held senior management positions with Gold Fields Australia which saw her play a significant role in the start-up of the Gruyere mine and the Invincible underground project.
“Kate is a highly experienced manager who is people-focused and results-driven,” Bellevue chief executive Darren Stralow said.
“She has a reputation for having a strong work ethic and a commitment to excellence in operations management, underground mining, technical services, mining studies, project management and contract administration.”
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Magnetite Mines has appointed Tim Dobson as its new chief executive officer (CEO) as part of a leadership transition that commenced in April this year.
The move coincides with acting CEO Stephen Weir reverting to his role as chief development officer.
With more than 30 years’ international experience in the resources sector, Dobson has a track record of successfully developing, operating, and transforming mining projects and operations.
Dobson was previously the CEO of Heron Resources. He arrived at the company just as COVID halted operations in early 2020 and established a strategy that enabled the company to refinance and resume mining operations.
He has also served in executive and managing director/CEO roles at Norilisk Nickel, Lihir Gold, Kimberley Rare Earths and Polymetals.
“This appointment is the outcome of an extensive recruitment process, commenced in April, that attracted an exceptional field of internal and external candidates,” Magnetite Mines chair Mark Eames said.
“We are excited to have Tim join Magnetite Mines at an important point in the company’s development as we take our Razorback iron ore project on a pathway into operation.”
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Greenvale Mining has made several changes to its senior management team, including Neil Biddle stepping down as managing director with executive director Mark Turner to assume the role of CEO.
Biddle will remain on the board as a non-executive director while current CEO Matt Healy will become general manager of Greenvale subsidiary Knox Resources, pending the completion of Knox’s sale to Astro Resources, where he would become CEO of Astro.
Turner, who joined the company in January this year, has a 20-year career in engineering and project development in the oil and gas, water, power and renewable sectors.
He will be responsible for driving the next stage of Greenvale’s Alpha torbanite project in Queensland and continuing to progress the company’s significant emerging geothermal energy program.
Alan Boys has retired as Greenvale chief financial officer and company secretary, with Kurt Laney to assume this position.
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Neil Marston has joined Flynn Gold as its new CEO, bringing with him more than 30 years’ experience in the mining sector.
Marston was the founding managing director and company secretary of Bryah Resources. Prior to that he was the managing director and company secretary of Horseshoe Metals.
Company chair Clive Duncan said Marston was an important addition to the company as it advances its gold projects in Tasmania and the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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Mary Hackett has retired from the Northern Star Resources board to pursue other interests.
Northern Star chair Michael Chaney AO said Hackett had been instrumental in developing the gold miner’s strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) positioning.
“We would like to thank Mary for her very valuable contribution to the Company during the past three years,” Chaney said.
“Her passionate application in maintaining focus on safety in particular through our recent merger has been a key factor in our industry leading performance.”