Tuesday, 8 March, 2016 - 13:50
Primary up on board appointments
Shares in local explorer Primary Gold closed nearly 40 per cent higher on news it had recruited three new board members, who also happen to be shareholders in the company.
Garry Mills is a mining engineer with over 30 years of operating experience in middle and senior management levels in a range of progressive technical and hands-on positions within the mining industry. Mr Mills has operating and management experience in both open cut and underground mines in gold and base metals. He has operated throughout Australia and Africa at mine manager, vice president of operations and chief operating officer. Mr Mills has significant experience in feasibility studies, project construction and strategic, middle and short term planning for effective mine operation from exploration to metal production. He joined the board of Primary Gold in 2016 as non-executive director, and was appointed its managing director in 2017.
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Shares in local explorer Primary Gold closed nearly 40 per cent higher on news it had recruited three new board members, who also happen to be shareholders in the company.
Michael van Uffelen has been appointed as a non-executive director of Dragon Energy. Mr van Uffelen is the founder and director of Support Corp. He has worked extensively with early stage companies and start-ups as director, CEO, CFO, corporate advisor and/or company secretary.
Primary Gold has promoted Garry Mills to the role of managing director, nearly a year after his predecessor resigned, with the company also foreshadowing a board-shake up in the coming months.
Perth-based Primary Gold has tapped investors for $8.5 million to fund ongoing work at its Coolgardie and Mount Bundy projects in the Goldfields.
Alex Forcke has resigned as non-executive director of Entek Energy.Malcolm Cowell has been appointed chief financial officer and company secretary of Goldfields Money following the resignation of Michael Verkuylen.
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After selling its Southern Cross gold operation last year, Chinese-owned Hanking Gold Mining has made a takeover proposal for Primary Gold worth $37.5 million.
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