Element 25 Ltd (ASX:E25) has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of OM Manganese managing director Fanie van Jaarsveld and experienced chemical engineer Sam Lancuba as directors of the company.
Van Jaarsveld is an experienced company director and has held numerous senior management and executive positions over a career spanning more than 40 years.
Meanwhile, Lancuba is a chemical engineer with more than 40 years of experience in the global fertiliser industry.
E25’s expanded board will play a crucial role as the company advances its Butcherbird Project in WA, moving towards the construction of the first processing plant globally to produce ethical, traceable battery-grade manganese sulphate (HPMSM) for EV batteries.
Notable experience
With a demonstrated history of working in the mining and metals industry, van Jaarsveld is highly skilled in mining, mineral processing and operational management.
The new director has a demonstrated history of working in the mining & metals industry and is managing director for OM Manganese which operates the Bootu Creek manganese mine in the Northern Territory
He has strong business development expertise and will be a key asset in achieving E25's production targets at the current manganese operation as well as helping to guide the planning and implementation of the expanded production plans at the project and the downstream production of HPMSM.
Lancuba has worked in research and development, process engineering, manufacturing and management.
Following 27 years at Incitec Pivot Limited, an ASX top 50 company, he has been providing expert consulting services for industry clients in Australia, New Zealand, the USA, South America, Europe, India and China.
Lancuba will be a valuable asset as the company moves toward the construction of the first processing plant globally to produce ethical, traceable battery-grade manganese sulphate using the company’s proprietary process to convert Australian manganese ore to HPMSM for EV batteries.
Forward plan
E25’s board will support and guide the company through an anticipated period of rapid growth as it aims to:
- Optimise and expand mining and processing operations at its 100%-owned Butcherbird Project in Western Australia to provide long-term manganese supply to existing customers.
- Develop an initial processing facility to convert E25 manganese concentrate into battery-grade manganese (HPMSM) in the world’s first ethical supply chain to support rapidly growing global EV markets.