Midnight Sun Mining Corp (TSX-V:MMA, OTCQB:MDNGF), the copper and cobalt exploration group, has announced the appointment of Kevin Bonel as chief operating officer for its Zambian operations.
Bonel joins with over a quarter of a century of geological experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, having recently worked at Barrick Gold's Lumwana Mine, which is located near Midnight Sun's Solwezi Project.
Al Fabbro, president and chief executive at the miner, said: " Midnight Sun is entering a new phase of exploration which will have us drilling aggressively on both a Lumwana analog at Dumbwa with KoBold Metals and on two oxide-copper targets at Kazhiba and Mitu with First Quantum.
“It is imperative that we continue to build our team, adding personnel with deep experience relevant to our project.
“In addition to numerous discoveries in the region, Kevin's tenure with Barrick saw him lead both a technical re-evaluation of their Lumwana asset and the discovery of a brand-new deposit, which added 25 years of reserves to the mining operation."
Bonel's experience also includes managing Freeport McMoRan's copper exploration project in Kabompo, Zambia and working on several projects in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Malawi.