Empire Metals Ltd (LON:EEE), an AIM-quoted exploration and development company, said it appointed Shaun Bunn to the board as managing director effective from 1 June 2021.
Bunn is a metallurgist based in Perth, Western Australia, with over 35 years' experience in exploration, mining, processing and project development, including over 25 years' experience in the gold mining sector.
He has managed mining projects through all stages of development, from exploration, feasibility studies, financing, construction, commissioning and operations.
For the past six years he has held the position of Senior VP Projects for Hummingbird Resources PLC (LON:HUM), a West African-focused gold producer and explorer with three core gold projects. He joined Hummingbird in 2015, initially to complete the feasibility study and financing of one of these mines - the Yanfolila mine - and was then project manager for its mine development, plant construction, commissioning and ramp up to commercial operations.
"We are delighted to welcome Shaun to the Empire board as our new managing director and we are confident that he will be a highly effective and valuable member of our leadership team,” said chairman Neil O'Brien. “Shaun's operations and projects experience, particularly in the gold sector, further strengthen the team's project evaluation and execution credentials.”
“Moreover, Shaun's origins and networks in the Western Australian mining sector will further enhance Empire's ability to find and develop new gold-focused opportunities as we build on the platform of the Eclipse gold project to become a successful gold mining company in Western Australia," he added.
The company's main focus is on the high-grade Eclipse gold project in Western Australia which produced around 750 ounces of gold from the Eclipse shaft up until 1910. Empire owns 75% of the project with a right to acquire a further 25%.