AuKing Mining Ltd (ASX:AKN) has appointed Chris Bittar as its new exploration manager, shoring up the company’s project management expertise in preparation for further development of the Koongie Park Project.
Bittar holds a Masters in Geoscience (Macquarie), Masters in Commerce (Finance) (RMIT) and Bachelor of Marine Science (Macquarie) qualifications.
His last post was senior project geologist for Pantoro Ltd (ASX:PNR)’s Norseman project in Western Australia, where he supervised the planning and execution of near-mine exploration and resource development programs as part of the definitive feasibility study program.
Bittar has previously held senior geologist positions with Millennium Minerals (Nullagine Gold Project) and Pilbara Minerals (Pilgangoora Lithium Project), and exploration geologist roles with Sumitomo Metal Mining Oceania and Northern Minerals (Browns Range Rare Earths Project).
“The timing is perfect”
"AKN considers itself very fortunate to have secured the services of Chris. He brings many years of experience operating on WA projects to our company,” AuKing Mining CEO Paul Williams said.
“Chris has a special skill set in that he has supervised projects from early exploration right through to being mine-ready. The timing is perfect for him to be supervising the development of AKN’s Koongie Park project."
Bittar has extensive experience in managing projects from greenfield exploration to resource development and into the mine-ready feasibility stage.
His personal experience includes supervision of multiple drill campaigns, geological interpretation, data management and project reporting.
About AuKing Mining
AuKing Mining and its board continue to focus on transforming the company into a substantial mid-tier mining group, with a primary focus on acquiring and developing near-term copper, gold and other base metal production activities (both locally and overseas).
The Koongie Park earn-in agreement is the company's primary initial step towards achieving these goals.
This tenure package comprises 10 tenements with two mining leases and eight exploration licences. Total tenement area is approximately 500 square kilometres.
The primary mineral assets, the Onedin and Sandiego copper-zinc-gold-silver deposits, lie within the granted mining leases M80/277 and M80/276, which expire in 2031.