Marvel Gold Ltd (ASX:MVL) has appointed former executive director of exploration Chris van Wijk as the company's managing director.
Van Wijk replaces Phil Hoskins, who is moving on to another ASX-listed company, Evolution Energy Minerals Ltd (ASX:EV1). Hoskins will remain with Marvel as a non-executive director.
Base metal and gold experience
Van Wijk is an experienced geologist, specialising in project evaluation and project generation, with extensive experience in base metal and gold exploration in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia as well as joint venture management and project evaluation for major mining companies including BHP, IAMGOLD, First Quantum Minerals (TSX:FQM)and Fortescue Metals Group (ASX:FMG).
He joined Marvel in mid-2020 and has been instrumental in exploration work at Tabakorole, in Mali, which has delivered a mineral resource exceeding one million ounces of gold.
Van Wijk will continue to manage the company’s Mali-based exploration team, which is led by exploration manager, Dr Richard Tomlinson, who has played a key role in the company’s exploration success and assembling a highly prospective land package of 800 square kilometres at Tabakorole.
About Marvel Gold
Marvel Gold is an Australian resources company focused on gold in Mali, with advanced gold exploration projects and extensive landholdings in the south and west of the country.
The company has an experienced board and management team with specific skills, and extensive experience, in African based exploration, project development and mining.
Tabakorole Gold Project has a JORC mineral resource of 1.025 million ounces grading 1.2 g/t gold, with strong growth prospects along strike over an extensive landholding in excess of 750 square kilometres.
Tabakorole is held through 100%-owned licences as well as two separate joint ventures, with Oklo Resources Ltd (ASX:OKU), in which the company holds an 80% interest, and with Altus Strategies PLC (AIM:ALS, TSX-V:ALTS, OTCQX:ALTUF), in which the company holds a 51% interest.