Trident Royalties PLC (AIM:TRR) has appointed David Reading, formerly chief executive at Aureus Mining and European Goldfields (TSX:EGU), as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Reading has over 40 years' experience in the mining industry covering all stages of mine development, including exploration, feasibility, financing, construction and operations.
"I am delighted to join the board of Trident and leverage my mining, development and exploration skills in the hunt for new and accretive royalty acquisitions,” Reading said.
He is currently a special advisor to Collective Mining Ltd and Roscan Gold Corp as well as non-executive director and head of the technical committee of Diamond Fields Resources Inc.
Reading was formerly chief geologist at Randgold Resources. From 2018 to 2020, Reading was a special advisor to the board and chief executive of Continental Goldfields Inc where he undertook a review of all geology and exploration data and was involved in its sale to Zijin.
He has also held senior exploration and project development positions at Anglo American PLC (LSE:AAL) and Phelps Dodge Corp.