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Alphamin Resources: Leadership Changes and Commissioning Update
GRAND BAIE, Mauritius, Aug. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of Alphamin is pleased to announce a change of leadership at Alphamin which is precipitated b
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[{"type":"text","content":" GRAND BAIE, Mauritius, Aug. 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of Alphamin is pleased to announce a change of leadership at Alphamin which is precipitated by the company completing the “project build” phase and migrating to that of a steady state mining operation. Mr Boris Kamstra will step down as CEO with immediate effect. Boris has led the Alphamin team through its development and mine build phase and has done an extraordinary job in extraordinary conditions. Some of the team accomplishments under Mr Kamstra’s leadership include: Negotiating and implementing Agreements with all local stakeholders resulting in a constructive working relationship and “licence to operate” with the local communities and Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) representatives, both local and national. Ensuring that artisanal miners vacated the mining site by mutual agreement. Building road access to the mining site through nearly 40km of deep jungle. Raising the funds needed to develop the Bisie mine. Building and constructing the mine, processing plant and related infrastructure on site. Building a team that is progressing mine commissioning. The board is delighted to report that Mr Kamstra will continue to serve as an executive director of Alphamin with responsibilities that include Investor relations, tin marketing and special value-add projects. Mr Maritz Smith has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Alphamin. Maritz has 18 years of experience with all aspects of directing mining operations and is well suited to guide Alphamin through its next phase of operations and corporate objectives. Maritz holds a B-Com Hons degree and is a Chartered Account. Following the completion of his degree, he joined the mining industry 18 years ago as a financial controller in Metorex (Pty) Limited which later listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Metorex was a mid-tier multi commodity mining group that owned and managed mining operations in South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. His involvement included participating actively with the technical executives, both at head office and on-mine, with primary focus on the financial aspects of the operations. He was a member of the EXCO team of Metorex and prior to his resignation to join Pangea he held the office of CFO/Financial Director which included him in decision making on cap...