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Ivanhoe Mines Strengthens Operations and Project Capabilities with Key Executive Appointments
Ivanhoe appoints Mark Farren as Chief Operating Officer and Steve Amos as Executive Vice Pres...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Ivanhoe Mines Strengthens Operations and Project Capabilities with Key Executive AppointmentsIvanhoe appoints Mark Farren as Chief Operating Officer and Steve Amos as Executive Vice President, ProjectsKamoa Copper achieves a record 34,408 tonnes of copper floated in August Johannesburg, South Africa--(Newsfile Corp. - September 6, 2022) - Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) (OTCQX: IVPAF) Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announce today the appointment of Mr. Mark Farren and Mr. Steve Amos to Ivanhoe Mines from the company's Kamoa Copper Joint Venture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Mr. Farren worked at Ivanhoe Mines as Executive Vice President, Operations, between June 2014 and October 2019. As development commenced on Phase 1 of the Kamoa-Kakula Mining Complex, Mr. Farren was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Kamoa Copper Joint Venture to lead it through construction and commissioning. Prior to joining Ivanhoe, Mr. Farren served a total of 22 years, in progressively senior roles, in the South African operations of Johannesburg-based Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), culminating in his appointment as the group's Head of Mining. Mr. Farren returns to Ivanhoe Mines as Chief Operating Officer effective November 1, 2022, after retiring from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Kamoa Copper Joint Venture in June 2022.Mr. Amos, who worked at Ivanhoe Mines from 2011 as Vice President, Metallurgy, was appointed in 2019 to the Kamoa Copper Joint Venture as Head of Projects for the DRC. Mr. Amos has over 30 years of mining industry experience, and began his career working for Anglo American, where he spent 16 years working in the areas of precious metals processing in South Africa and copper processing in Zambia. He then spent 6 years at Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) specialist AMEC Minproc (now part of Wood Group). Mr. Amos returns to Ivanhoe Mines, effective immediately, as Executive Vice President, Projects, and will report to Mr. Farren. Mr. Farren and Mr. Amos oversaw the outstanding project delivery of both Kamoa-Kakula Phase 1 and Phase 2, which were both constructed during the COVID-19 pandemic, several months ahead of schedule and on budget.Mr. Farren and Mr. Amos will continue to guide the delivery of the extensive Ivanhoe Mines project pipelin...