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ZIM: Appointment of General Manager from Barrick
ZIM: Appointment of General Manager from Barrick.
About this update from Kavango Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nPRESS RELEASE\n23 June 2025\nKAVANGO RESOURCES PLC\n(\"Kavango\" or \"the Company\")\nZIM: Appointment of General Manager from Barrick\nKavango Resources plc (LSE: KAV), the Southern Africa focused metals exploration and gold production company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Everjoy Ngomamiti as General Manager for its mining operations, effective immediately.\nMr Ngomamiti joins Kavango from Barrick Mining Corporation (NYSE:B)(TSX:ABX), where he was Mining Manager at that company's flagship Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania.\nWith 19 years' international mining experience across Africa and Australia, Mr Ngomamiti brings world-class operational and technical expertise to Kavango at a critical stage in its growth.\nHighlights\n· 19 years' global mining experience: Underground and open-pit across Zimbabwe, Tanzania, and Australia\n· Former Mining Manager at Barrick's Bulyanhulu Mine: Led teams responsible for operations, cost control, technical strategy, and major capital projects\n· Track record of mine expansion and innovation, with key deliveries at Bulyanhulu including:\no Increased production from 22kt/month to 91kt/month in 14 months\no Reduced stope dilution from 51% to 15% through QAQC innovation\no Oversaw $26M in capital upgrades including shaft infrastructure and paste fill systems\n· Expert in technical systems & training: Built national engineering teams, implemented Deswick software, and led drill/blast process optimisation\n· Returns home to Zimbabwe, bringing international standards and strong leadership to Kavango's mining operations\nBen Turney, Chief Executive Officer of Kavango Resources, commented:\n\"We are delighted to welcome Everjoy back home to Zimbabwe, as General Manager of our mining operations.\nEverjoy left Zimbabwe in 2012 and spent 9 years working in gold and copper mines in Western Australia. Most recently he was Mining Manager at Barrick's Bulyanhulu Gold Mine in Tanzania. We are certain that Everjoy's experience will prove to be invaluable, as Kavango seeks to introduce modern mechanised mining across its gold portfolio.\nWe must thank TM Partners for finding Everjoy, after an exceptional search. Our primary goal was to find a Zimbabwean candidate with extensive internat...