PAPHOS, CYPRUS: Tharisa Plc, the platinum group metals (PGMs) and chrome co-producer listed on the Johannesburg and London inventory exchanges, introduced that Bernard Pryor has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) of Karo Mining Holdings Limited.
Tharisa introduced on 31 March 2022 that it has exercised its farm-in option and elevated its stake in Karo Holdings to 66.3%. Karo Holdings holds an oblique 85% curiosity inside the Karo Platinum Project in Zimbabwe.
Bernard is a Metallurgical Engineer by background with over 35 years’ expertise inside the worldwide mining industry. He has held senior executive positions throughout a vary of disciplines, together with project acquisition, evaluation, development, and construction and has run large-scale fully operational mining assets.
His expertise additionally includes worldwide commercial and general management, most notably in Australia, Brazil, West and Southern Africa, the Middle East and Russia. Recently, Bernard was CEO of Alufer Mining where, under his supervision, its flagship Bel Air bauxite mine inside the Republic of Guinea was developed and put into production.
Bernard has additionally held positions as CEO of African Minerals Limited and Q Resources plc. Between 2006 and 2010 he held senior positions inside Anglo American Plc as Head of Business Development and was CEO of Anglo Ferrous Brazil Inc.
Phoevos Pouroulis, CEO of Tharisa, commented: “We are privileged to have Bernie join our team as we embark on this transformative journey, developing our Tier 1 Karo Platinum asset in Zimbabwe. His technical expertise coupled with developing mines throughout the globe ensures we have management in place that will ship on our stated objectives. I look ahead to working with Bernie as we develop our second high-grade, low-cost and high-return PGM asset.”
Tharisa is an built-in useful resource group critical to the energy transition and decarbonisation of economies. It incorporates mining, processing, exploration, and the beneficiation, marketing, sales, and logistics of PGMs and chrome concentrates, utilizing innovation and technology as enablers. Its principal working asset is the Tharisa Mine located inside the south-western limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa.
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