NextSource Materials Inc. (TSX: NEXT | OTCQB: NSRCF) has announced the resignation of Robin Borley as its chief operating officer and has appointed Johnny Velloza in his place on an interim basis.
Velloza has a wealth of technical and operating experience in the mining industry spanning 30 years during which he managed operational optimization processes and large capital expansions across a range of commodities and in many jurisdictions.
“I am delighted Johnny has agreed to join…where he will drive the implementation of recommendations made to resolve process issues that have delayed bringing the plant at the Molo mine to its nameplate capacity,” commented NextSource CEO Craig Scherba. “I would like to thank Robin for his contributions to NextSource.”
Velloza was previously Deputy CEO and COO of Gem Diamonds as well as CEO of Chemaf. Prior to this, he was with BHP Western Australia Iron Ore where, from 2013 to 2015, he was general manager at Mining Area C, the largest iron ore mine in the BHP portfolio, leading a number of successful operational efficiency programs.
He also acted as a senior exploration manager in Zambia and in Chile for BHP from 2011-2013, operations manager at AngloGold Ashanti from 2009-2010 and held numerous managerial positions at De Beers from 2001-2009. Velloza holds a bachelor’s degree in mining engineering from The University of Johannesburg and a bachelor’s degree in business from The University of South Africa.
Borley has also resigned as a director and will not be standing for re-election at the upcoming NextSource shareholders’ meeting.
NextSource Materials is a battery materials development company based in Toronto, Canada that is intent on becoming a vertically integrated global supplier of battery materials through the mining and value-added processing of graphite and other minerals.
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