Vast Resources promotes chief geologist to COO

AIM-listed miner Vast Resources has promoted chief geologist Craig Harvey to chief operating officer.

Harvey has been a consultant to Vast as chief geologist since 2013, working on the company’s two producing mines which were commissioned during his tenure.

He will support these assets by targeting increased zinc and copper production at the Manaila polymetallic mine in Romania and increased gold production at the Pickstone-Peerless mine in Zimbabwe, as well as help commission a third mine, the Baita Plai polymetallic mine in Romania, subject to gaining a mining licence.

Harvey, a member of the Geological Society of South Africa and the Australian Institute of Geoscience, previously worked at Gold Fields in South Africa, Harmony Gold, and Ravensgate in Australia.

Chief executive Roy Pitchford said: "Already an integral part of our senior management team, I am convinced that as chief operating officer he [Harvey] will play an even greater role in managing the operations of Vast and developing the company into the larger mineral producing entity it desires to be.”

Shares in Vast Resources were down 0.39% to 0.583p at 0918 GMT.