– UK, London – Critical Metals plc (LON: CRTM), a mining company, today announced the appointment of Gordon Thompson to its Board as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Technical Committee effective from 1st April 2024.
About Gordon Thompson
Gordon Thompson brings a wealth of experience and expertise to Critical Metals, with a career spanning over 30 years in both leadership and advisory roles in the mining and exploration industry. He has demonstrated proficiency in overseeing mine operations and executing growth strategies across key mining jurisdictions such as Western Australia, West Africa, Southern Africa, Mali, DRC, and Brazil.
Gordon Thompson is COO at Copper 360, an emerging powerhouse in copper mining and processing based in the Northern Cape South Africa, and as a Non-Executive Director at Contango Holdings Plc. His extensive industry experience and engineering background, including several years in technical consultancy and strategic planning, as well as direct technical and commercial work experience in mechanized surface and shallow to ultra-deep underground mining operations, will be an invaluable asset to Critical Metals.
his previous management roles in the mining industry include COO of Tiger Resources Limited, CEO of Taurus Gold Limited, and COO of Central African Mining & Exploration Co. Plc. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Thompson set up and became a Technical Consultant at Gordon Thompson Inc., a Mining Investment consultant advising mid-tier investment funds seeking mining opportunities in West Africa.
About Critical Metals
Critical Metals PLC has acquired a controlling 100% stake in Madini Occidental Limited, which holds an indirect 70% interest in the Molulu copper/cobalt project, an ex-producing medium-scale asset in the Katangan Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In line with its investment strategy of focusing primarily on known deposits, targeting projects with low entry costs and the potential to generate short-term cash flow; the Company intends to produce 120,000t/per annum of Copper Oxide Ore.
The Company will continue to identify future assets that are in line with its stated acquisition objective of low CAPEX and OPEX projects with near-term production, concentrating on minerals that are perceived to have strategic importance to future economic growth and generate significant value for shareholders.
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