Infini unveils new CEO to drive uranium projects
Infini Resources has unveiled its new CEO, Rohan Bone, with a brief to inject the next phase of growth into the company's portfolio of uranium and lithium projects in Canada and Western Australia.
Bone has 18 years of global experience across multiple mining roles throughout Australia, Southeast Asia, Canada and Europe.
He has experience in a wide range of commodities and is a qualified mining engineer, having held an array of senior roles with Alcoa, Thyssenkrupp Mining Technologies and Tata Steel Minerals Canada.
Bone played a key role in Alcoa's first successful diamond drilling program in Australia and had a significant hand in the execution of Tata Steel's direct-shipping-ore project in northern Quebec.
'The Board looks forward to working closely with Rohan to unlock the full value of our portfolio.'
Infini Resources executive director David Pevcic
His early career mining roles locally included working with BHP Nickel West at the Perseverance mine, Mining Plus and ATW Gold.
Infini Resources executive director David Pevcic said: 'His depth of experience and demonstrated success in delivering complex mining projects makes him the ideal candidate to lead Infini as we implement our strategy to transition from exploration to development. The Board looks forward to working closely with Rohan to unlock the full value of our portfolio and deliver long-term shareholder value.'
The company ramped up its focus on uranium last year as the price of the energy-producing nuclear reactor fuel took off on an impressive run, after years in the doldrums.
Infini's focus on the key metal was escalated to the next level when lab-busting exploration soil sampling results grading up to 74,997 parts per million (ppm) at its Falls Lake prospect, were revealed to the market. Falls Lake is part of the company's Portland Creek project in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
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