JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Triple-listed metals project developer Ferrum Crescent has entered into a contract of employment with its executive chairperson Justin Tooth to replace interim arrangements agreed at the time of his appointment in December.
The contract has no fixed term and may be terminated by either party on three months’ notice, with Tooth eligible to participate in employee incentive schemes operated by the company.
Further, the company has appointed Merlin Marr-Johnson as its project manager, with his principal responsibilities being the progression of the lead-zinc portfolio of projects, in Spain, held by the company.
Marr-Johnson has over 20 years’ experience as a field geologist, mining analyst and resources fund manager. He has overseen exploration programmes in South America, sub-Saharan Africa and Central Asia.
He had previously been engaged as a technical consultant on the company’s Toral and Lago projects.
Ferrum Crescent also owns the Moonlight iron-ore project in South Africa’s Limpopo province.