Critical Mineral Resources plc has appointed mining engineer and executive Brett Capper as chairman of its technical team.
Mr Capper has more than 20 years’ experience across project development, feasibility studies, mine planning and operations.
He is currently chief operating officer of Mitsui Resources Pty Ltd and previously worked for more than 14 years at Rio Tinto, most recently as general manager project development Asia Pacific and global project shaping.
While at Rio Tinto, Mr Capper led the bankable feasibility study for the US$16 billion Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, and the feasibility study for the Jadar lithium project in Serbia.
Prior to this, he held senior technical and operational positions with Anglo American.
Mr Capper holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining Engineering and an MBA from the University of Queensland.
Critical is progressing its Agadir Melloul silver exploration project in Morocco towards development and production.