Halo Minerals plc has appointed David Minchin and Daniel Bloor to its board as non-executive directors, effective from 13 January 2026.
Mr Minchin, previously chief executive officer of Helium One Global Ltd, is a managing director with more than 20 years in exploration geology and corporate finance.
His experience covers project management, mergers and acquisitions, fundraising and leading several London IPOs.
Mr Minchin’s experience in African operations has involved managing $450 million in private equity investments in exploration projects across various commodities.
He was recently chairman of Helix Exploration plc, chief geologist at Evechem GmbH and director of geology at AMED Funds.
Daniel Bloor has more than 22 years’ experience in minerals and exploration, initially as a geologist before moving into consulting, advisory and executive leadership, establishing ventures focused on raw materials, technology and sustainability.
His expertise in project valuations, capital raising, and technical oversight spans Europe, Asia Africa, and the Americas.
Mr Bloor co-founded The CloudMiner Ltd, leading international business development for Chengdu Chemphys Chemical Industries.
He is also technical director for Tethyan Mining Resources Ltd and Barracuda Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
Halo owns the Playa Verde project, focused on reprocessing historic copper-gold tailings accumulated on a beach in the Atacama region of Chile.