Orinoco gets new COO

Brazil-focused gold miner Orinoco Gold has appointed Craig Dawson as COO, effective immediately. He has more than 30 years experience in the Australian and international mining industry and has held senior operational positions at a number of midtier and global mining companies, including GM at Norilsk Nickel, GM at the Nifty copper mine, held by Aditya Birla, and GM of operations at the DeGrussa copper mine, owned by Sandfire Resources.