Baja Mining appoints new COO, expects first Boleo production this month

Following a tragic accident in which joint-venture firm Minera y Metalurgica del Boleo (MMB) lost its COO in a flash flood associated with hurricane Odile, which struck the West Pacific seaboard off Mexico and the US last month, the company, comprising a consortium of Korean companies and TSX-V-listed Baja Mining, this week appointed Sang Bum Lee successor. His responsibilities would include directing construction completion activities at the Boleo copper/cobalt/zinc/manganese project, including commissioning and start-up, and managing subsequent operations of the project.