Hummingbird appoints GM for Yanfolila

Aim-listed Hummingbird Resources has appointed Kevin Moxham GM of its Yanfolila gold project, in Mali. An engineer by profession, Moxham has over 30 years’ experience in the effective management and commissioning of mining projects in jurisdictions including Ghana, Eritrea, Tanzania and South Africa. Most recently, he was GM and operations head at Newmont Golden Ridge, overseeing the commissioning and production of the nine-million-ton-a-year Akyem gold mine, in Ghana. Moxham was also Bisha Mining’s executive GM in Eritrea, where he managed the construction, commissioning and operations at the 1.8-million-ton-a-year gold plant and the 2.4-million-ton-a-year copper plant.  Hummingbird CEO Dan Betts described Moxham’s appointment as “crucial”.