Central Asia Metals plc has appointed Chris Colbourne as the new general director of its Sasa zinc and lead mine in North Macedonia.
He replaces Scott Yelland who continues with the company in his role as chief operating officer.
Mr Colbourne has 30 years’ technical, operational and management experience which includes 14 years in senior roles at Rio Tinto.
He was most recently mining director at Nordgold where he was responsible for supporting and improving mining operations.
Mr Colbourne has a B.Eng in Mining Engineering, an MSc in Mineral Economics and is a Registered Chartered Engineer and Professional Engineer.