and appreciation where he worked. Mr. Hyma is currently based in Perth, Western Australia, providing independent advisory services to the mineral resources sector. He is a very valued consultant in this regard. His prior responsibilities include director of projects at Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), technical director at Mitsui & Co, vice president of projects at Iron Ore Company of Canada, general manager of projects at Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), and senior project management roles at Falconbridge (now Glencore). According to Caravel chairman Wayne Trumble, Mr. Hyma's skills and knowledge in building significant mining operations "will be of considerable value." APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE SUITE
Mr. Vos, Caravel's new mining manager, is "extremely experienced" in the position, having built and operated large-scale open-pit crews.
Mr. Klvac has over 25 years of experience in the WA mining industry, including roles in commercial, risk, business planning, and approvals senior management at Hamersley Iron (Rio), Western Mining Corp, BHP (ASX: BHP), and BCI Minerals (ASX: BCI).
project is a joint venture between two companies. The Caravel copper project is roughly 150 kilometers northeast of Perth. It is based on a 661.9 million tonne indicated and inferred mineral resource of 0.28 percent copper for a total of 1.86 million tonnes of contained copper.
Mr. Trumble stated that he is looking forward to working on the Caravel copper project with "Vossie and Mick."
The Bindi deposit contains the project's greatest resource, estimated at 223.4 million tonnes at 0.36 percent copper and 796,000 tonnes of contained metal.
"Bringing in the appropriate people is critical to the project's success, and we are thrilled to have been able to attract such skilled and experienced professionals to join us," he continued. The Caravel copper
Since 2020, a significant drilling operation at Bindi has been underway, with recent results revealing extensive zones of highgrade copper mineralization.
In this new announcement, Jason Vos has been hired as Caravel's new mining manager, and Michael Klvac has been named as the company's approvals and compliance manager.
Similar mining manager and mine planner roles have previously been held by him at Perseus Mining's (ASX: PRU) You're gold mine in West Africa, Harmony Gold's Hidden Valley mine in Papua New Guinea, Pilbara Minerals (ASX: PLS) Pilgangoora lithium mine in Western Australia, and AngloGold Ashanti's (ASX: AGG) Tropicana gold mine. According to Caravel, Mr. Vos will be in charge of all parts of mine planning, design, and operational readiness. Mr. Klvac's role as approvals and compliance manager will entail overseeing the process of obtaining and maintaining all approvals required to develop the Caravel copper project. This includes putting in place an environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework to aid the company's operations. www.skillings.net | 41
