JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed gold producer Mundo Minerals has appointed Andrew Law as CEO, effective immediately.

Law would assume responsibility for the operational aspects of the Engenho gold mine, in Brazil, to complete the production ramp-up to 32 000 oz/y, and manage the operational aspects of brining the newly discovered Crista deposit into production, within the next 12 months.

The production ramp-up at Engenho was expected to be complete by early 2009.

Law had over 25 years experience in the mining industry in Australia and Africa. He has worked in executive management positions for resource companies such as Plutonic Resources, Placer Dome, and Millennium Minerals.

“We are very pleased to have secured someone of Law’s calibre and experience to join our South America-based team. Law’s hands-on operational experience in the gold sector will significantly enhance and strengthen our existing management team,” said Mundo Minerals MD John Langford.

“His development expertise will also be invaluable as we progress our other advanced assets, in particular the Jaqueira gold project in Brazil, and the Torrecillas project in Peru. Once production is firmly established at Engenho, our intention is to move these assets into production as quickly as possible to achieve our corporate objectives of building a sustainable 20 000 oz a year plus production profile in the medium-term.”

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