Harper quits as Kin Mining MD

13th February 2018 By: Mariaan Webb - Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor Online

Harper quits as Kin Mining MD

Stephen McEwen (project manager) and Don Harper pictured at the Leonora project, where site activities started last week.

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Don Harper has resigned as MD of emerging gold development firm Kin Mining, the ASX-listed company announced on Tuesday.

In a short statement, the board said it had accepted the resignation and that a search process to find a suitable replacement would be commissioned shortly.

Kin is developing the Leonora gold project, in the north-eastern goldfields of Western Australia, where it aims to start production this year. The new gold mine will produce 55 000 oz/y of gold over an initial seven years mine life.

Site activities started last week.

Shares in Kin Mining traded 2% lower on Tuesday at 24.5c a share.