Today's board moves wrap includes Peter Plakidis, Steve Parsons, Bruce Robertson, Paul Kiley, Adam Place, Bruce Kay, Trevor Ireland, Susan Field, and Bob Vassie.
Shares in St Barbara have fallen 30 per cent after the company said it would have to keep using trucking to extract gold from its flagship Gwalia project, due to ventilation issues it discovered at the underground mine.
Local gold producers Saracen Mineral Holdings and Silver Lake Resources have announced solid growth in profits for the 2018 financial year, while Western Australia-focused St Barbara also registered a positive result.
Lithium producer Tawana Resources has announced plans to merge with its Bald Hill project joint venture partner, Singapore-listed Alliance Minerals Assets, to form a $446 million company.
Nicholas Clark has retired as executive director, strategy at Alexium International Group to focus on his young family in the US following the unexpected loss of his wife last year.
Gold miner St Barbara has approved a major extension of its Gwalia operations, which will extend the historic mine to a depth of 2,000 metres below surface over the next seven years.
Interest from North American pension funds could help drive continued strength in the gold sector, although tax competitiveness and policy stability will be important, according to industry leaders.
Former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher is set to take the helm of gold miner St Barbara, when Colin Wise retires from the role as non-executive chairman next month.
Melbourne-based gold miner St Barbara has announced plans to appoint former Gindalbie Metals managing director Tim Netscher as chairman, as part of its ongoing board renewal.
Gold miner St Barbara might sell its Gold Ridge operations in the Solomon Islands, where production has been suspended since 3 April due to Tropical Cyclone Ita's torrential rain and flooding.
