Bounty Mining Limited announced that Gary Cochrane has resigned from his role as chair of the board. The directors have voted Rob Stewart as the new chair of the board. Bounty announced the appointment of John Hart as General Manager of the Cook Colliery. John is an experienced mine manager with specialist expertise in bord and pillar mining. His most recent experience and success was in establishing and operating the bord and pillar mine for Idemitsu's Ensham Resources Pty Ltd. John brought innovation to the design and mining processes that achieved high levels of production and excellent safety standards.