Lepidico Ltd. advised that it has appointed Mr. Timotheus (Timo) Ipangelwa as General Manager Operations Namibia. Timo has 16 years' experience as a Mining Engineer working at both large and medium scale open pit operations. As GM Operations for Lepidico in Namibia, Timo will lead the re-development of two open pit mines at Rubicon and Helikon, as well as the implementation and operation of Lepidico's Phase 1 mineral concentrator for the Karibib Project. Timo Ipangelwa has spent the past eight years of his career as Mining Head for the large Husab open pit mine operated by Swakop Uranium, with annual mining capacity of 120 million tons and a 520 strong team reporting to him.
Effective, efficient planning, training and risk management has been central to the Husab mining operations achieving their strategic goals under Timo direction. Prior to this, Timo was Mining Manager for Skorpion Zinc.