Current CEO and major shareholder Nik Zuks will remain a director of the Perth-based company.

Resource Capital Funds partner Peter Nicholson has been appointed to the board of Mirabela Nickel as a representative of RCF, which is a major shareholder.

RCF senior vice president Ian Burvill has replaced Mason Hills on the board of Bannerman Resources.

Mining finance consultant Dr Michael Price has joined the board of PMI Gold as its London-based director.

Athena Resources has promoted director David Webster to chairman.

Former Norton Gold Fields managing director Jon Parker has been appointed as deputy chairman of Kimberley Rare Earths.

Former IAMGold Suriname country director Paul Korpi has been appointed as chief operating officer of Marengo Mining.

Michael Gibson has stepped down as executive director, corporate and finance at Straits Resources.

Qingyong Guo and Anthony Ho have resigned as directors of Dragon Energy.

Richard Taylor has resigned from the board of Lamboo Resources, while Kylie Gavin has resigned as a director of Wavenet International.

Beadell Resources has appointed its non-executive director Jim Jewell to the newly created role of technical services manager.

Dr David Lock has been appointed as manager metallurgy at Archer Exploration, focusing on the Campoona graphite deposit.

Finally, Minemax has appointed mining software specialist Phil Edmiston as commercial manager based in Perth.