Jones is already general manager projects but will now join the executive committee, replacing Ron Douglas who resigned.

BC Iron has appointed Regent Pacific Group chief executive office Jamie Gibson to its board.

Regent Pacific is the company’s second-largest shareholder in BC, recently boosting its stake to 23%.

Argentina-focused explorer De Grey Mining has appointed former Bannerman Resources managing director Peter Batten as executive chairman.

Darren Townsend remains on the board as a non-executive director.

Geologist Zeffron Reeves has been appointed as MD of Mining Group.

Francis Harper has resigned as chairman of Manas Resources due to family illness.

Tulla Resources Group chairman Kevin Maloney has joined the board of Norseman Gold after investing in the company.

Kelvin May has resigned for personal reasons.

Lawyer and investment banker Kellie Benda has been appointed to the board of IMX Resources.

Louis Coetzee has resigned as chairman and acting CEO of East Africa Resources.

Energy Metals has appointed engineer Dr Xinjian Peng and accountant Yunfei Jin to the board.

Bin Cui and Xiaowei Zheng have resigned.

David Argyle has resigned as a director of Kibaran Nickel, while John Dunlop has resigned as a director of Gippsland.

Mining engineer Michael Sebbag has been appointed as executive technical director of Promesa.

Compass Resources has appointed James Carr as MD.

Peter Williamson will take over from John Slade as CEO of Centius Gold.

Corrs Chamber Westgarth partner Robert Franklyn has been appointed as an independent non-executive director of Elemental Minerals.

Colin Paterson has resigned as a director of Goldminex Resources.

Ed Mead has been appointed to the board of Ram Resources, while James Scott has resigned.

Edward van Heemst has been appointed as a non-executive director of Redstone Resources, while founder Anthony Ailakis has been appointed as an executive director.

Wavenet International has appointed Gregg Freemantle as a non-executive director.

Marengo Mining has appointed seasoned geologist and Papua New Guinean government mining official Stevie Nion as its PNG country manager.

Iron ore hopeful Equatorial Resources has appointed senior project management personnel for its Mayoko-Moussondji project.

Rainer Dreir has been appointed as project manager, John Dorotich has been appointed as rail studies manager, John Crocker has been appointed as port studies manager and John Clout has been appointed as mine and process development studies manager.

John Slater has been appointed as business development manager of ioGlobal.

Black Range Minerals has appointed George Glasier as a consultant.

Wessley Edgar has joined Navarre Minerals as exploration manager.

Finally, Justin Mouchacca has been appointed as company secretary of Argo Exploration.