Windhoek
Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb has appointed Zebra Kasete as vice-president and managing director of Dundee Precious Metals Tsumeb (DPMT). “We are delighted that Zebra will be joining our senior management team” said Rick Howes, president and chief executive officer of DPM.
“Since purchasing the smelter in 2010, DPM has made significant investments to transform the operation and improve the quality of life in our host community. We have engaged with our key stakeholders to further solidify our social and political licence. With his breadth of international experience and in southern Africa, Zebra is uniquely qualified to lead our Namibian operation as we move forward in the next stage of our growth and development,” Howes said.
Zebra Kasete brings to the smelter organisation almost 30 years of experience gained in progressively senior positions in the mining industry, serving Rio Tinto in international roles and Rössing Uranium.
He has extensive experience in the areas of production, processing, procurement, business and strategic development. Currently, he is the managing director of Murowa Diamonds in Harare, Zimbabwe. He has previously worked in Namibia, Australia and the United States. His first day with the company will be February 15, 2016. Kasete is a metallurgist by profession and also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands.
Dundee Precious Metals is a Canadian-based, international gold mining company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining and processing of precious metals.
The company’s principal operating assets include the Chelopech operation, which produces a copper concentrate containing gold and silver, located east of Sofia, Bulgaria; the Kapan operation, which produces a copper concentrate and a zinc concentrate, both containing gold and silver, located in southern Armenia; and the Tsumeb smelter which is a concentrate processing facility.
DPM also holds interests in a number of developing gold properties located in Bulgaria, Serbia, and northern Canada, including the Krumovgrad project and interests held through its 50.1 percent owned subsidiary, Avala Resources Ltd., and its 12.0 percent interest in Sabina Gold & Silver Corp.