Perth: Rio Tinto has appointed Patrick Boitumelo as President and Chief Operating Officer, Diavik Diamond Mines.
Boitumelo has extensive operational, stakeholder management and corporate strategy experience at a senior level across a number of businesses in the mining industry, including diamonds, soda ash and salts, nickel, iron ore, copper and copper by-products, the miner said in a statement.
Most recently he was general manager of engineering and projects at Kennecott Utah Copper in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Rio Tinto Copper & Diamonds Managing Director Operations Nigel Steward said, “Patrick brings a wealth of experience to Diavik at an important time in its development, as we work towards safely bringing the A21 production on stream, alongside our existing underground mining operations.”
Boitumelo will relocate to Yellowknife and commence his appointment at the end of July.
