Zenith Minerals - ZNC (ASX) News & Expert Insights from Stockhead

Zenith Minerals (ASX:ZNC) has established a strong track record of discovering tier-1 assets and is focused on advancing its Australian-based portfolio of 100%-owned gold and lithium projects.

The company’s strategy is centred on cost-effective exploration and resource development at its 100%-owned gold projects, including the Red Mountain Gold Project in Queensland and the Dulcie Far North Gold Deposit in Western Australia. In lithium, Zenith is progressing the Split Rocks and Waratah Well Lithium Projects in Western Australia, aiming to capitalise on the growing demand for battery minerals.

Committed to generating shareholder value, Zenith leverages the expertise of its highly experienced Board of Directors and exploration management team to accelerate project timelines while ensuring cost efficiency and operational excellence. The company maintains a focus on assets that it owns 100%, enabling full control over project development and value creation.

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Highly experienced mining executive, Andrew Smith, was appointed on 31 July 2024 with a proven track record in the mining industry. Ranging from early-stage discovery through to feasibility studies and development projects around the world, including Australia, Africa, Czech Republic and most recently the UK, Andrew’s most recent success was as CEO of British Lithium, which he founded in 2017.

A Bachelor of Engineering & Bachelor of Commerce with First Class Honours from Sydney University underpins Andrew’s formal education. He has also studied at the National Institute of Space in Virginia.

Chris joined Zenith Minerals Limited on 27 March 2023 as the company’s Exploration Manager. Graduating with a BSc Hons (Geosciences), Chris holds a Master‘s degree in Economic Geology from CODES/UTAS and has 15 years mineral exploration focused experience in Australia.

He was previously employed as Senior Exploration Geologist at Regis Resources overseeing the exploration program covering the Duketon Greenstone Belt and was Project Exploration Geologist at both Gold Fields’ (Granny Smith Mine) and for Saracen, working in the Laverton and Carosue Dam districts respectively.

Andrew joined Zenith Minerals on 14 December 2023 and brings considerable corporate and technical expertise, as well as substantial project finance, risk management and capital markets experience to the company.

With over 30 years’ experience in the global resources sector he most recently, as Managing Director at Chesser Resources Limited, elicited a successful takeover by Fortuna Silver Mines with a 95% premium.

Andrew spent 14 years at Macquarie Bank as Division Director – Mining Finance and Risk Management and holds a Masters in Mineral Economics and a Bachelor of Engineering (Minerals Exploration and Mining Geology).