London-listed Vast Resources (AIM:VAST ) announced on Monday the hire of Adrian Badita as General Manager to oversee its Baita Plai Polymetallic Mine, “Baita Plai”,  in Romania.

The mining firm said Badita, whose role will commence on Monday 18th May 2020, will oversee management while reporting to the group’s Chief Operating Officer, Craig Harvey.

This includes, but isn’t limited to, ensuring team’s safety and health at the mine as well as monitoring the company’s development plan focused on turning Baita Plai into a profitable producing mining operation.

Shares in Vast Resources closed at 0.155p on Friday afternoon.

Badita is a qualified Competent Person under the JORC Mineral Resource and Ore Reserve code with over 20 years’ mining experience.

The group noted that Badita has solid production experience and has previously supervised several large-scale operations including a $1.5BN operation producing 100 million t/year.

Vast confirmed to investors last week that its first shipment of equipment had been unloaded from trucks at Baita Plai after clearing Romanian customs.

The group told investors that production at Baita Plai remains on track to begin within the existing six-month timeline to July 2020.

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