Nautilus Minerals has announced the appointment of a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) as it moves towards starting the Solwara 1 project in 2019.
Wayne Knott, a former Operations Manager with Nautilus, has been appointed COO and will commence on March 19, 2018.
In a statement, Nautilus’ CEO Mike Johnston, said “We are delighted to have Wayne back leading our project team.
“Wayne’s expertise in operational start-ups, their design and implementation, combined with his intimate knowledge of our production system, will be invaluable to us as we continue to advance towards completing the build and integration of our system, and launch the seafloor resource production industry.”
Knott is a metallurgist with over 30 years of mining industry experience, with particular expertise in dredging, operational start-ups and reviews.
Previously working for Nautilus as Operations Manager during 2010 to 2012, he was responsible for defining the Company’s original operational readiness plan, as well as providing significant input into the design and scope of the current production system.