K92 MINING INC. K92 Mining Inc. announced the appointment of Christopher Kinver as Project Director, Kora Expansion. Mr. Kinver will lead the team that is responsible for the delivery of the Stage 2A and Stage 3 Expansions of the Kainantu Mine. Mr. Kinver joined K92 in September 2019, developing a strong knowledge of the Kainantu Gold Mine and operating in Papua New Guinea, initially as Kainantu's Mining Manager and most recently the Evaluations and Studies Manager.
Mr. Kinver is a Mining Engineer with approximately 20 years of experience in the mining industry, predominantly in senior management roles in underground operations and mine development with senior, intermediate and junior mining companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, South America, Africa and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining K92, Mr. Kinver was with OceanaGold Corporation as the Project Manager for Didipio Underground for approximately 3 years, successfully transitioning the operation from an open pit to a 1.6 mtpa long hole stoping underground operation. Other senior management roles include: Underground Mine Manager with BHP Billiton at the Perseverance Nickel Mine, one of the largest underground operations in Western Australia; Underground Mine Manager with Barrick Gold Corporation at the Plutonic Gold Mine in Western Australia; and Principal Engineer at mining consulting firm Wardell Armstrong LLP.
Mr. Kinver holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining and Mineral Engineering with Honours from Camborne School of Mines and a First Class Western Australian Mine Managers' Certificate. He holds registrations with the Institute of Engineers Australia, The Engineering Institution of Zambia, and Registered Engineers of Tanzania.
