With the Muga Project fully permitted and shovel-ready, Highfield Resources Ltd (ASX:HFR) has made a key appointment to help make the project a success.
Carles Aleman has been appointed as Head of Plant Construction and HSE for Muga effective May 15, 2023.
The appointment comes as Highfield strengthens its team following the receipt of the final key licence for the project, which will allow it to move into construction.
The potash company is focused on the construction of its flagship low-cost, low-capex Muga Project in Spain having now received all permits and key licences needed.
With the Mining Concession being granted in July 2021, the ramp construction licence in Aragón in 2022 and the process plant construction licence in Navarra in March 2023, and with the finalisation of the initial site preparatory work of the mine gate and decline area, full scale construction is expected to start in the second half of 2023.
"I am delighted to welcome to Highfield an experienced senior executive with the professional calibre and business acumen of Carles to join our team at this crucial moment for the company. His experience in potash mining in Spain will be key to make the building of Muga a success,” Highfield Resources managing director and CEO Ignacio Salazar said.
Highly experienced appointment
Aleman has over 30 years’ experience in the mining and chemical sectors to go with degrees in Business Sciences and Pharmacy and a Masters degree in Chemistry.
He has spent the last eight years working at ICL in Spain where most recently he was the President of ICL Iberia and managing director of Iberpotash.
Prior to joining ICL, Aleman worked in internationally focused roles in the chemical sector with several companies including BASF and CIBA-GEIGY and in Pymag-Curtin where he was managing director. Aleman’s responsibilities have included oversight of several large construction and development projects.
Highfield will draw on Aleman’s extensive experience in potash mining in Spain where he led the transformation and modernisation of ICL.