St Barbara Limited’s Simberi operations in the New Ireland province has a new general manager in the person of Iso Ealedona.
Ealedona was previously the head of operations for the past seven months and is a mining engineer and pioneer of the PNG University of Technology mining degree program. With over 26 years of experience in the industry working in Australia for Rio Tinto Iron Ore and in PNG at Misima, Ok Tedi, Hidden Valley, Lihir and St Barbara’s Simberi Operations, his expertise includes operational leadership, technical services, maintenance, safety management and business transformation.
“As a recognised employer of choice, we are proud to be the first public company (ASX listed) operating in PNG to entrust this important role to a capable Papua New Guinean with the right skills and experience to lead our 1200 strong workforce at Simberi,” he said. “We are at an important stage of operations at Simberi, as we continue to mine the oxide deposit and plan for a bright future via the Simberi sulphide project. Iso will capably lead us through this transition as we support our Simberi community, contribute to NIP and deliver on our commitments to PNG,” said Craig Jetson, St Barbara’s managing director and CEO.”
He said, “It’s an honour to lead, on behalf of St Barbara, a mining operation in my home country. With the St Barbara executive, Simberi leadership team and the workforce behind me, I am determined to lead Simberi safely and successfully through this transition period of oxide to sulphide mining for the benefit of all stakeholders.”
