Camec is planning to bring a Zimbabwean platinum mine into production in the next 18 months with targets of between 120,000 oz and 150,000 oz per annum.

The firm has purchased Anglo Platinum-owned properties after the acquisition of Lever Finance in April and production is its latest aim.

Meanwhile, the firm also announced the appointment of Gordon Thompson who will be in charge of managing and developing the new platinum assets.

Mr Thompson, who was a Vice President and Head of Operations at South Deep Mine, has been appointed alongside Charlie Foster.

Mr Foster, who was Senior Vice President of Ivanhoe Mines, takes up the post of Head of Global Exploration, Mining Weekly reports.

The company's exploration projects, which cover many African countries including South Africa and Mozambique, will be run by Mr Foster.

He has experience in managing the Turquoise Hill copper and gold project in Mongolia and was also an exploration manager for Yunnan Mining and DiamondWorks in China.

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Former South Deep boss Thompson joins Camec, 12/05/08
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