Lotus Resources Ltd (ASX:LOT) has appointed Keith Bowes as managing director with strong expectations that he will drive the company towards restarting uranium production at Kayelekera project in Malawi.

Bowes has more than 25 years’ experience and is a highly regarded mining executive, with extensive experience in metallurgy, project development, capital markets and operations.

He was part of the original due diligence team involved in the acquisition of Kayelekera and has been responsible for all site activities and led the technical work completed on the project since then.

Bowes’ background

Bowes has been involved in a number of projects in Africa, including in Tanzania, Malawi and Namibia.

He has also worked for Anglo American, BHP and Vale across a range of technical and operational roles in Africa, Australia and South America.

During the past decade, Bowes has worked in director and senior executive positions for a number of ASX listed mining development companies.

Uranium experience

Before joining the company, Bowes was the technical lead for the Honeymoon Uranium Project in South Australia, taking it through the various study and technical development stages that resulted in the delivery of the feasibility study in early 2020.

He holds a BSc. chemical engineering from the University of Natal in South Africa.

Bowes succeeds Eduard Smirnov, who has resigned to pursue other interests, and the company has thanked Smirnov for his contributions.