Long-time Lynas executive chairman Nicholas Curtis will become non-executive chairman, while director Liam Forde has been appointed deputy chairman.

The company said it was important to implement its succession plan now it had transitioned from development to production.

Barry Lavin will resign from the board of OZ Minerals on Friday after nearly two years on the board.

Brett Clark has been appointed CEO of new iron ore producer Pluton Resources, replacing Tony Schoer, who decided not to relocate with the company from Melbourne to Perth.

Noble Mineral Resources has restructured its board following a large investment from Resolute Mining.

Resolute general manager of operations Peter Beilby has joined the board as the company’s representative, while Equatorial Resources CEO John Welborn has been appointed a director.

The search for a new CEO continues.

Stephen Copulos has been appointed interim chairman of Crusader Resources following the resignation of David Archer.

Zeus Resources CEO Ian de Renzie Duncan has resigned from the company, but will provide consultancy services.

Zeus director Dr Michael Etheridge has agreed to be acting CEO.

Guy Warwick has resigned as joint managing director of Central Asia Resources.

The company appointed Luke Martino as alternate director for Alan Hopkins.

Straits Resources has appointed mining engineer Ian Sheppard as chief operating officer and Kalman Salgo as general manager – Mt Muro mine.

Lindsay Franker has replaced Mel Ashton as a non-executive director of Barra Resources.

Mark Manly has joined Adelaide Resources as exploration manager after spending the past five years as chief geologist of Phoenix Copper.

Dave Adams has been appointed senior geologist.

Minerals sands metallurgist Noel O’Brien has been appointed project manager for Cove Resources’ Koivu titanium feedstock project in Finland.

Finally, Glenn Wardle has been appointed investor relations officer of A1 Consolidated Gold.