Australia Minerals and Mining Group (ASX:AKA) has revealed the...

Australia Minerals and Mining Group (ASX:AKA) has revealed the appointment of Iggy Tan as managing director effective 25 August 2014.

Tan will be responsible for managing and implementing the next stage of AKA's strategic business objectives, which includes the commercialisation of the high purity alumina project in Western Australia.

Tan has been involved in the commissioning and start-up of seven resource projects in Australia and overseas.

He holds vast experience in chemical mineral processing, off-take marketing of high purity mineral and chemical products, and managing feasibility studies.

AKA's flagship asset is its high purity alumina (HPA) project near Albany.

A number of funding proposals are being reviewed for this project, which will exploit AKA's acid-based processing technology.

HPA is a premium product that is used in high-performance electronic applications, such as tablets and mobile phone.

The company also recently signed a Heads of Agreement with engineering consultants METS Engineering for the advancement its Glenarty Creek Mineral Sands Project, also in Western Australia.

METS will undertake a series of studies to confirm the project’s economic viability, which contains a combined JORC resource of 807 million tonnes at 3.7% heavy mineral.

AKA is well funded and capitalised at under $10 million.