Molten Metals Corp. announced the appointment of Ms. Lara Smith to the role of Chief Executive Officer following the resignation of Mr. Christopher Ecclestone. After serving on the Board for the last 18 months, Mr. Ecclestone has resigned for personal reasons and the company would like to thank him for his services, and wish him the best of luck in his future endeavours.

Lara Smith has nearly two decades of experience in working on pre-feasibility, feasibility studies and reviewing offtake agreements. She has been CEO of Core Consultants Pty Ltd. since 2009, a consultancy firm focused on evaluating the economics of mining companies. Lara holds a BSc degree in Chemistry, Statistics and Economics and a BSc Hons in Finance from the University of Cape Town.

She is also a member of the International Women in Mining Committee (IWIM).