Frederic Van Haute
Senior Finance and Administration Manager, Chirano Gold Mine, Kinross group
8 years at top management level in Africa, mostly in the mining industry. I specilised in the set up of companies in the difficult environment, mainly mining industries.
Barytex has a participation of 86% in Shituru Copper Mines in Likasi, DRC.
The mine is at early stage of drilling.
Bank feasibility study will start at the end of the year and construction in Q3 2008
2006 - 2007MagIndustries is involved in different industries in Africa: Plantation of Eucalyptus and mine of Potassium in Congo-Brazzaville, Energy project in DRC, project Inga II.
I have been the finance manager of the projects in Africa, but due to too long extension of the delay to start the project, I decided to quit for Barytex.
2005 - 2006Finance Manager of MCM, Mauritanian Copper Mines in Akjoujt, Mauritania.
I have set up the mine from the beginning, until the end of the production and the first commercial production.
2003 - 2005Anglogold is in joint venture with Randgold to run Morila, a gold mine with high capacity in Mali.
1999 - 2002GOPDC, Ghana Oil Palm Development Company is a plantation of oil palm trees in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
This was my first position of expatriate in Africa
1996 - 1999Econophone was the first operator in Europe to propose alternatives to national operators.
I have developed the company from the first days until merging with Viatel.