Pensana appoints Benedito Dumbo as Site Manager for Longonjo Rare Earths Mine in Angola

London-listed rare earths miner Pensana has appointed Benedito Dumbo site manager of the Longonjo rare earths mine, in Angola, ahead of the project’s main construction phase.

He has been a mining engineer engaged in the development of the project for the past three years.

The Luanda-born local has a degree in mining engineering from the Camborne School of Mines, which is part of the University of Exeter.

Pensana says Dumbo has a proven record in drilling, logging, fleet management and maintenance systems.

Pensana plc (LON:PRE) explores and mines neodymium, praseodymium, and rare earth minerals. The Company’s flagship assets are the Saltend rare earth refinery project in the United Kingdom and Longonjo neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr) Project in Angola.

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