Kentor Gold has appointed Simon Milroy as its new managing director and chief executive officer.

Simon Milroy, 40, is a mining engineer who most recently spent nearly four years as Pan Australian Resources general manager - project development and manager technical services in Laos. In those roles he was responsible for scoping and feasibility studies, evaluations of projects and companies, ore reserves and technical support of the company"s operations.

During that period key achievements were managing the feasibility studies and environmental and social impact assessments for the Phu Bia gold mine and the Phu Kham copper-gold mine.

Earlier in his career, Simon Milroy held senior management roles with Padaeng Zinc and Kingsgate Consolidated, both in Thailand, following on from a range of technical and supervisory positions at various base metal and gold mines throughout Australia.

Kentor chairman John Barr says: "Simon is very well equipped to ensure that Kentor quickly advances its new geothermal licence areas in Kyrgyzstan and its uranium application areas in the Dunmarra Basin of the Northern Territory, as well as progressing the company's flagship Akbel gold project and seeking more advanced projects in Central Asia."

New non executive chairman for Straits

Straits Resources has appointed Alan Good as its new non executive chairman.

Alan Good, a chartered accountant with more than 30 years involvement in the mining industry, has been a non executive director for Straits since 2005.

He was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers for more than 20 years specialising in providing corporate advisory and audit services and was the managing partner of the Perth office for more than six years.

The appointment follows the recent retirement from the Straits Board of David Toms.

Straits controls and operates the Whim Creek Copper Operation in Western Australia, the Tritton Copper Operation in New South Wales, the Mt Muro gold mine in Indonesia and the Sebuku Coal mine in Indonesia, owned by Straits subsidiary Straits Asia Resources.