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Petratherm heavy mineral sands

Petratherm bolsters mineral sands expertise

Petratherm (ASX:PTR) has appointed Rob Sennitt as an executive director, effective from 1 May 2025. 

Sennitt has more than 30 years of executive and financial markets experience in the resources sector. He also has over 25 years’ experience as an investment banker with JP Morgan, Macquarie Capital, and RBC Capital Markets providing strategic advice to companies in the natural resources sector. 

Petratherm CEO Peter Reid says Sennitt has extensive mineral sands experience with a track record for value realisation that is well-suited to support guiding the company forward. 

“Rob joins Petratherm at an exciting time and we look forward to his contribution, as we focus on advancing the potentially world-class titanium rich heavy mineral sands Muckanippie Project towards commercialisation,” Reid says. 

Sennitt was also appointed as CEO and Managing Director of now delisted Mineral Deposits, when the company owned 50% of the TiZir joint venture comprising the Grande Cote Mineral Sands Mining Operations in Senegal and the Titanium Slag and Iron smelting operations in Norway. 

Following Mineral Deposits’ takeover, Sennitt became senior advisor to Appian Capital Advisory. He was responsible for sourcing investments and portfolio management in the mining sector in the Australasian region. 

More recently, Sennitt served as Alicanto Minerals’ (ASX:AQI) Managing Director. 

Petratherm is a copper and critical minerals explorer focused on uncovering deposits in mature mineral provinces. 

Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au   

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Written By Aaliyah Rogan
Originally from New Zealand, Aaliyah brings several years of experience covering the resources sector, with a focus on companies, commodities and global mining markets. Her reporting has spanned European markets and the evolving global mining landscape, with a focus on the stories and market forces driving change across the sector.