Consolidated Minerals has appointed Alistair Croll, currently general manager underground operations, as chief operating officer following the recent appointment of Rodney Baxter as incoming managing director. Formerly with Rustenburg Platinum Mines in South Africa, Mr Croll held important positions managing technical services and the implementation and mechanisation of mining operations at its major underground mining complex. Earlier in his career he held several senior roles with De Beers Consolidated Mines.