Jianke Gao resigned as CEO of platinum mine developer Wesizwe Platinum on Tuesday and will be replaced by Zhimin Li as from Wednesday, the company said. Wesizwe, which is developing the Bakubung underground platinum mine south of the Pilanesberg nature reserve, gave no reason for Gao’s resignation, which took effect from Tuesday, February 14. He would leave Wesizwe within two months, the company said. Li, a mining engineer with three decades of experience in mining and civil engineering projects for Jinchuan, is a major shareholder in Wesizwe. © Business Day

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