Sovereign Metals appoints mineral sands industry veteran to drive rutile project towards development The appointment of Paul Marcos as head of development underpins Sovereign’s commitment to rapidly advance the Kasiya Project in Malawi, which is regarded as one of the world’s largest undeveloped rutile projects. “Attracting individuals of this calibre to the Sovereign team is a huge endorsement of the Kasiya Project,” says MD. Sovereign Metals Limited (ASX:SVM) (FRA:SVM) has appointed Paul Marcos, an engineering and consulting expert with considerable mineral sands experience, as head of development for the Kasiya Rutile Project in Malawi. According to the company, Marcos’ appointment will bring deep mineral sands metallurgical processing, engineering and operations expertise.