Amg Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V. appointed Mr. Hoy Frakes as President of AMG Mining. Mr. Frakes will focus initially on improving mining operational efficiencies at AMG's existing antimony and tantalum mines. Mr. Frakes joined AMG in 2000 and his latest leadership role was as President of AMG Vanadium Inc. At AMG Vanadium, Mr. Frakes was responsible for building the Ohio metallurgical facility into the recycler of spent catalysts for the production of ferrovanadium and ferronickel-molybdenum.