MINING PEOPLE: El Tigre Silver, Golden Predator, Puma Exploration, Richmont Mines, and Tango Gold

Wade Anderson has been named to the newly created role of co-CEO at El Tigre Silver Corp. in Vancouver. He will share the position with the company's current CEO and president, Stuart Ross.

Golden Predator Mining Corp. of Edmonton, AB, has appointed Janet Lee-Sheriff to the position of CEO, following the resignation of Grey Hayes.

Jeff Hussey has joined Puma Exploration of Rimouski, QC, as technical advisor. The company is working its Brunswick North project in New Brunswick. Hussey is former production geologist at the Brunswick No.12 zinc-lead mine.

Richmont Mines of Montreal has named Renaud Adams to the position of president and CEO, effective Nov. 15, 2014. Prior to his appointment, Adams held the same role at Primero Mining, and he is a former employee of IamGold, Cambior and Breakwater Resources. Adams holds a BEng in mining and mineral processing from Laval University.

Vancouver's Tango Gold Mines has asked Kevin Gallagher to join its board of directors. He is a member of the South African Coal Processing Society, a member of the Mine Metallurgical Managers Association, holds a diploma (honours) in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy from the School of Mines Rhodesia and completed the management development program with the Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town.