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MINING PEOPLE: Siemens Canada, Melior
Based in Oakville, Ont., Siemens Canada has named Faisal Kazi as its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1, 2017. He joined the company in 1991 and most recently was senior VP responsible for the Energy Management division in Canada…
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MINING PEOPLE: Great Panther Silver, Osisko Metals, and Teck
The new president and CEO of Great Panther Silver in Vancouver is Jim Bannantine, effective Aug. 16, 2017. He was most recently the chief executive of Aura Minerals. Bannantine replaces Robert Archer, a co-founder of the Great Panther, who will…
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MINING PEOPLE: Freeport Resources, Potash Ridge, Revival Gold, and Trigon Metals
The new COO of Vancouver’s Freeport Resources is Shervin Teymouri. He will also sit on the board. Potash Ridge of Toronto has named Andrew Squires president and COO. Ross Phillips assumes the role of VP corporate development and chief commercial…
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MINING PEOPLE: Currie Rose, Northern Empire, and Nouveau Monde Graphite
Toronto-based Currie Rose Resources says that company president, Michael Griffiths, has assumed the additional role of CEO, replacing Harold Smith, who remains a director and significant shareholder of the company. The new executive chairman of Vancouver’s Northern Empire Resources is…
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MINING PEOPLE: Discovery Metals, Northern Shield, and X-Terra Resources
Vancouver-based Discovery Metals Corp. has named Taj Singh as president and CEO. He is a mining executive with over 17 years of experience, most recently as VP engineering and project development at Timmins Gold. The appointment becomes effective with the…
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Mining People: Fortune Minerals, Kirkland Lake Gold, Metalla Royalty & Streaming, ML Gold, Monarques Gold and Orbite Technologies
Glen Koropchuk has been appointed technical director and chief operating officer at Fortune Minerals to lead development of the NICO cobalt, gold, bismuth and copper project. He is also a director of the company and has decades of global mineral…
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MINING PEOPLE: Athabasca Minerals, Candelaria Mining, Mountain Province, Orefinders, and Tervita
Robert J. Beekhuizen will become CEO of Athabasca Minerals in Edmonton on June, 19, 2017. He has international experience in both the construction and energy industries. Candelaria Mining Corp. of Vancouver has added two appointments to its executive team. Curtis…
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MINING PEOPLE: Novo Resources, NSR Resources, Red Eagle Exploration, and Zinc One
Vancouver-based Novo Resources has named Robert Humphryson its new CEO. He holds a mining engineering degree from the Western Australian School of Mines. Dr. Quinton Hennigh will become the company’s first chairman and retain his position as president. NSR Resources…
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Ivanhoe veteran Hornor ventures into gold with Aurvista
VANCOUVER — Matthew Hornor, protégé of mining mogul Robert Friedland and veteran of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), has taken the helm of Aurvista Gold (TSXV: AVA) as president and CEO to lead development of the junior’s 2.8 million oz. Douay gold project…
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MINING PEOPLE: Cementation, Aurania Resources, Lydian, Omineca Mining, and Tarku Resources
Roy Slack, president of Cementation Canada, is to receive an honorary doctorate from Nippissing University during the North Bay convocation ceremonies on June 9, 2017. Aurania Resources of Toronto has appointed Dr. Richard Spencer as president. Dr. Keith Barron will…
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MINING PEOPLE: Anaconda, Aurvista, Falco Resources, Moneta Porcupine, Orezone, and Resource Capital Gold
Anaconda Mining, with head offices in Toronto, has named former VP of technical services Gordana Slepcev as COO. She has an MSc and a BSc in mining engineering from the University of Belgrade. Separately and for the second time, company…
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MINING PEOPLE: AME, Cameco, EnviroLeach, and Nevsun
The Association for Mineral Exploration in Vancouver has welcomed Edie Thome as its new president and CEO. She brings a wealth of experience in government relations, permitting and public affairs as well as on-the-ground experience working with stakeholders, First Nations,…
