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MINING PEOPLE: Aura Silver, Denison, and Desert Lion
Aura Silver Resources of Ottawa announced the appointment of Robert Johansing as president and CEO. He has extensive knowledge of the company’s Taviche, Mexico, project where he acted as lead exploration geologist and country manager from 2006 to 2011. The…
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MINING PEOPLE: Lucara Diamond, Avino Silver and Gold, and TerraX Minerals
Eira Thomas is now CEO of Lucara Diamond Corp. with headquarters in Vancouver. Previously she was president and CEO of Kaminak Gold, and before that she was a co-founder and CEO of Stornoway Diamond. Vancouver-based Avino Silver and Gold Mines…
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MINING PEOPLE: Nautilus and Superior Gold
Toronto’s Nautilus Minerals announced that its country manager for Papua New Guinea Mel Togolo has been knighted by the Queen for service to economic development and to the community. Superior Gold of Toronto has appointed Brian Szeto as VP of…
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MINING PEOPLE: Alio Gold, Generation Mining, MegumaGold, Quantum Cobalt, Royal Road Minerals
Doug Jones is now executive VP and COO of Alio Gold in Vancouver. He will oversee operations at the Florida Canyon mine in Nevada and the San Francisco mine in Mexico. VP project development Paul Hosford will continue to oversee…
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MINING PEOPLE: Teras Resources, Trilogy Metals, Wallbridge Mining, and Wolfden
Calgary’s Teras Resources has appointed Thomas (Toby) Mancuso as VP and Lawrence O’Connor and VP of project development. The company is focused on its Cahuilla gold-silver project in California. Trilogy Metals of Vancouver has enlarged its senior management team with…
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MINING PEOPLE: Detour Gold, Hecla Mining, Leagold, and Moneta Porcupine
Toronto’s Detour Gold Corp. says Paul Martin will be retiring as president and CEO effective June 1, 2018. Chairman Michael Kenyon will assume the role of interim CEO and Alex Morrison will assume the role of chairman. Hecla Mining Co.,…
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MINING PEOPLE: Mountain Province, New Dimension, and Vale
Toronto-based Mountain Province Diamonds has asked Stuart Brown to be its next president and CEO, effective July 1, 2018. He has over 25 years of experience in the diamond industry rising to CFO at De Beers Group. Since September 2013,…
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MINING PEOPLE: New Gold, Banro, Franco-Nevada, and SSR Mining
New Gold of Toronto has named Raymond Threlkeld as its new president and CEO. He has been a member of the board since 2009 and was New Gold’s COO from December 2016 to September 2017. Threlkeld succeeds Hannes Portman who…
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MINING PEOPLE: Cobalt Power, Copper Mountain, Encanto Potash, and Lydian
Cobalt Power Group of Toronto has named Creig Hutton as president and CEO. He has over 20 years of experience including as a mining analyst. Hutton replaces Andreas Rompel who retired. Gil Clausen is the new president and CEO of…
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MINING PEOPLE: Azimut, Cobalt Blockchain, and Ivanhoe Mines
Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines has invited former South African president Kgalema Motlanthe to join its board of directors. He was president of South Africa for a period between 2008 and 2009, and then served as deputy president from 2009 to 2014.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Grieve Corp., Barrick, Bear Creek, Bonterra, Colibri Resources, and Schneider Electric
Grieve Corp. of Round Lake, Ill., is mourning the loss of Pat Calabrese, who died on Feb. 17, 2018, at the age of 90. He worked for the company 50 years and was its president when he retired in 2008.…
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COBALT: ePower Metals completes sampling program for Sweet Repose Adit
Vancouver – ePower Metals Inc. announces that the Company has completed a sampling and structural mapping program for the Sweet Repose Adit. Thirty-six samples have been submitted from the Sweet Repose Adit sampling program for assay. In addition, the Company has resubmitted…
