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MINING PEOPLE: Darnley Bay, Focus Ventures, Tahltan Nation Development, Timmins Gold
Darnley Bay Resources of Toronto has strengthened its management team with the addition of Timothy Smith as VP operations, Judith Dudley as VP environment, and Halina McGregor as CFO. Vancouver-based Focus Ventures has named Gordon Tainton its new president. He…
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MINING PEOPLE: Goldcorp, Kirkland Lake, New Gold, and Pershing Gold
Goldcorp of Vancouver has named Todd White as COO. Prior to joining Goldcorp in 2014, he was the senior VP, South America at Newmont Mining. He holds a BSc from the University of Nevada. This appointment follows the company’s announcement…
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WELCOME: Alisha Hiyate to be new CMJ editor
TORONTO – CMJ is starting the new year with a new editor – Alisha Hiyate who has over a decade of experience covering the mining sector. She started as the copy editor of CMJ’s sister publication, The Northern Miner, in…
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MINING PEOPLE: Barrick Gold, Cameco, MWH, Osisko Gold Royalties, Premier Gold, and Rubicon Minerals
Pablo Marcet has joined the board of Toronto-based Barrick Gold. A native of Argentina, he is expected to play an important part in Barrick’s growth strategy in Latin America. Cameco Corp. of Saskatoon has named Kathryn J. Jackson as a…
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MINING PEOPLE: Treasury Metals, Critical Elements, Encanto Potash, Integra Gold, Kirkland Lake, PNG Gold, and Silver Spruce
Treasury Metals of Toronto has named Christ Stewart to the post of president and CEO. Formerly of KLGold, he will guide the company as it advances its Goliath gold project in Ontario. Critical Elements Corp. of Montreal has named…
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MINING PEOPLE: Barrick, NovaGold and Satori Resources
Toronto’s Barrick Gold Corp. and Vancouver’s NovaGold Resources, partners in the Donlin gold project in Alaska, jointly announced the appointment of Andy Cole as general manager of the project. He comes to Donlin from Barrick where he was most recently…
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MINING PEOPLE: Mountain Province, NexGen Energy, Saint Jean Carbon, and Starrex
Toronto’s Mountain Province Diamonds has appointed Karen Goracke to the board of directors. She is president and CEO of Borsheims Fine Jewelry, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Mark O’Dea has joined the board of NexGen Energy in Vancouver. He has played…
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PEOPLE: McEwen Mining Appoints Xavier Ochoa as President and COO
TORONTO: McEwen Mining Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Xavier Ochoa to President and Chief Operating Officer. Xavier joined the Company this past September, 2016 as McEwen Mining’s COO. The change in management represents a significant step towards reaching our…
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ZINC: Darnley Bay acquires zinc deposits in NWT; updates resource in B.C.
Darnley Bay Resources is acquiring 42 known zinc-lead deposits over a strike length of 68 km in the Northwest Territories that the junior explorer’s management team believe provide a clear path towards production. The assets—collectively known as the Pine Point project—…
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FINANCIAL: Caterpillar reports third-quarter 2016 results
PEORIA: Caterpillar Inc. today announced profit per share of $0.48 for the third quarter of 2016, a decrease from $0.94 per share in the third quarter of 2015. Excluding restructuring costs, profit per share was $0.85, down from $1.05 per share…
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MINING PEOPLE: Aton Resources, Kombat Copper, and Rubicon Minerals
Aton Resources of Vancouver has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Rick Cavaney as VP exploration and Javier Orduna as head of exploration. The company is preparing an initial resource report for the Hamama West deposit in Egypt.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Explorex Resources, Northern Vertex, Osisko Mining, and Primero
Jim Mustard is now VP exploration and a director of Explorex Resources in Vancouver. He is a veteran capital markets and mining professional with more than 20 years of experience. Vancouver-based Northern Vertex chairman has been re-appointed as president and…
