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MINING PEOPLE: GMSG, Nautilus Minerals, and Nevada Copper
Michelle Ash, Barrick’s chief innovation officer, will become the new chair of the Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group in Montreal in May 2018. She has volunteered her time and expertise at the GMSG for the past two years. Toronto-based…
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MINING PEOPLE: GIW Industries, Bridgestone, Karnalyte Resources, Prize Mining, and Rye Patch Gold
GIW Industries has made Anthony “Tony” Robins the new service centre manager in Fort McMurray, Alta. He brings 39 years of mining experience and passion for slurry pumping will make positive changes for the oil sands sector. Marisa Blank is…
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MINING PEOPLE: CSA Global, Nevsun, and Revival Gold
CSA Global has announced that one of the company’s partners and longest serving consultants, Dr. Neal Reynolds, is relocating to Vancouver from corporate headquarters in Australia. His 30 years of worldwide experience includes project management, due diligence and expert reporting.…
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MINING PEOPLE: COREM, Stantec, and TMAC Resources
Derek Naude has joined the mining practice at Stantec in Saskatoon, Sask. He is an authority on mining shaft design and large capacity hoisting systems. His designs are found at projects in North America, Australia, Europe, Indonesia and South Africa.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Enforcer Gold, Falco Resources, Neo Lithium, and Troilus Gold
Antoine Fournier is the new VP exploration at Toronto-based Enforcer Gold Corp. He holds a BSC in geology from Concordia University and an MSc in economic geology from McGill University. Most recently Fournier oversaw the restructuring of Big North Graphite…
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MINING PEOPLE: CIM, Monument Mining, TMAC, and Wallbridge
Angela Hamlyn is the new executive director of Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum in Montreal. She has been with the CIM since 2007, first as editor-in-chief of the CIM Magazine and for the last seven months as interim…
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MINING PEOPLE: Arianne Phosphate, Canadian Natural Resources, and Nouveau Monde Graphite
Arianne Phosphate of Saguenay, Que., has named Dominique Bouchard its new executive chairman. He was vice rector of resources from 2014 to 2017 at the Universite du Quebec in Chicoutimi as well as having a 33-year career with Alcan and…
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MINING PEOPLE: Golden Predator and Maritime Resources
Golden Predator Mining of Vancouver has engaged Rex Brommecker as its new exploration director. He will be responsible for the program at the 3 Aces gold project in Yukon. With several world class discoveries to his credit, Brommecker has held…
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MINING PEOPLE: Conquest Resources, Giyani Metals, and Trevali Mining
Toronto-based Conquest Resources has appointed Benjamin Batson its new president and CEO. A graduate of Queen’s University, he joined the company in 2009 as VP exploration. Robin Birchall is now CEO and a director of Giyani Metals Corp. in Oakville,…
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AWARDS: Lundin Gold Recognized by UN Compact for Its Sustainable Development Best Practices
VANCOUVER – Lundin Gold is pleased to announce that it has been recognized by the United Nations Global Compact Networks of Colombia and Ecuador at the Best Practice Awards for Sustainable Development for its work undertaken jointly with the Lundin Foundation and Catering Las…
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MINING PEOPLE: Northern Dynasty and Pretium
Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty has asked Mark Hamilton to be its executive VP of external affairs for Pebble LP. Hamilton retired from the U.S. Army with the rank of major general, and is currently president emeritus of the University of Alaska.…
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MINING PEOPLE: Angkor Gold, Novo Resources, and Vior Mining
Angkor Gold Corp., headquartered in Sexsmith, Alta., has named Dennis Ouellette as VP exploration. He joined the company earlier this year as senior geologist and became manager of exploration in April. Eric Sprott has joined the board of Novo Resources…
