MARCH 2022 | VOLUME 3 | ISSUE 3 SPONSORED BY
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
MANAGEMENT CHANGES
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Christian Brousseau
Christian Brousseau is the new VP of capital projects at Canada Nickel. He joined the company in 2020 as project director for the Crawford project. His 30-years of experience in engineering, design and construction include work at the Dumont project, the Detour Lake mine, the Malartic mine, and the Eleonore project. Prior to that he managed projects at Sudbury, Raglan, Kidd Creek and the Horne smelter. He holds a PEng designation, an MBA and an engineering degree.
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A WORLD OF MINING JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Michael Meding
Tony Makuch
Michael Meding has been named the VP of Andes Corporation Minera by McEwen Copper, a subsidiary of McEwen Mining. He has over two decades of international experience with companies such as Barrick and Trafigura, including extensive project development and operations experience in Argentina, notably at the Veladero mine where he played a key role in its turnaround. He holds an MBA from Indiana University in Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management in Germany.
Tony Makuch resigned from the role of CEO at Agnico Eagle Mines, following the completion of that company’s merger with Kirkland Lake Gold where he was president and CEO. His career included management positions at Kinross Gold, Trelawney Mining, RNX Mining, Lake Shore Gold, Dynatec, Tahoe Resources, and Macassa Gold Mines. He earned an undergraduate degree from The University of Waterloo and a graduate degree and an MBA from Queen’s University.
ON THE MOVE March 2022
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Advance United Holdings welcomed Kevin Glendenning as chief technology officer.
» Kevin Himbeault is now VP plant operations and regulatory affairs for Denison Mines.
Nancy Normore as director exploration, and Drew Heasman as director geodata.
» Orla Mining appointed Chafika Eddine to the newly created position of chief sustainability officer (CSO).
» Skott Mealer named VP of Adventus Mining and general manager to oversee the Curipamba project, a joint venture with Salazar Resources.
» Fission Uranium appointed Aaron MacDonell as environmental manager, Sam Hartmann as chief geologist and Richard Elkington as operations manager.
» Santiago Montt appointed COO of Los Andes Copper and president of the operating subsidiary Compania Minera Vizcachitas Holding.
» Orogen Royalties retained Brian Massey as president and CEO of its Ball Creek spinout.
» Jean Lafleur will lead Appian Capital’s newly opened office in Montreal, serving the role of senior manager for North America » Jon Grygorceiwicz is CFO at Asante Gold. » Auriana Resources announced the departure of Richard Spooner, president and director. » Bald Eagle Gold appointed Chris Paul as CEO and Antoine Soucy-Fradette as VP exploration. » Jerry Wang, the CFO of BC Moly, will also serve as the company’s secretary. » Bunker Hill Mining named general manager of the Bunker Hill mine. » In support of Canada Nickel’s Crawford project, Desmond Tranquilla joined the company as project director and Mathieu Boucher will handle environment and sustainability matters. » Cassiar Gold appointed Vernon Shein as VP exploration. » Corsa Coal announced the resignation of president and CEO Robert (Bob) J. Schneid. CFO Kevin M. Harrigan will replace him on an interim basis. COO Peter V. Merritts retired. » Cosigo Resources named Greg Jackson as CFO.
Suzanne David-Hall is now VP ESG for Foran Mining and former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall joined the advisory board. Golden Independence Mining appointed Jeremy Poirier interim CEO as Christos Doulis has resigned. » Daniel Schieber has stepped away from his role as CEO of GoldHaven Resources. » Eric Chen was named director of mineral resources for GoldMining Inc. » Highland Copper said Barry O’Shea is its new CFO as Alain Krushinsky steps down. » Imagine Lithium named Arvin Ramos as CFO. » InZinc Mining named Lesia Burianyk as CFO. » Ivanhoe Mines named Riaan Vermeulen the new managing director of its Kamoa Copper unit. » The new president of K2 Gold is Anthony Margarit. » Labrador Uranium, a spin-out of Consolidated Uranium, named its new team, including Paul Pearson as chief geologist, Matt Melnyk as consulting geologist, Mark McNeill as director operations and community relations,
» Laurie Thomas joined MAS Gold as its new VP investor relations and business development, replacing Lubica Keighery. » Michael Mulberry is the new CEO of Medaro Mining. He is also president and CEO of Roogold. » Meridian Mining welcomed Mariana Bermudez as its new corporate secretary. » Mich Resources named David Suda as CEO, replacing Mark T. Brown. David Stone became COO. » Mineral Mountain Resources named Tom Wilson as CFO. » Carlos Espinosa has resigned as president and CEO of Monarca Minerals, but he will remain on the board. Paul Teniere has been named interim president and CEO. » Jamil Sader became CEO of Monumental Minerals following the resignation of Max Sali, who remains on the board of directors. » New Pacific Metals accepted the resignation of CEO Mark Cruise and replaced him with Rui Feng. Replacing Feng as chairman is Terry Salman. » OceanaGold named Gerard Bond as president and CEO, effective April 4, 2022.
» Pure Gold Mining named Terrence (Terry) Smith as COO, Bryan Wilson as VP and mine general manager, and Phil Smerchanski as VP exploration and technical services. » Quebec Nickel named Ming Jang its CFO. » Questex Gold and Copper said Tony Barresi has resigned as president and director. The role as president will be divided between CEO Joseph Mullin and VP exploration David Fleming. » The new director of exploration at Silver Mountain Resources is Torsten Danne. » South Star Battery Metals added key team members to help advance its Santa Cruz graphite project in Brazil. These include Julio Jose Da Silva as general mine manager, Marcia Cota as controller and finance manager, Antonio de Assis as sales and marketing director, Marcelo Castro as construction project manager, and Luciano Lazaro as supply chain/ procurement manager. » Sean McGrath named president of Standard Uranium. » The new VP exploration at StrikePoint Gold is Marilyne Lacasse. » Tinone – Grant Tanaka is now CFO at TinOne Resources.
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BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » Advance United has added technology veteran David Boulette to its board. » AsiaBaseMetals added Deepak Varshney to its board of directors. » Azimut Exploration named Glenn Mullin as board chairman. » The new chairman of Bald Eagle Gold is Peter Simeon. » Jonathan Hamway joined the board of Basin Uranium. » Dana Roets was named to the board of Caledonia Mining. » Cavu Mining offered a seat on the board to Lucia Theny. » Gibson Pierce resigned from the board of Cordoba Minerals. » Cosigo Resources appointed Ian Gibson to the board. » Denison Mines named Laurie Sterritt to the board. » District Copper welcomed Braden Jensen to its board and accepted the resignation of Hrayr Agnerian.Masaru Tani, » Firestone Ventures announced the resignation of Richard Spencer from the board. » Frontier Lithium named Tess Lofsky to the board, replacing Bruce Barker. » Gold Royalty named Karri Howlett to its board. » Craig Parry resigned his seat on the board of GPM Metals. » Don Charter, formerly chairman of the board, has retired from Iamgold. » InZinc Mining added Steve Vanry to the board of directors.
» Joining the board of Kutcho Copper is Mark Forsyth. » The newest board member at Kuya Silver is Javier Del Rio. Minera IRL said Michael Iannacone has resigned his seat on the board. » The new board of Labrador Uranium includes Richard Patricio and Justin Reid as independent directors and Phil Williams as chairman. » Michael Sununu became a director of Libero Copper. » Nine Mile Metals appointed Jean Luc Roy and Patrick J. Cruickshank to its board. » Ready Set Gold appointed two new board members, Alexander McAulay and Christopher Huggins. Peter Simeon has resigned his seat. » Tim Warman was named to the Revival Gold board. » Harvey L.A. Yesno joined the board of S2 Minerals, following the resignation of Bruce Rosenberg. » Silver Mountain Resources welcomed Victoria Vargas and Bryan Coates to its board of directors. » Sylla Gold named Jamie Spratt to the board. » Paul Schiodtz and Sarah Strunk were appointed independent directors of Teck Resources. » TinOne Resources named Chris Donaldson executive chairman of the board and Ota Hally as director. » Russel Starr named interim chairman of Trillium Gold Mines in addition to his role as president and CEO.
» Karus Gold has added Joe Ovsenek and Cathy McLay to its board of directors.
MANAGEMENT CHANGES, CONTINUED » The new CFO of Tombill Mines is Liam Ruddy, who replaces Tom Rowcliffe. » Stephen Lautens is now president of TRU Precious Metals. » Ucore Rare Metals accepted the resignations of Gareth Hatch, Tyler Dinwoodie, and Kurt Forrester from the management of subsidiary Innovation Metals. » World Copper appointed Nolan Peterson president in addition to his role as CEO.
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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES Victoria Gold’s John McConnell and his team received the Association of Mineral Exploration 2021 E.A. Sholz Award for mine development for their work at the Dublin Gulch project.
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