NOVEMBER 2021 | VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 11 SPONSORED BY
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Executive, Management and Board Changes in Canada’s Mining Sector
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Allison Rippin-Armstrong
Allison RippinArmstrong has been appointed chair of Tectonic Metals. RippinArmstrong has over 25 years of experience in permitting, regulatory processes and environmental compliance working with Indigenous organizations, resource companies, regulatory agencies, territorial and federal government. She was VP sustainability at Kaminak Gold until it was acquired by Goldcorp in 2016. She was the receipient of the 2019 BC Women in Mining HR Diversity Award, among others.
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A WORLD OF MINING JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Chris Buncic
Jérôme Pelletier
Chris Buncic is now president, CEO, and a director of Alto Verde Copper. Buncic, PEng, is also a founding partner of the newly created private company. He has served in senior management roles at several Canadian corporations in the resources and technology sectors for the past eight years. He also spent six years in institutional equity research at leading Canadian brokerage firms. Buncic is a CFA Charterholder, and he has an MBA from Schulich School of Business and BASc from the University of Toronto.
Jérôme Pelletier has been named president and CEO of Canadian consulting engineering firm BBA. Pelletier has over 20 years of experience with the team at BBA, where he has held various management positions. He was most recently executive director of business development and marketing since 2014. Pelletier sits on several strategic committees and associations, including the Association de l’industrie électrique du Québec and the ACEC-Canada.
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MANAGEMENT CHANGES » Seamus French is leaving Anglo American and will be replaced as CEO of bulk commodities by Themba Mkhwanazi, current CEO of Kumba Iron Ore. Mpumi Zikalala, currently managing director of De Beers, will become CEO of Kumba. Both appointments take effect on Jan. 1. Ruben Fernandes, CEO of base metals will add iron ore and nickel operations in Brazil to his responsibilities. » BBA has named Jerome Pelletier its new president and CEO. » Brascan Gold has named Alex Bailey as COO of the company’s new subsidiary, Baie Verte Resources. » Calibre Mining appointed Tom Gallo as senior VP growth. » Clinton Swemmer has joined Cerrado Gold as its VP technical services. » The new CFO at Clarity Gold is Stephen Sulis. » Geoff Heggie is the new exploration manager at Clean Air Metals. He replaces Allan MacTavish who has retired. » Copper Mountain Mining’s new senior VP of exploration is Patrick Redmond. » The new CFO of Currie Rose Resources is David Bhumgara. » E79 Resources announced that Martin Pawlitschek will assume the role of interim president and CEO following the departure of Rory Quinn. » Excellon Resources named Jorge Ortega its VP exploration. Ben Pullinger has left the company. » Richard Parkhouse has been appointed executive director responsible for investor relations at Forsys Metals. The company also
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named Willem Kotze manager of the Norasa project in Namibia.
» Jasmine Lau is now CFO at Minaurum Gold, replacing Cale Moodie.
» Forty Pillars Mining announced that Abbey Abdiye has resigned as CFO.
» Mountain Province Diamonds has named Jonathan Comerford interim president and CEO following the departure of Stuart Brown.
» Generation Mining has hired Jeremy Dart as environmental manager and Cathryn Moffett as manager of community consultation. The company also named Gordon Lung as project services manager and Pierre Legare as senior project advisor; both are employees of LG Consulting. » Golden Star Resources said Ben Pullinger will join the company as executive VP, head of discovery on Nov. 1. (The company has since announced it will be acquired by Chifeng Gold and an unnamed partner.) » GoldHaven Resources has named James Walchuk as COO. » Kimberly Newsome is now VP finance for Goldsource Mines. » Intrepid Metals (formerly Voleo Trading Systems) has added Daniel MacNeil and Alan Wainwright to its project development technical team. » Lomiko Metals has appointmented Belinda Labatte as CEO, Gordana Siepcev as COO, and Vince Osbourne as CFO. » Los Andes Copper has named R. Michael Jones as its new CEO. » The new chief sustainability officer at MAG Silver is W.J. (Jim) Mallory. » Maple Gold Mines has named Wilma Lee as VP compliance and corporate secretary, replacing Rona Sellers.
» Peter Wong has joined Mundoro Capital as CFO. » The new president and CEO of Nevada Copper is Randy Buffington. » Nouveau Monde Graphite has commissioned its new battery research laboratory and announced the hiring of M.V. Reddy as senior professional researcher, Martin Brassard as R&D director, and Neel Rahem as laboratory manager. » Omai Gold Mines has given the permanent post of president and CEO to Elaine Ellingham, who had been serving in an interim capacity since July. » Natasha Tsai is now CFO at Origen Resources, following the resignation of Elizabeth Richards.
» Maryse Belanger, a director of the company, has stepped into the role of mine general manager at Pure Gold Mining’s PureGold mine in Ontario. » Michael Kordysz is the new VP business development and strategy at Rokmaster Resources. » Scottie Resources has appointed Lisa Peterson as CFO, replacing Stephen Sulis. » Solstice Gold appointed industry veteran Mike Timmins its new CEO. » The board of Tacora Resources welcomed Joe Broking as president and CEO, replacing Thierry Martel. The new exploration manager at Tembo Gold is Andrew Pedley in Tanzania. » Vanadium One Iron has named Clinton Swemmer as VP technical services. COO Ashley Martin has left the company. » Fraser Laschinger is the new president and CEO of Voyageur Mineral Explorers. Brian Howlett has stepped down from those duties.
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AWARDS AND ACCOLADES The Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (EGBC) have given their 2021 Environmental Award to BQE Water for its installation of a Selen-IX plant at the Kemess copper mine. Nouveau Monde Graphite has won the Entrepreneur of the Year award presented by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association. Palladium One Mining has been recognized with the Barnie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award for the high-grade Tyko copper-nickel project. The award was presented by the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association.
BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS » Mike Ciricillo has joined Alto Verde Copper’s board of directors.
» Mantaro Silver has named Luis Fernando Kinn Cortez a director.
director. Rudi Fronk will concentrate on his role of CEO.
» Atac Resources named James (Jim) Gray to its board of directors.
Dorian L. (Dusty) Nicol is now a director of Mountain Boy Minerals.
» Skeena Resources welcomed Randy Reichert to the board.
» CEO James Sykes has been given a seat on the board of Baselode Energy.
» Mundoro Capital welcomed Stephen Altmann to its board.
» Andrew Kaip has joined the board of Blackrock Silver.
» Newcrest Mining announced that chairman Peter Hay is retiring, and Peter Tomsett will replace him.
» There are two new directors at Solis Minerals: Chafika Eddine and Michael Parker.
» Braveheart Resources appointed Peter Lacey as an independent director. » Founder and chair of Chalice Mining, Tim Goyder, is retiring after the company’s annual meeting in November. Derek La Ferla has been appointed an independent non-executive director and will become chair at the meeting. » Cordoba Minerals announced the resignation of Eric Finlayson as chairman and director. He is also president of Cordoba’s largest shareholder, Ivanhoe Electric. » Defense Metals has named Luisa Moreno a director.
» Malcolm Swallow is joining the board of Nicola Mining. » Norsemont appointed Kyle Haddow to the board. » Jason Birmingham has resigned from the board of Nortec Minerals. » Samantha Shorter now sits on the board of Pacific Empire Minerals. » Palladium One Mining has appointed Lawrence Roulston as non-executive chairman of the board.
» Pat Forward has joined the board of Euromax Resources.
» Raindrop Ventures named Max Baker and Tim Barry to its board of directors. Scott Davis has stepped down from the board but will remain CFO.
» Excellon Resources seated Jeff Swinoga as an independent director.
» Seabridge Gold has named John Sabine to the newly created role of lead
» Spanish Mountain Gold has added Larry Yau and Darryl Steane to its board of directors. » Mark Noppe is now chair of SRK Global. » Beverlee F. Park and Elizabeth A. Wademan have resigned from the board of SSR Mining. » Stratabound Minerals announced that Scott Rasenberg and Ron Tomlinson have been named to the board. » Surge Battery Metals offered Bill Macdonald a seat on its board. » Thesis Gold has named Thomas Mumford to the board. » Voyageur Mineral Explorers has named Robert Cudney executive chairman replacing William Phillips, who resigned.
» Paul Brumit joined the Filo Mining board. » Fission 3.0 has asked Steve Cochrane to become a director. » Blake Morgan was named to the board of Forty Pillars Mining after Alex Klenman stepped down. » Jill Donaldson has taken a seat on the board of Great Bear Royalties. » John H. Hill has joined the board of Honey Badger Silver. » Ann K. Masse joined the board of Iamgold. » The newest director at International Prospect Ventures is Jason Libenson. » Ian Burney, Michael Carrick and Tanneke Heersche joined the board of Japan Gold. » Kodiak Copper has strengthened its board with the addition of Lana Eagle. » Eric Levy has been named an independent director of Lomiko Metals.
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