Volcanic announces Board and Management changes
May 11, 2020 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Volcanic Gold Mines Inc. (TSXV: VG) is pleased to announce that Charles Straw and Michael Povey have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company and as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, respectively. Simon Ridgway will continue as a Director, and Jeremy Crozier has stepped down from the Board.
Charles Straw is an economic geologist with over 20 years of global experience in the mining and natural resource industries. He has held executive management positions in public and private mineral explorers, and led the successful exploration and evaluation of precious and base metals projects in Australia, South America, North America and China. He has an international network of technical and financing relationships providing both project flow and project finance. Charles is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).
Mike Povey is a mining engineer with over 40 years of worldwide experience in the resource sector in a wide range of commodities. He has held senior management positions in various public companies including Rio Tinto and Anglo American, with surface and underground mining operations in Africa, North America and Australia. Over the past 20 years, Mike has held positions as Chairman, Managing Director and Technical Director of several ASX and AIM listed companies where he has led project acquisitions, exploration programs, JV negotiations and equity raisings. Mike is a Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and holds a number of Certificates of Competency, including a West Australian Mine Managers Certificate.
Simon Ridgway, Director, commented, “I would like to welcome Charles and Mike to the Volcanic Board and look forward to their taking the lead in the Company’s acquisition and exploration of mineral properties of merit. I also thank Jeremy for his contributions to Volcanic over the past several years and wish him well in his future endeavours.”
About Volcanic
Volcanic brings together an experienced and successful mining, exploration and capital markets team. Through the strategic acquisition of mineral properties with demonstrated potential for hosting gold and silver resources, and by undertaking effective exploration and drill programs, management is focused on building world-class precious metal deposits.
For further information, visit our website at www.volgold.com.
Volcanic Gold Mines Inc.
Simon Ridgway, Director
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