Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. {TSX.V: BGM}
Has appointed Sean Masse as vice-president of operations. Mr. Masse was formerly the mine manager at New Gold’s New Afton mine and, more recently, the project manager at Centerra Gold’s Kemess project.
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Barkerville appoints Masse as VP of operations
2019-05-23 06:50 ET – News Release
Mr. Chris Lodder reports
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BARKERVILLE GOLD MINES MANAGEMENT CHANGE
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Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. {TSX.V: BGM} has appointed Sean Masse as vice-president of operations. Mr. Masse is a professional mining engineer who spent part of his youth in the Cariboo region of British Columbia. He was formerly the mine manager at New Gold’s New Afton mine and, more recently, the project manager at Centerra Gold’s Kemess project.
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He is highly experienced with the British Columbia regulatory and mine management requirements, project planning, permitting, commissioning and operating of underground mines. Mr. Masse lives in Prince George, B.C., and will assume his new position in June, 2019, subject to customary TSX Venture Exchange requirements.
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As the vice-president of operations, Mr. Masse will be responsible for advancing the Cariboo gold project as well as overseeing operations on Barkerville Mountain and at the QR mill. He will ensure all operations are run in an economic and sustainable manner, while maintaining the highest level of health and safety practices.
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Francois Vezina, chief operating officer, will be stepping down at the end of June, 2019, due to increased workload on Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. projects. Mr. Vezina will continue leading economic and technical studies for the Cariboo gold project.
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Chris Lodder, chief executive officer, commented, “On behalf of the management team, I want to thank Francois for the commitment and professionalism he has demonstrated during his tenure as chief operating officer and wish him the very best in his new opportunity.”
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About Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd.
Barkerville Gold Mines is focused on developing its extensive mineral rights package, located in the historical Cariboo mining district of central British Columbia. Barkerville Gold Mines’ Cariboo gold project mineral tenures cover 1,950 square kilometres, along a strike length of 67 kilometres, which includes several past-producing placer and hard rock mines, making it one of the most well-endowed land packages in British Columbia. Since the management change in mid-2015, the company has unlocked the fundamental structural controls of gold mineralisation.
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