Vancouver, BC, Canada – Goldgroup Mining Inc., a gold production, development, and exploration company, announced that Chester F. Millar has been appointed chairman of the company.[break]
Mr. Millar is considered one of the mining industry's most successful company builders. Mr. Millar was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2008, with a career that includes being a founder and former Chairman of such notable large and successful gold companies as Glamis Gold Ltd., Eldorado Gold Corporation and Alamos Gold Inc.
Mr. Millar's illustrious career in the mining industry commenced in the 1960's when he discovered and developed the highly successful Afton Mines Ltd. open - November 15, 2012, Vancouver, BC, Canada – Goldgroup Mining Inc., a gold production, development, and exploration company, announced that Chester F. Millar has been appointed chairman of the company.
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Mr. Millar is considered one of the mining industry's most successful company builders. Mr. Millar was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2008, with a career that includes being a founder and former Chairman of such notable large and successful gold companies as Glamis Gold Ltd., Eldorado Gold Corporation and Alamos Gold Inc.
Mr. Millar's illustrious career in the mining industry commenced in the 1960's when he discovered and developed the highly successful Afton Mines Ltd. open-pit, copper-gold mine near Kamloops, Canada. Afton Mines Ltd. was ultimately acquired by Teck Cominco Ltd. (now Teck Resources Limited). Mr. Millar was also Chairman of Castle Gold Corporation (acquired by Argonaut Gold Inc.) from August 2004 to September 2008, and Chairman of Pediment Gold Corp. (acquired by Argonaut Gold Inc.) from April 2008 to January 2011. Mr. Millar is a graduate from the University of British Columbia with a degree in geological engineering.
Further to the Company’s news release announcing Gregg J. Sedun as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, the Board of Directors has now appointed the Company’s Lead Director, Dr. Hans von Michaelis, to fill the role of CEO and President.
Mr. Sedun is a major shareholder of the Company and will continue to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors.
Dr. von Michaelis was appointed as Goldgroup’s Lead Director on March 26, 2012. He spent two decades on innovations in extractive metallurgy of gold and silver. Dr. von Michaelis is a former director of Glamis Gold Ltd, where he was a part of the team that initiated the Glamis Gold growth program. Among other business development achievements was his introduction of the Mulatos gold project to Alamos Gold Inc. (formerly Alamos Minerals Ltd).
Dr. von Michaelis is currently President of Randol International Ltd., a company he founded in 1977, which provides business development services to the mining industry. Dr. von Michaelis holds a Ph.D in Geochemistry from the University of Cape Town. He will continue to serve on the Board of Directors.
The Company also announces that Michael Clark has replaced John J. Sutherland as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. ■
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Mr. Millar is considered one of the mining industry's most successful company builders. Mr. Millar was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of