White Rock, BC, Canada - April 25, 2014, White Rock, BC, Canada - New Carolin Gold Corp., an exploration company, announced that it has appoints Peter A. Ball as executive chairman and director, and Graham Eacott as corporate secretary.
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Mr. Ball has close to 25 years of extensive experience and leadership as a mining professional. He has held various senior management roles with international precious metals junior mining companies in corporate finance, securities trading, mine engineering, business development, corporate communications, public relations and marketing throughout North and South America, Asia, and Europe.
Mr. Ball began his career in the late 1980s working as a mining engineer and technical representative, and in various management and senior executive roles, for numerous companies including Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting, Echo Bay Mines Ltd., RBC Dominion Securities, Eldorado Gold Corp., Adriana Resources Inc., Century Mining Corp. and Argentex Mining Corp.
Mr. Ball is a graduate of the Haileybury School of Mines, Georgian Business College and the University of British Columbia's Canadian Securities Course, and a member of CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum).
Mr. Eacott is an existing board member and also chairman of the audit committee. He has been a director of the company since 2007 and is chairman of the audit committee.
Mr. Eacott brings more than 40 years of diversified international experience in the mining and financial industries. This includes company management and business development; corporate financings; financial analysis; investor relations; corporate governance and compliance; copper mining operations in Zambia; and consulting engineering.
Prior to joining the company, Mr. Eacott was vice-president of investor relations for several junior and mid-tier gold and base metals companies including Century Mining Corp., Tamerlane Ventures Inc. and Royal Oak Mines Inc. He spent four years in the investment industry as a highly ranked base metals analyst with Scotia Capital, Merrill Lynch and Maison Placements in Toronto. ■