Silver Stream Mining Corp., an exploration company, announced that it has appointed Peter N. Calder to the company's board of directors.[break]
Mr. Calder is a Professional Engineer and President of Peter N. Calder and Associates Limited where he consults with mining companies worldwide.
Mr. Calder is Emeritus Professor, Department of Mining Engineering at Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, where he joined the faculty in 1970 and was Head of that department from 1980 to 1990. He has taught courses on open pit and underground mine design, served as an expert witness in mining - April 28, 2014, Silver Stream Mining Corp., an exploration company, announced that it has appointed Peter N. Calder to the company's board of directors.
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Mr. Calder is a Professional Engineer and President of Peter N. Calder and Associates Limited where he consults with mining companies worldwide.
Mr. Calder is Emeritus Professor, Department of Mining Engineering at Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, where he joined the faculty in 1970 and was Head of that department from 1980 to 1990. He has taught courses on open pit and underground mine design, served as an expert witness in mining-related legal cases and authored numerous technical papers and reports. Upon retiring as a regular faculty member in 1997, he was honoured by being designated as an Emeritus Professor.
At the Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile from 1997 to 2001, Mr. Calder was the Canadian Mining Chair and Full Professor within the Faculty of Engineering's Mining Department. He has held directorships in leading Canadian organizations including the Mining Industry Research Organization of Canada (Managing Director), the Mining Research Directorate, and as Chairman of the National Advisory Council on Mining and Metallurgical Research.
Mr. Calder was a CIM Council member and served as a Queen's University Senator. He has received gold medals by the Engineering Institute of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Mr. Calder served 5 years in the Canadian Army prior to entering St. Francis Xavier University in 1958. In 1963 he graduated from NSTC (now Dalhousie University) with a degree in Mining Engineering, and joined the Iron Ore Company of Canada in Labrador City, becoming Mine Superintendent two years later.
Mr. Calder attended McGill University after being awarded a Canadian Mineral Industry Foundation Scholarship and received a Post Graduate Diploma prior to attending Queen's University where he received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mining Engineering.
Peter Calder will replace Robert Morrison who has served on the Company's Board since its inception. ■
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Mr. Calder is a Professional Engineer and President of Peter N. Calder and Associates Limited where he consults with mining c