Orosur Mining Inc Announces appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Orosur Mining Inc Announces appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Orosur Mining Inc.
Orosur Mining Inc ('OMI' or 'the Company') (TSX-V: OMI) (AIM: OMI), a South American focused gold producer and explorer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Luis Albano Tondo as Chief Operating Officer, effective 1 September 2010. Mr. Tondo holds a BSc Mining Engineer (Mineral Processing) from UFRGS Brazil, an MBA from Fundaco Dom Cabral, Brazil and Masters of Science Engineering from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Mr. Tondo was recently a Project Director for Kinross Gold where he was responsible for the scoping and prefeasibility study for the Lobo Marte project and the scoping study for the expansion of the Maricunga Mine, both located in the Maricunga Belt close to Orosur's Pantanillo project.
Before working on the projects in Chile, Mr Tondo was The Project Manager of the Paracatu Expansion III Project in Brazil, a project that has more than doubled the gold production rate of the Paracatu mine from 180,000 to 500,000 ounces per annum.
In addition to Mr Tondo’s experience in project development he has worked in operations at the Paracatu mine for more than 15 years. Mr Tondo also brings significant experience in safety, environmental and community relations developed through his 25 years of experience in Chile and Brazil.
Mr Fowler commented: “Mr Tondo's experience in project development and operations will be an important asset to Orosur in progressing our growth objectives at Pantanillo and generally in South America”.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About Orosur Mining Inc.
Orosur Mining Inc. is a fully integrated gold producer and exploration company focused on identifying and developing gold projects in Latin America. The Company operates the only producing gold mine in Uruguay (San Gregorio), and has assembled an exploration portfolio of high quality assets in Uruguay and Chile. The Company is quoted in Canada (TSX-Venture Exchange: OMI) and London (AIM: OMI).
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