Quest Rare Minerals Hires Senior Project Manager and Process Metallurgist
15 Marzo 2012 - 7:30AM
Marketwired
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. (TSX:QRM)(NYSE Amex:QRM) is pleased to
announce that it has hired two critical new operations personnel in
support of the Strange Lake B-Zone rare earth development project.
The new project members will report to the Vice President,
Operations.
Colin Lindsay, Senior Project Manager
Mr. Lindsay will be responsible for the overall implementation,
and execution of Quest's prefeasibility and feasibility studies. He
has a B.Sc. in extractive metallurgy and over 30 years of
experience in the mining industry. After 12 years in plant
operations in the African Copper Belt following graduation, he
moved to Namibia to join Rossing Uranium, as Technical and
Operations Superintendent and then Manager of Metallurgy. He was
there for 12 progressive years, expanding his technical and
metallurgical skills to include hydrometallurgy and solvent
extraction.
In 1992, he joined the Highland Valley Copper team in British
Colombia, where he took on the role of Chief
Metallurgist/Superintendant of Services and Projects. In 1996, he
joined Falconbridge (now Xstrata) as the owners Project Manager
responsible for the management of the EPCM contract for the design
and construction of the 70,000 tonne per day Collahuasi copper
concentrator. Following this he was part of the technical team
overseeing the Collahuasi expansion project before returning to
Canada in 2004. For the last six years he has been Engineering
Manager for the Kabanga Nickel project.
Mike Robart, Process Engineer
In his new role, Mr. Robart will be participating in planning
and execution of metallurgical testing programs in regards to the
Strange Lake deposit, will assist in analyzing the results of
metallurgical testing programs, will participate in development of
process flow sheets and selection of process design criteria for
the selected flowsheet, and will participate in the design,
operation, and evaluation of results of a planned pilot plant. Mike
has expertise in solvent extraction (SX) metal recovery process
development as well as hands-on experience in design and execution
of pilot plant programs for the mining industry.
Commenting on these recent developments, Reno Pressacco, Vice
President Operations with Quest said, "The addition of these new
members to the operations team greatly strengthens the technical
expertise that is being brought to bear in the development and
advancement of the Strange Lake B Zone deposit through the study
phases. We look forward to the energy, creativity and contributions
that both Colin and Mike will bring to the project as we work
together to realize the full potential of this deposit."
"I am pleased to introduce the new project development members
to the Quest Team," said Peter J. Cashin, Quest's President and
CEO. "Their contribution will be crucial to our Strange Lake heavy
rare earth project and is in keeping with Quest's intent to move
the project forward to a development decision."
About Quest Rare Minerals
Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian-based exploration company
focused on the identification and discovery of new and significant
Rare Earth deposit opportunities. Quest is publicly listed on the
TSX and NYSE Amex as "QRM" and is led by a highly-respected
management and technical team with a proven mine finding track
record. Quest is currently advancing several high-potential
projects in Canada's premier exploration areas: the Strange Lake
and Misery Lake areas of northeastern Quebec. Quest's 2009
exploration led to the discovery of a significant new Rare Earth
metal deposit, the B-Zone, on its Strange Lake property in
northeastern Quebec. Quest recently filed a 43-101 Indicated and
Inferred Resource Estimate on the B-Zone deposit and has completed
a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) for the deposit. In
addition, Quest announced the discovery of an important new area of
REE mineralization on its Misery Lake project, approximately 120 km
south of the Strange Lake project. Quest continues to pursue
high-value project opportunities throughout North America. As a
result of a marketed equity financing completed in October 2010,
Quest has a strong working capital position of $42.5 million.
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uncertainties, assumptions and other unpredictable factors, many of
which are beyond Quest's control. These risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include, but are not limited to, those described under
"Risk Factors" in Quest's annual information form dated January 23,
2012, and under the heading "Risk Factors" in Quest's Management's
Discussion and Analysis for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2011,
both of which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR
at www.sec.gov, and could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those projected in any forward-looking statements.
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Contacts: Quest Rare Minerals Ltd. Peter J. Cashin President
& CEO (416) 916-0777 or toll-free: 1-877-916-0777 (416)
916-0779 (FAX)info@questrareminerals.com
www.questrareminerals.com
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