Argonaut Gold Announces New Chief Operating Officer
14 Diciembre 2011 - 6:30PM
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Argonaut Gold Inc. (TSX:AR) ("Argonaut Gold", "Argonaut" or the
"Company") has named Mr. Richard Rhoades as the new Chief Operating
Officer for the Company. This is in conjunction with the retirement
of Mr. Edgar Smith, the current COO. Mr. Rhoades is the former
General Manager of the Mission Complex in Sahuarita, AZ for Asarco
LLC. He will take over duties as Argonaut's COO on January 3,
2012.
Mr. Rhoades has over 35 years' experience in mine development,
operations and corporate management roles. In addition to diverse
operational experience, he has managed responsibilities in a
corporate capacity, serving as the Assistant to the Vice President
of Mining and the Director of Mine Planning for Asarco. Throughout
his career, Mr. Rhoades has focused on productive operations,
safety, training, process optimization, efficient capital
allocation and ore reporting. Mr. Rhoades holds a bachelor's degree
in mining engineering from the University of Arizona. He is also a
Registered Professional Engineer (mining).
Mr. Peter Dougherty, President & Chief Executive Officer of
Argonaut Gold in regards to Edgar Smith's retirement stated: "Edgar
has been instrumental in the development and growth of the Company
since its inception. On behalf of Senior Management and the Board,
I thank Edgar for his enormous contribution to the formation of
Argonaut Gold. Edgar will continue to provide guidance in an
advisory role for Argonaut's future growth and development."
Mr. Dougherty also noted, in reference to adding Mr. Rhoades to
the Argonaut team, "We are very pleased to have Richard join
Argonaut Gold. We welcome his addition to the senior management
team, and appreciate the unique versatile technical expertise his
experiences will contribute to Argonaut."
About Argonaut Gold
Argonaut is a Canadian gold company engaged in exploration, mine
development and production activities. Its primary assets are the
production-stage El Castillo Mine in the State of Durango, Mexico,
the development stage and past producing La Colorada project, the
advanced exploration San Antonio project, and several exploration
stage projects, all of which are located in Mexico.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ
materially from management's current expectations. Actual results
may differ materially due to a number of factors. Except as
required by law, Argonaut Gold Inc. assumes no obligation to update
the forward-looking information contained in this news release.
Contacts: Argonaut Gold Inc. Nichole Cowles Investor Relations
Manager (775) 284-4422 x
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