Consolidated Nevada Goldfields Corporation appoints new president and chief executive officer.DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 24, 1997--Consolidated Nevada Goldfields n. 1. A small slender woolly annual (Lasthenia chrysostoma) with very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary golden-yellow flower heads; it grows from Southwestern Oregon to Baja California and Arizona; - it is often cultivated. Corporation announced today that Alex Bissett has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer replacing Geoffrey Hoyl. Mr. Bissett brings to the Company a breadth of experience in the executive management, operation and financial aspects of mining companies. Previously Bissett was President of Pincock, Allen & Holt, an internationally recognized mineral-resource consulting and engineering firm. Prior to his tenure with Pincock, Allen & Holt, Bissett was President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Cambior USA Inc., after being President and Chief Executive Officer of Westmont Mining. Mr. Wendell W. Robinson, Chairman of the Board of Nevada Goldfields, in welcoming Bissett to the Company, noted that "Over his thirty-year career, Alex Bissett has proven his ability to deal with the kinds of challenges and opportunities that are typical of companies like Nevada Goldfields. "He has the stature and attributes which will help the Company achieve success from its six producing mines and its attractive exploration prospects." In commenting on the management change, Mr. Robinson expressed "Gratitude and admiration for the job outgoing President An outgoing president is a president or, generally, other head of state or government when he holds office between the election of his successor and the inauguration by which that successor assumes power. Geoffrey Hoyl has done and for his contribution to the establishment of a solid and extensive asset base from which the Company can continue to grow in the future." Commenting on Mr. Hoyl's departure, Mr. Robinson stated, "Mr. Hoyl joined the Company in 1993 upon the merger of the Nixon Fork gold property into Nevada Goldfields. At that time he agreed to build an asset base for the Company. Having accomplished that objective through a series of actions, culminating in the 1996 acquisition of the four Grupo Real Del Monte Real del Monte (officially Mineral del Monte) is a small town and municipality in Hidalgo state in central Mexico, lying at an altitude of 2700 metres (8,800 ft). for more about Real del Monte visit [1] History mines in Mexico, Mr. Hoyl asked to be replaced and the Board has respected his request. Mr. Hoyl has agreed to remain affiliated with the Company as a special consultant to Mr. Bissett, during a transition period." Mr. Bissett's appointment is the latest in a series of management additions at the Company which have strengthened and added depth to operating management. The combined management team of Chaun Cadwell, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Julian Chavira, Director General of Mexican Operations; Paul Blair Paul Blair is the name of:
Consolidated Nevada Goldfields Corporation is a Denver based multi-national mining company with six producing mines and over 1,500 employees. The Company counts among its resources 560,000 ounces of gold, 51 million ounces of silver, 38 million pounds of copper and 4 million tons of barite barite (bâr`īt), barytes (bərī`tēz) [New Lat., from barium], or heavy spar, a white, yellow, blue, red, or colorless mineral. . The Company currently trades on the Toronto exchange under the symbol KNV KNV Koninklijk Nederlands Vervoer (Dutch) , on NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on under the symbol KNVCF and on the Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Berlin exchanges, under the symbol CNV CNV Choroidal Neovascularization (eye disorder) CNV Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond CNV Copy Number Variation CNV Conveyor CNV Chief of Navy CNV Continuous Normal Voltage CNV Crypto Net Variable CNV Could Not Verify . CONTACT: Nevada Goldfields Corporation Patty Murphy, 303/296-3200 |
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