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AbraSilver Resource Corp. Further Strengthens Board With Appointment of Stephen Gatley as Independent Director
Toronto - TheNewswire - October 18, 2021 - AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSXV:ABRA) (OTC:ABBRF) ("AbraSilver" or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointm
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[{"type":"text","content":"Toronto - TheNewswire - October 18, 2021 - AbraSilver Resource Corp. (TSXV:ABRA) (OTC:ABBRF) (\"AbraSilver\" or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen (“Steve”) Gatley as an independent member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Mr. Gatley is a mining engineer with over 40 years of experience in the minerals industry. He spent the early part of his career working for Rio Tinto, initially in the Cornish tin mines, before holding senior positions at underground base metal mines in both Europe and South America. The later part of his career was spent with Lundin Mining Corp. where he served initially as General Manager of the Galmoy zinc/lead mine in Ireland. Moving from mine sites to a corporate role, he held the position of Vice President Technical Services from 2012 to 2021. In this position, he provided technical oversight to Lundin’s operating mines and growth initiatives including the acquisition and subsequent construction of the high-grade Eagle underground nickel/copper mine in Michigan, USA, the acquisition and subsequent expansion of the Candelaria copper/gold open pit and its three underground mines in Chile and the acquisition and integration of the Chapada copper/gold mine in Brazil. Robert Bruggeman, Chairman of the Company, stated “We are delighted that Steve Gatley has agreed to join AbraSilver’s board because of his vast knowledge of mine engineering and development. As evidenced by our ongoing drill results, the Oculto deposit at Diablillos still has substantial exploration upside but the defined silver and gold Mineral Resources are of sufficient size and grade that we want to aggressively move the project forward towards production. Mr. Gatley’s knowledge and experience will be of great benefit to the board as Diablillos moves toward a production decision.” Mr. Gatley holds a Bachelor of Sciences Engineering degree from the Royal School of Mines, London. He is based in the UK and is currently a non-executive Director of Cornish Metals Inc. and has previously served as a non-executive Director of Union Resources Ltd. and Sunridge Gold Corp. He has also been a director of numerous Lundin Mining Corp subsidiary companies and remains as a director of their Portuguese subsidiary, Somincor S.A. Mr. Gatley’s appointment is subject to the normal cour...