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Canadian International Minerals Inc. Appoints Dr. John Burba & Marc Privitera to Technical Advisory Board
(via Thenewswire.ca) March 7, 2016 / TheNewswire / Vancouver, British Columbi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Canadian International Minerals Inc. Appoints Dr. John Burba & Marc Privitera to Technical Advisory Board(via Thenewswire.ca)\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \nMarch 7, 2016 / TheNewswire / Vancouver, British Columbia - Canadian International Minerals Inc. (\"Canadian International\", the \"Company\") (TSX-V: CIN) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr. John Burba and Marc Privitera to the Technical Advisory Board.\n\n \n \nDr. John Burba is a physical chemist and a world-renowned pioneer in lithium and other mineral extraction technologies. Dr. Burba's 35-year career includes lengthy periods at Dow Chemical Co., FMC Corp., and Great Lakes Chemical Corp. (now Chemtura Corp.), where he worked on a number of lithium brine projects in North and South America.\n\n \n \nMost recently, Dr. Burba served as CEO of Simbol Materials, a company focused on the recovery of lithium from geothermal brines in southern California. Under his leadership, Simbol successfully developed a proprietary process capable of producing low-cost, high-purity lithium products from brines that were previously believed to be too high in contaminants to be economically processed. Dr. Burba also recently served as Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Molycorp Inc., where he was instrumental in identifying and developing numerous rare earths technologies as part of the Project Phoenix redevelopment of the Mountain Pass facilities. \n\n \n \nMr. Marc Privitera is a chemical engineer with over 30 years experience in chemical process design and engineering. He is a proven leader with a long track record of success in developing technologies and advancing projects for both large corporations and venture capital funded startups. One of his trademarks is the ability to take complex technical systems and refine them into simple investment propositions using straightforward financial and technical feasibility analysis.\n\n \n \nMr. Privitera is the Principal Engineer and Co-Founder of PreProcess Inc., a California-based process development, engineering, and automation firm. Recent achievements within the lithium space include the development, engineering, and pilot operations for a $400MM lithium hydroxide plant for Simbol Materials, and consulting for various spodumene projects around the world. See www.preprocessinc.com for more information on PreProcess Inc.\n\n\n \n\nPr...