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Emgold Mining announces the appointment of President and Chief Operating Officer
Emgold Mining announces the appointment of President and Chief Operating Officer.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nTSX Venture Exchange: EMR\n\n\nOTC Bulletin Board: EGMCF\n\n\nU.S. 20-F Registration: 000-51411\n\n\nFrankfurt Stock Exchange: EML\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Nov. 1 /CNW/ - Emgold Mining Corporation (EMR-TSX Venture)\n(the "Company" or "Emgold") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr.\nDavid G. Watkinson, P. Eng., to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr.\nWatkinson also has been appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of\nEmgold, in addition to his continuing role as President and Chief Executive\nOfficer of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Idaho-Maryland Mining\nCompany. Mr. Watkinson will be primarily responsible for securing the\nConditional Mine Use Permit (CMUP) for the Idaho-Maryland Gold Mine, located\nin Grass Valley, California, as well as continued analysis and geologic\nmodelling, preliminary mine planning and the day to day operations of the\nCompany. Mr. Watkinson currently lives in Grass Valley as an integral member\nof the community and will continue to be Emgold's chief spokesperson for all\npermitting, community relations and operational matters.\n\n\nMr. Watkinson brings over 20 years of professional engineering experience\nin underground and open pit mine development, including mine permitting,\nengineering, feasibility, construction and operations to Emgold. In addition,\nhe has extensive experience in project management, having taken projects from\ngrass roots to start-up to successful operations. He holds a B.Sc. in Applied\nScience, Mining Engineering, from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario\n(1985) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario.\nMr. Watkinson has been responsible for management of large capital projects\nand operations in Canada, the United States and the Philippines. He has held\nprogressively senior positions with Placer Dome Inc., Kinross Gold\nCorporation, Thyssen Mining Construction and Vulcan Materials Company.\n\n\n"We are very pleased that Dave has agreed to serve as President and COO\nof Emgold," stated Ken Yurichuk and Sargent Berner, Co-Executive Chairmen of\nEmgold. "Dave has successfully advanced the process of permitting the\nIdaho-Maryland Mine while building on the Company's good relationship with the\ncommunity of Grass Valley, and his primary focus over the coming year will be\nto manage the ...