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Auryn Strengthens its Peruvian Team with Appointment of Christian Rios as Vice President of Operations in South America
VANCOUVER / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2019 / Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX:AUG)(NYSE American:A...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Auryn Strengthens its Peruvian Team with Appointment of Christian Rios as Vice President of Operations in South AmericaVANCOUVER / ACCESSWIRE / December 17, 2019 / Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX:AUG)(NYSE American:AUG) (\"Auryn\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Christian Rios to its operational and technical team. Mr. Rios is a professional geologist (P.Geo.) with a Masters in Economic Geology from the University of Arizona and brings nineteen years of experience in exploration, mining development and operations, specializing in Peru. Mr. Rios will be responsible for leading the operations of Auryn's exploration activities in Peru.Mr. Rios has held a number of senior executive positions, notably, Vice President of Exploration at Bear Creek Mining. During this time he was directly involved in the discovery of the world-class Santa Ana and Corani silver-lead-zinc deposits in Peru and was on the team that delivered the feasibility study on the Corani deposit. Mr. Rios also worked for Stellar Mining Peru as their Business Development and Geology Manager and played a key role in the discovery, development and operations of the Santa Rosa and Piedra Iman mines. In addition, Mr. Rios acts as a strategic advisor to BatteryOne Royalty Corp.A Message from Executive Chairman & Director, Ivan Bebek: \"We are very fortunate to add someone of Christian's caliber to our team. His impressive track record of discovery and extensive experience advancing projects in Peru will be paramount to Auryn's success as we look to bring both our Sombrero district and Curibaya project through the discovery stage with maiden drill programs anticipated in 2020.\"We are currently awaiting an update on our pending drill permit for Sombrero and expect to receive news shortly.\"ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AURYN RESOURCES INC.Ivan BebekExecutive Chairman and DirectorFor further information on Auryn Resources Inc., please contact Natasha Frakes, Manager of Corporate Communications at (778) 729-0600 or [email protected] AurynAuryn Resources is a technically-driven junior exploration company focused on finding and advancing globally significant precious and base metal deposits. The Company has a portfolio approach to asset acquisition and has seven projects, including two flagships: the Committee Bay high-grade gold p...