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GoldQuest Mining Welcomes New CEO & Director – Dominican Citizen
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV:GQC, “GoldQuest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr.
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Sept. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoldQuest Mining Corp. (TSXV:GQC, “GoldQuest” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that Mr. Luis Santana Pereyra today took up his position as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Director of the Company. Mr. Santana will be based in Santo Domingo and will initially be responsible for achieving the Romero Project Exploitation License (the “Permit”) in the San Juan Province of the Dominican Republic and supervising exploration and environmental studies. Luis is a Citizen of the Dominican Republic and is a Qualified Engineer with more than 25 years of experience in mining and mineral processing. Luis has an impressive history having worked with Glencore – Falcondo and Altonorte Mines in Dominican Republic and Chile, BHP Billiton – Olympic Dam Mine in Australia, Barrick – Pueblo Viejo Mine in Dominican Republic, Barrick & Shandong Gold – Veladero Mine in Argentina and most recently as CEO for Shandong Gold/Cardinal Resources Namdini Gold Project in Ghana. “I am pleased to welcome Luis to lead our Company from Santo Domingo.” Commented Bill Fisher, Chairman of GoldQuest, “This should send a clear message to the Dominican Republic of our commitment to the country. Combining Luis’s outstanding international career, we look forward to advancing our in-country studies, whilst re-establishing strong relationships with the international investment community. I would like to thank David Massola for his years of dedicated service as CEO and wish him well in his future endeavors.” “I am thrilled to be given the opportunity to advance the substantial Romero project and the highly prospective surrounding gold exploration portfolio in my home country,” commented Mr Santana, “I have every confidence that this administration will shortly issue our exploitation license, allowing the Company to begin the thorough and detailed Environmental and Social studies in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment. I am looking forward to re-establishing the Company’s Dominican workforce, which in the past has numbered hundreds of workers, and guiding the process to demonstrate how modern and responsible mining and development can be executed in partnership with both the local population with respect for the environment.” Mr. Massola’s last day as CEO was August 31, 2022 and he will a...