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Lion One Announces the Appointment of Kevin Li, P.Eng. as Tuvatu Project Manager and Provides Project Development Update
North Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 5, 2017) - Lion One Metals Lim...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Lion One Announces the Appointment of Kevin Li, P.Eng. as Tuvatu Project Manager and Provides Project Development UpdateNorth Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 5, 2017) - Lion One Metals Limited (TSXV: LIO) (ASX: LLO) (OTCQX: LOMLF) (FSE: LY1) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Kevin Li, P. Eng. as Project Manager for the Company's 100% owned and fully permitted Tuvatu Gold Project located on the island of Viti Levu in the Republic of Fiji. Mr. Li joins Lion One after serving three years as Project Controls Manager at Pretium Resources Inc. for the construction of the $1 billion Brucejack gold project in northern British Columbia. For Lion One, Mr. Li will oversee the design and fabrication of the Tuvatu processing plant, to be built in in China to North American and Australian engineering specifications, and its subsequent shipment, construction, and commissioning at the Tuvatu mine site in Fiji. Mr. Li's career spans over 30 years with extensive experience in heavy industrial project and construction management. Mr. Li's previous experience also includes positions as the Project Manager at Monument Mining for the construction of the Selinsing gold mine expansion in Malaysia, Senior Project Scheduler at SNC-Lavalin for Barrick Gold's Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic and SaskPower's Yellowhead power plant in Saskatchewan, Project Controls Manager at Fluor Canada on the Sulfolix Copper Mine in Chile, and over 13 years as the Civil and Structural Engineer and Project Manager at China's Dongfang Electric Corporation.Lion One also announces the following progress updates for current work in the development of Tuvatu: Completed evaluation of the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) proposals. Contract to be awarded following final negotiations with remaining EPC candidates in China; Ongoing evaluation of bulk earthworks construction proposals. Contract to be awarded as soon as possible to enable completion of run of mine (ROM) stockpile facility prior to end of 2017 dry season;Ongoing evaluation of Underground Contract Mining proposals. Contract to be awarded as soon as possible to enable significant preproduction mining and stockpiling of ROM material prior to mill commissioning;Tuvatu Analytical Laboratory tendered for construction, to be located at Lio...