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Mountain Province Diamonds Announces the Appointment of Tom McCandless as Vice President of Exploration
Mountain Province Diamonds Announces the Appointment of Tom McCandless as Vice President o...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nMountain Province Diamonds Announces the Appointment of Tom McCandless as Vice President of Exploration\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nTORONTO and NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2018\n\n\n\nTSX and NASDAQ: MPVD\n TORONTO and NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2018 /CNW/ - Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. (\"Mountain Province\", the \"Company\") (TSX and NASDAQ: MPVD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McCandless as Vice President of Exploration effective November 1st, 2018.\nDr. McCandless has over 40 years of experience in mineral exploration, and was directly involved in the exploration that led to the discovery of the Ekati and Renard diamond mines. More recently he served as a Director on the board of Kennady Diamonds Corp. where he was part of the team responsible for the due diligence and negotiations leading to the acquisition of Kennady Diamonds by Mountain Province in April 2018. As president of MCC Geoscience Inc. he has consulted for grassroots exploration through to operating mines located in North and South America, Africa and Europe. He is also a registered professional geoscientist (BC, NT/NU) and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta and University of Arizona.   \nStuart Brown, the Company's President and CEO commented, \"We are very pleased to announce the appointment of Tom as our new head of exploration. Tom is a seasoned professional and brings a wealth of knowledge to the team.  He will play a key role in moving our exploration programs forward as we continue our search for the next potential discovery of diamonds on our properties.   He is also very familiar with the Gahcho Kué diamond mine from his time with Kennady Diamonds.  Mountain Province is building a strong team to execute our strategy of exploration and mining extension, and we are confident that Tom's experience, and his standing in the diamond industry will add substantial value to the Company.\"\nMountain Province Diamonds is a 49% participant with De Beers Canada in the Gahcho Kué diamond mine located in...