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Newlox Gold Appoints Prof. Giorgio de Tomi to Lead Brazil Initiative
Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire - 24 June 2021 – Newlox Gold Ventures Corp. (“Newlox” or the “Company”) (CSE:LUX ) (Frankfurt/Stuttgart:NGO) | PINK (OTC:NWLXF) (CNS
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[{"type":"text","content":" Vancouver, BC – TheNewswire - 24 June 2021 – Newlox Gold Ventures Corp. (“Newlox” or the “Company”) (CSE:LUX ) (Frankfurt/Stuttgart:NGO) | PINK (OTC:NWLXF) (CNSX:LUX.CN) welcomes Professor Giorgio de Tomi, Ph.D., CEng, FIMMM to the Newlox Gold team. Professor de Tomi will head up Newlox’s Brazilian division to undertake market research and development, including the assessment of projects for Newlox Gold. Newlox announced on June 16th, 2021, that the Company had entered the Brazilian market to develop future ESG-focused precious metals projects in partnership with local artisanal mining groups. This continues Newlox Gold’s growth through an ESG-centered partner mining model to provide environmental and social benefits to all stakeholders while supporting economic development in traditional artisanal mining communities. Dr. de Tomi has over 30 years of experience in the resource sector and has a degree in mining engineering from the University of Sao Paulo, a Ph.D. from the Imperial College, London, and an MSc from Southern Illinois University, USA. He leads the Centre for Responsible Mining, at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, as an associate professor and former Head of the Department of Mining and Petroleum Engineering. Dr. De Tomi is a Fellow of The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (FIMMM, UK), Chartered Engineer CEng (Engineering Council, UK). He is a member of SME (USA) and acts as mining QP and CP for numerous mining enterprises worldwide. Currently, he is a member of the Technical Board of CBBR (Brazilian Commission for Mineral Resources and Reserves), a member of the Executive Board of EMBRAPII’s Unit Tecnogreen, a Research Scholar with FAPESP and CNPq (Brazil) and a member of the Editorial Board of the Mining Technology journal and the Brazil Mineral journal (Please see the link here to Dr. De Tomi’s professional biography: https://bit.ly/3qd93PQ). The Company, with the guidance of Dr. De Tomi and the support of NAP.Mineração/USP, has identified two highly prospective areas suitable for the deployment of Newlox Gold’s ESG-focused precious metals processing plants. The projects represent a significant opportunity to the Company and are currently in due diligence. A Message from Ryan Jackson, President & CEO: “We are delighted to welcome Professor Giorgio de Tomi to the Newlox team and are lo...