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Norsemont appoints Project Manager and VP Environment and Community Relations for the Constancia Copper Project, Peru
Norsemont appoints Project Manager and VP Environment and Community Relations for the Constancia Copper Project, Peru.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nShares Issued and Outstanding: 37,762,878\n\n\nTSX: NOM\n\n\nVANCOUVER, BC and LIMA, Peru, Sept. 14 /CNW/ - Norsemont Mining Inc.\n("Norsemont" or "the Company") (TSX: NOM) is pleased to announce the\nappointment of Mr. Sean Spraggett (Project Manager) and Mr. Wayne Lamphier\n(Vice President, Environment and Community Relations) as members of Norsemont\nMining's senior management. Based in Peru, Sean Spraggett has assumed\nresponsibility for the general operations and scoping/feasibility studies on\nthe Constancia Copper Project. Also based in Peru, Wayne Lamphier will be\nresponsible for overseeing the Company's environmental affairs and community\nrelations.\n\n\nMr. Spraggett was the manager of engineering for Knight Piesold\nConsulting in Lima, Peru, for the last four years. He has over 18 years of\nexperience in the design and construction of major mining operations,\nincluding heap-leach platforms, tailings deposits and mine waste management,\nwater reservoirs and hydraulic structures; as well as general elements\nrequired in mining operations. Mr. Spraggett is a specialist in the area of\ngeotechnical engineering and is responsible for specialised analyses of\nstructures required for the mining industry. His experience has been in both\nthe public and private sectors and he has worked in various regions, including\nNorth, Central and South America. In Peru, Mr. Spraggett has been involved in\na number of major mining projects, including Yanacocha (Newmont), Cerro Corona\n(Goldfields), Rio Blanco (Minera Majaz), Marcobre (Chariot Resources), Cerro\nVerde (Phelps Dodge) and La Granja (Rio Tinto). His experience and working\nknowledge in Peru will bring to Norsemont a strong understanding of the\ndevelopment and operational aspects which will be necessary for advancing the\nConstancia Copper Project.\n\n\nThe appointment of Wayne Lamphier to the position of Vice President -\nEnvironment and Community Affairs is also a key milestone in the building of a\nteam with exceptional experience to support the development of the Constancia\nProject. Mr. Lamphier previously served as the Manager of Community Affairs\nfor Antamina in 2004-05 and has 20 years of technical environmental experience\nin both the hydrocarbons and mining industries throughout the Andean region.\nWayne is a fluent Spanish speaker an...