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Robert Baxter Appointed President And Director Of Norsemont Mining, General Manager Of Norsemont Peru, SAC
Robert Baxter Appointed President And Director Of Norsemont Mining, General Manager Of Norsemont Peru, SAC.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, July 24 /CNW/ - Norsemont Mining Inc. (\"Norsemont\" or \"the\nCompany\") (TSX-V: NOM; Frankfurt: N8S; WKN: A0DQKK; OTC-BB: NOMFF; ISIN:\nCA6565291045) is pleased to announce that Mr. Robert Baxter has joined the\nCompany as President and Director of Norsemont Mining and General Manager of\nNorsemont Peru SAC. Mr. Baxter's appointment will take effect immediately at\nwhich time he will assume responsibility for the general operations of the\ncompany and will oversee the technical and developmental aspects of its\nprojects in Peru.\nMr. Marc E. Levy will continue in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer\nand Chairman of the Board of Norsemont.\nMr. Baxter has over 22 years of experience in the mining industry,\nprincipally in Latin America. He comes to Norsemont from Chariot Resources\nLimited, where he was Executive Vice President and a Director. In that role he\nmanaged all aspects of Chariot's exploration and development projects,\nincluding their Marcona Copper Project in Peru, which is approximately 250 km\n(150 miles) west of Norsemont's flagship Constancia Copper Project.\n\"Mr. Baxter has a strong technical background and is intimately familiar\nwith the regulatory and socio-political climate in Peru and other parts of\nLatin America. This makes him an ideal candidate to take over the Presidency\nand actively spearhead the development of our flagship Constancia Copper\nProject. As well, Mr. Baxter will bring a wealth of contacts and expose\nNorsemont to many other opportunities in South America,\" said Marc E. Levy,\nChief Executive Officer of Norsemont.\n\"I am thrilled to have this opportunity to join Norsemont at this\nexciting time in the company's growth. To be able to lead a young, dynamic\ncompany with an excellent project in a part of the world that I know so well\nis a career-defining opportunity for me,\" said Mr. Baxter.\nMr. Baxter has also formerly held positions as General Manager of Baxter\nConsultants Engineering, and Business Development Coordinator, Regional\nGeologist and Regional Manager, Americas, for North Limited. He has been a\nmember of the Advisory Board of Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. since April 2005. Mr.\nBaxter has an Applied Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University\nof New South Wales and is a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and\nMetallurgy (Au...