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PPX Mining Appoints Ernest Mast as President and CEO and Announces Stock Option Grants
TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX)( " PP...
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[{"type":"text","content":"PPX Mining Appoints Ernest Mast as President and CEO and Announces Stock Option GrantsTORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / December 22, 2025 / PPX Mining Corp. (TSXV:PPX)(BVL:PPX)( \"PPX\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Ernest Mast as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Monday January 12, 2026. In addition, the Company announces the granting of stock options to certain key management members of its Peruvian subsidiaries.Mr. Mast is a senior mining executive with over 35 years of experience throughout the Americas, with extensive expertise in precious, base, and critical metals. He has previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer or Managing Director of Cygnus Metals, Doré Copper Mining, Primero Mining, and Minera Panama, a subsidiary of Inmet Mining. Mr. Mast led the successful public listing of Doré Copper Mining and its subsequent combination with Cygnus Metals, creating a dual-listed precious, base, and critical metals company. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 20 years with Noranda, Falconbridge, and Xstrata, holding operational, technical and executive roles at multiple mines and metallurgical plants across the Americas. Mr. Mast currently serves on several mining company boards, is fluent in Spanish and French, and holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Metallurgical Engineering from McGill University, as well as Executive MBA degrees from Henley Management School (U.K.) and the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. As President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Mast will lead PPX into its next phase of development following Glencore's strategic acquisition of a 9.9% equity interest in the Company, positioning PPX for growth supported by the funding received through this transaction and the advancement of the Company toward the commencement of commercial production during 2026.As at the same effective date, the Company also announces that Mr. John Thomas, who has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of PPX since the third quarter of 2022, will transition into the role of Chief Operating Officer and will continue in this position through the completion and commissioning of the Company's Callanquitas processing plant. Mr. Thomas has played a critical leadership role during a pivotal phase of PPX's development, providing steady executive...