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Precipitate Appoints Former President & Executive Director of Barrick's Pueblo Viejo Mining Operation as Advisor
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 20, 2018) - Precipitate Gold Corp. (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Precipitate Appoints Former President & Executive Director of Barrick's Pueblo Viejo Mining Operation as AdvisorVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - November 20, 2018) - Precipitate Gold Corp. (TSXV: PRG) (the \"Company\" or \"Precipitate\") is pleased to announce it has appointed Mr. Mejico Angeles-Lithgow as an advisor and consultant to the Company.Mr. Angeles-Lithgow is a Dominican national who, until March 2018 held the position of President and Executive Director of the Barrick-Pueblo Viejo mining operation in the Dominican Republic, a joint venture company between Barrick (60%) and Goldcorp (40%) which is the single largest investment in the country's economic history. Mr. Angeles-Lithgow worked at Barrick-Pueblo Viejo for nearly 11 years, having held the position of Director of Government Affairs before being promoted to President and Executive Director. As President and Executive Director of Barrick-Pueblo Viejo, Mr. Angeles-Lithgow was responsible for co-managing one of the largest gold mining operations in the world and one of the Dominican Republic's most important economic drivers, with an initial infrastructure investment of approximately US$4.3 billion and a recent 2017 production rate of approximately 1.0 million ounces gold per year at an all-in-sustaining cost per ounce of US$525*. The Company currently reports existing mining resources of 13.4 million ounces (\"Moz\") gold, 74.4 Moz silver, and 298.5 million pounds copper (measured and indicated mineral resource from 169.5 million tons grading 2.46 g/t gold, 13.66 g/t silver and 0.08% copper) and an additional 3.6 Moz gold, 16.0 Moz silver, and 87.2 million pounds copper in the inferred category**. (*March 2018, NI 43-101 report. **Reported annual 2017 production, Barrick website).Jeffrey Wilson, Precipitate President & CEO, stated, \"We are pleased to welcome Mr. Angeles-Lithgow to the Company as an advisor and consultant. In light of our recent announcement to acquire ground adjacent to Barrick's Pueblo Viejo mining operation, Mr. Angeles-Lithgow will provide critical local and in-country expertise to augment the geological and business acumen of the Company's management team and Board of Directors. Mr. Angeles-Lithgow's track record for establishing mutually beneficial relationships between the mining sector and local communities, business lead...