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Rio2 Strengthens the Fenix Gold Project Team as it Moves Closer to Construction
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rio2 Limited (“Rio2” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RIO; OTCQX: RIOFF; BVL: RIO) today announces that it
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rio2 Limited (“Rio2” or the “Company”) (TSXV: RIO; OTCQX: RIOFF; BVL: RIO) today announces that it has made two key appointments to its Fenix Gold Project management team as the project progresses through the Environmental Impact Assessment review and approval process and prepares for construction, currently guided for Q4 2021. The appointees are Mr. Flavio Fuentes Olivares as Manager, Legal and Permitting and Mr. Edgardo Briones Landauro as Construction Manager. Flavio is a lawyer with more than 20 years of mining experience in the areas of operation, construction and exploration. Flavio has extensive experience in the fields of legal advice, permitting, sustainability and compliance for a number of Chilean and international companies including Minera Pampa Camarones, Minera Santo Domingo, Kinross Gold Corporation, Compañía Minera Casale, Compañía Minera Collahuasi, Barrick Gold Corporation, Compañía Minera Zaldivar, Compañía Minera Aldebarán (Cerro Casale) and Compañía Minera Mantos de Oro. He has participated in the development of environmental impact assessment studies, permitting for the mining sector, as well as environmental management and environmental impact control of industrial, mining and energy projects and processes. In the mining sector, Flavio has led legal and permitting teams in the environmental assessment processes, responsible for planning and coordinating with law firms. He has also participated in the preparation of community relations plans and led the evaluation process for obtaining permits required for the construction and operation of mining projects in Chile. Flavio holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, a Master in Mining Law from the University of Atacama, and a Master (C) in Environmental Law from the University of the Basque Country. Edgardo is a civil engineer with more than 20 years of mining experience in the engineering and construction of both greenfield and brownfield projects, and has undertaken roles such as construction manager, construction superintendent and project manager for numerous companies including Shahuindo SAC, Minsur SA, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura SA, Compañía Minera San Simón, Buenaventura Ingenieros SA, and Heap Leaching Consulting SA. He was also the head of civil works at Sig...