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Southern Silver Corporate Update; Appointment of Director and Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2021) - Southern Silver Explorat...
About this update from Southern Silver Exploration Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"Southern Silver Corporate Update; Appointment of Director and ConsultantVancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - September 29, 2021) - Southern Silver Exploration Corp. (TSXV: SSV) (OTCQX: SSVFF) (FSE: SEG1) (the \"Company\") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Russell Ball to the board of directors and Mr. Paul Harbidge as a consultant to the Company. Mr. Ball and Mr. Harbidge bring to the Company a solid track record of creating value with both having been involved in senior leadership roles with mining companies for over 25 years. Mr. Ball is currently the Chair of the board of directors and Mr. Harbidge, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CopperBank Resources Corp.Russell Ball is the former Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of Calibre Mining Corp. Previously, Mr. Ball was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Goldcorp Inc., a role he assumed in March 2016 after initially joining Goldcorp Inc. in 2013 and serving as Executive Vice President of Capital Projects, Strategy and Corporate Development, including oversight of their primary growth projects. Prior to his role with Goldcorp Inc., he served in varying capacities at Newmont Mining Corporation for almost twenty years, culminating with his appointment as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He currently serves on the Board of Trevali Mining Corporation and CopperBank Resources Corp.Paul Harbidge is a geologist with more than 25 years of experience in mining exploration and development with a proven track record discovering world class gold deposits. Mr. Harbidge was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of GT Gold and led the company to a CA$456 million acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp. in May 2021. Prior to this Mr. Harbidge was the Senior Vice President of Exploration at the multinational gold mining company Goldcorp Inc. from 2016 until its acquisition by Newmont Mining Corp. in April 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Harbidge successfully led the Exploration Team at the gold miner Randgold Resources Limited, resulting in five gold discoveries including the +5Moz Gounkoto deposit in the Loulo area of Mali and the +4Moz Massawa deposit in Senegal.Mr. Harbidge is also a director of the gold exploration company Japan Gold Corp., is a technical advisor to Kalo Gold in Fiji and Gemdale Go...