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Vizsla Silver Adds Unparalleled Mine-Building and Operating Expertise, Appoints Simon Cmrlec to Role of COO
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) ("Vizsla Silver" or the "Company") is pleased to announce Si
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[{"type":"text","content":" VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 30, 2024 /CNW/ - Vizsla Silver Corp. (TSXV: VZLA) (NYSE: VZLA) (Frankfurt: 0G3) (\"Vizsla Silver\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce Simon Cmrlec will be joining Vizsla Silver as Chief Operating Officer (\"COO\"). Mr. Cmrlec is a highly experienced senior engineer with over 30-years of industry experience who has been a director of Vizsla Silver since its formation and has most recently held the position of Chief Operating Officer of Ausenco, a global mining engineering and consulting firm. He has extensive experience in building mining projects around the world and across a number of different commodities and will be tasked with advancing Vizsla Silver's world-class Panuco silver-gold Project towards production, with the goal of becoming one of the world's largest single-asset silver producers. Mr. Cmrlec commences the role on April 1, 2024. \"Simon has been involved with Vizsla Silver since its inception, preceding the acquisition of the Panuco-Copala District,\" commented Michael Konnert, President & CEO. \"His guidance as a director has been invaluable in establishing the culture and direction of the Company. Now, we are honoured to welcome him as the incoming Chief Operating Officer as we embark on the next stage of development for the Panuco Project. We thank Martin for all of his contributions and wish him the best in his future endeavours.\" \"I am delighted to work closely with Mike and our excellent Vizsla team as we de-risk and develop the world's next tier one silver asset,\" commented Simon Cmrlec. \"Projects that are as well endowed as Panuco are rare and it's a privilege to be part of its future.\" Mr. Cmrlec began his career with Western Mining Corporation (WMC) at its Olympic Dam Mine in South Australia where he held several technical and operations roles. He was an Owners Representatives for the Olympic Dam Expansion Project (ODP) where he supported the design, construction and commissioning of the Smelter and Hydrometallurgical facilities. Following the completion of the ODP project Mr. Cmrlec joined Kvaerner and was involved in the construction and commissioning of various base metals, iron ore and gold projects in the US, South America, Middle East and South Africa. In 2001, he joined Inco on the Goro Nickel project in New Caledonia as the Project Manager responsi...