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Zimtu Capital Corp. broadens technical expertise with addition of Michel Robert, Ian Graham & Jenna Hardy as advisors
VANCOUVER , March 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Zimtu Capital Corp. (TSXv: ZC) (FSE: ZCT1) (the "Compa...
About this update from Zimtu Capital Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nVANCOUVER, March 28, 2014 /CNW/ - Zimtu Capital Corp. (TSXv: ZC) (FSE: ZCT1) (the \"Company\" or \"Zimtu\") is pleased to announce the establishment of an Advisory Board and the appointment of Michel Robert, B.A., B.A.Sc.,M.A.Sc., an experienced mine developer and metallurgist, Ian Graham, B.Sc., a project generation and exploration geologist and Ms. Jenna Hardy, M.Sc., MBA, P.Geo., a project management and exploration specialist, as initial members. \n\n\"We are deeply honored to have Michel, Ian and Jenna on our Advisory Board,\" said Ryan Fletcher, Director and Corporate Development of Zimtu. \"They bring broad technical strength to the group from project conceptualization and generation through to development and production, and will be invaluable to the future development of the Company as well as our associated projects and companies. They also bring an enthusiasm for the industry, creativity and an eagerness to support new ideas, projects and people.\" \n\nMr. Michel Robert,B.A., B.A.Sc. (Hons),M.A.Sc. (Hons) has over 40 years of professional experience in the mining industry. He previously served for ten years at Teck Corporation as corporate metallurgist, lead engineer and start-up manager. Mr. Robert was also a director of SNC, one of three founders of Simons Mining Group (now AMEC Americas) and Senior Vice President for Pan American Silver Corp. (TSX: PAA) from 1995 to 2001. More recently, Mr. Robert was Vice President of Quinto Mining Corp. which was acquired by Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for C$150 million in 2008 for the Peppler Lake and Lamelee iron deposits. The resources on these two contiguous grass root projects were advanced to a level of slightly more than one billion tonnes in the span of two seasons for less than $8M, by Mr. Robert's team. He has managed the commissioning and operation of numerous mines in North and South America.\n\nMr. Ian Graham,B.Sc. (Hons), Geology is an accomplished mining professional with over 20 years of experience in the development and exploration of mineral deposits, mostly gained with the major mining companies Rio Tinto and Anglo American. Formerly Chief Geologist with the Project Generation Group at Rio Tinto located in Vancouver, Mr. Graham has been involved with evaluation and pre-development work on several projects in Canada and abroad including the Diavik Diamo...