Auriga Gold Appoints General Manager for the Maverick Gold Project, Manitoba
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Auriga Gold Corp. has appointed Mike Kernick as General Manager of the Maverick Gold Project located in Manitoba.
Mr. Kernick will be responsible for the planned mining and milling operations at the Maverick Gold Project. Specifically, his experience with various Timmins area mines will be readily applicable to the development of the open pit and redevelopment of the underground mine at the Puffy Lake Property. Mr. Kernick has over 20 years of experience in underground and open pit mining operations, particularly in narrow vein gold mining. Mr. Kernick comes to Auriga from the Lake Shore Gold’s Bell Creek Mine as Mine Superintendent, Underground Superintendent at Trelawney’s Chester Mine and prior to that, Mine Manager at Liberty Mine’s Redstone Mine.
“We are fortunate to have Mike join Auriga as General Manager to advance the Maverick Gold Project to gold production. His experience with narrow vein gold mining in the Timmins camp is particularly well-suited to the Puffy-style mineralization and I look forward to working together with Mike to build project into a successful and profitable mining operation,” said Richard Sutcliffe, president and CEO.
About Auriga Gold
Auriga Gold Corp. is a Canadian mine development and exploration company focused on developing the Puffy Lake Mine, and expanding gold resources on its Puffy Lake and Nokomis deposits, the “Maverick Gold Project. The company plans to upgrade and expand the resources at the Maverick Gold Project, initiate test mining, complete feasibility studies of mineral reserves, and bring the Puffy Lake Mine back into production. The Puffy Lake Mine includes a 1,000 tpd flotation mill, a developed underground ramp to 135 metres depth, is fully road accessible and close to existing mining infrastructure. The Maverick Gold Project is located in the Flin Flon Greenstone Belt of Central Manitoba.
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