Coeur d’Alene Mines Corporation (NYSE:CDE)
(TSX:CDM) (ASX:CXC) today announced the promotions and appointments of
key personnel in both its North and South American operations groups.
This enhanced management structure is designed to provide each operation
with additional oversight, experience, and resources in order to meet
the Company’s production, cost, and
development targets.
South America
Don Gray has been appointed Senior Vice President of South American
Operations and will be located in the Company’s
offices in Santiago, Chile. Don will oversee the Company’s
Cerro Bayo and Martha mines. Most recently, Don was the General Manager
at Coeur’s Cerro Bayo operation, where he has
successfully led the effort to implement cost-reduction initiatives and
drive production increases. Don has more than 27 years of mining
operations and development experience including key South American
operations roles with several leading mining companies.
Stuart O’Brien will assume Don Gray’s
role as General Manager at Cerro Bayo. Stuart has been with Coeur since
February 2008 as Operations Manager at Cerro Bayo. Prior to joining
Coeur, Stuart worked for Minera Hecla in Venezuela and has more than ten
years of mining operations experience, much of it international.
Gordon Babcock has been promoted to General Manager at Martha Mine.
Gordon has been with Coeur since October 2006 as Assistant General
Manager at Martha. Gordon has more than 25 years experience in mine
exploration, project development and mine production management.
North America
Leon Hardy has been promoted to Senior Vice President of North American
Operations. Leon will be based in the corporate headquarters in Coeur d’Alene
and will lead the Company’s efforts to
recommence operations at its Rochester silver/gold mine in Nevada. In
addition, Leon will be responsible for the completion of construction
activities and the commencement of production at Coeur’s
Kensington gold project in Alaska. Leon has been with Coeur since May
2003 and has been the General Manager at the Company’s
Martha Mine in Argentina. Leon has over 25 years experience in mine
management and operations expertise.
Corporate
Both Leon and Don will report directly to Richard Weston, the Company’s
Senior Vice President of Operations. Coeur’s
two largest mines – San Bartolomé
in Bolivia and Palmarejo in Mexico – will
continue to report directly to Richard.
Bernie O’Leary has been promoted to General
Manager Technical Support Services.
