In late 2021 Western Resources announced an updated Milestone Technical Report completed by March Consulting Associates.
Today, Western welcomed Mr. Mark Fracchia to the new Board as Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committees
"Mr. Fracchia brings over 30 years of management, executive, director and solution mining experience to the Company. He was President of PCS Potash at PortashCorp (now Nutrien) from 2014 to his retirement in January 2018." Mr Fracchia is also Vice Chair at March Consulting Associates Inc.
Mark Fracchia was President, PCS Potash at PotashCorp from July 2014 until his retirement in January 2018. He was previously Vice President, Safety, Health and Environment at PotashCorp; and General Manager at PotashCorp’s Rocanville, Lanigan and New Brunswick facilities. He began his career with Kalium Canada Ltd, and joined Potash Company of America before the latter was acquired by PotashCorp.
Mr. Fracchia has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Saskatchewan and is registered as a Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan
If I am not mistaken, Kallium Canada was one of the first to try selective solution mining back in the 60's